KJV ORIGINAL
And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Joseph washed his face and went back out to his brothers. He controlled his emotions and said, 'Serve the meal.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Joseph composed himself after being overcome with emotion and gave orders to serve dinner to his brothers who didn't recognize him.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Joseph's second encounter with his brothers who had come to Egypt to buy grain during a severe famine. Joseph, now a powerful Egyptian official, recognized his brothers but they didn't recognize him. He had just been overwhelmed with emotion seeing his younger brother Benjamin and had to leave the room to weep privately.
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