KJV ORIGINAL
And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The servant did exactly what Joseph told him to do, and he brought the men into Joseph's house.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is showing how Joseph's instructions were followed completely - his servant brought Jacob's sons into Joseph's home just as he was told.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the severe famine when Jacob's sons had come to Egypt to buy grain, not knowing that the Egyptian official they were dealing with was actually their brother Joseph whom they had sold into slavery years earlier. Joseph was testing his brothers' character before revealing his identity to them.
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