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More questioning followed. "Why did you tell him you had another brother?" Finally, Judah personally vouched for Benjamin's safety. They left again. This time, Joseph was so moved to see them he kept running off to hide and weep before composing himself and coming back and acting all strict.
He prepared a huge meal for them, giving Benjamin the largest portions. He then told his servants to give them as much stuff as they could carry to bring back. He secretly planted a silver cup in Benjamin's bag. Then he told the servant to run after them and accuse them of stealing. Of course, he asked to keep Benjamin as the slave, since Benjamin "stole" the cup.
Judah personally plead with Joseph, telling him that Jacob would DIE if they didn't bring Bejanmin back, since Jacob had already lost Joseph. At this point, Joseph couldn't hold it back any longer. He ordered his servants to leave and revealed himself to his brothers.
Lots of crying, hugging, kissing followed.
They told Pharoah, who was pleased. Pharoah gave them TONS of stuff to bring back, but also told them to bring the whole family to Egypt! He would take good care of them.
When the brothers told Jacob that Joseph was still alive, Jacob was ecstatic and regained lots of spirit.
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