King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

KJVu: 1 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said to his sons, "Why do YOU look at one another? "

KJV:   2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt : get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

KJVu: 2 Then he said, "Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt . You go down there, and buy some for us , so that we may live, and not die. "

KJV:   3 And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

KJVu: 3 So Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy corn in Egypt.

KJV:   4 But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

KJVu: 4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with his brothers, for he said, "Lest perhaps harm happen to him. "

Notes:

KJV:   5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

KJVu: 5 And the sons of Israel were among those that came to buy corn, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

KJV:   6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land : and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

KJVu: 6 Now Joseph was the governor over the land, and he was the one who sold to all the people of the land , and Joseph’s brothers came, and bowed themselves down before him with their faces to the earth.

KJV:   7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them ; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

KJVu: 7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but acted as a stranger to them, and spoke roughly to them, saying, "Where did YOU come from?" And they said, "From the land of Canaan to buy food. "

Notes: "Knew" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5234 with a Strong’s definition of "to regard, recognize." Also, the same G4234 is used and Brown-Driver-Briggs defines it as "Genesis 42:7 he acted as a stranger toward them;"

KJV:   8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

KJVu: 8 And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.

KJV:   9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

KJVu: 9 Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said to them, "YOU are spies . YOU have come to see the nakedness of the land. "

KJV:   10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

KJVu: 10 Then they said to him, "No, my lord, your servants have come to buy food.

KJV:   11 We are all one man’s sons ; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

KJVu: 11 We are all one man’s sons . We are honest men, your servants are not spies. "

Notes: "True" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H3651 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "plural concrete honest (men) Genesis 42:11."

KJV:   12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

KJVu: 12 And he said to them, "No, but YOU have come to see the nakedness of the land. "

KJV:   13 And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan ; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

KJVu: 13 Then they said, "Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan , and, behold, the youngest is with our father today, and one is not alive."

KJV:   14 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies :

KJVu: 14 Joseph said to them, "It is as I spoke to you, saying, 'YOU are spies .'

KJV:   15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

KJVu: 15 By this YOU shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh YOU shall not go forth from this place, unless your youngest brother comes here.

Notes:

KJV:   16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you : or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

KJVu: 16 Send one of you, and let him bring your brother, and YOU shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there is any truth in you , or else by the life of Pharaoh surely YOU are spies. "

KJV:   17 And he put them all together into ward three days.

KJVu: 17 And he put them all together in prison for three days.

KJV:   18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live ; for I fear God:

KJVu: 18 Then on the third day Joseph said to them "Do this and live , for I fear God:

KJV:   19 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses :

KJVu: 19 If YOU are honest men, let one of your brothers be bound in your prison house while YOU go carry corn for the famine of your houses .

KJV:   20 But bring your youngest brother unto me ; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

KJVu: 20 But bring your youngest brother to me , so your words will be verified, and YOU shall not die. " And they did so.

KJV:   21 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear ; therefore is this distress come upon us.

KJVu: 21 They said one to another, "We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he sought mercy from us, and we would not hear . Therefore this distress has come upon us. "

Notes:

KJV:   22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child ; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

KJVu: 22 And Reuben answered them, saying, "Did I not say to you, 'Do not sin against the child ,' but YOU would not listen? Therefore, behold, now his blood is required from us."

Notes: "Hear" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H8085 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "attentively, call gather together, carefully, certainly, consent, consider -|- A primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) — X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness."

KJV:   23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them ; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

KJVu: 23 They did not know that Joseph understood them , for he spoke to them using an interpreter.

KJV:   24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept ; and returned to them again, and communed with them , and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

KJVu: 24 He turned himself around from them, and wept , and returned to them again, and spoke with them . Then he took Simeon from them, and bound him before their eyes.

Notes: "About" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5437 with a Strong’s definition of "to turn about, go around, surround."

KJV:   25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

KJVu: 25 Then Joseph commanded that their sacks be filled with corn, and to return every man’s money in his sack, and to give them food for the journey, and thus he did to them.

Notes:

KJV:   26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.

KJVu: 26 Then they loaded their donkeys with the corn, and departed from there.

Notes: "Laded" highlighted in the KJV verse is defined by Collins Dictionary as "Archaic 1.to load."

KJV:   27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money ; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.

KJVu: 27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his donkey food in the inn, he saw his money . Behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.

Notes: "Espied" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7200 with a Strong’s definition of "to see."

KJV:   28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and , lo, it is even in my sack : and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?

KJVu: 28 Then he said to his brothers, "My money has been returned, and behold, it is in my sack ." And their hearts failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, "What is this that God has done to us? "

KJV:   29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them ; saying,

KJVu: 29 When they returned to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them , saying,

Notes: "Befell" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7136 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "appoint, lay make beams, befall, bring, come to pass unto, floor, hap was, happen unto, -|- A primitive root; to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor) — appoint, lay (make) beams, befall, bring, come (to pass unto), floor, (hap) was, happen (unto), meet, send good speed.."

KJV:   30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

KJVu: 30 "The man, who is the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

KJV:   31 And we said unto him, We are true men ; we are no spies :

KJVu: 31 And we said to him, 'We are honest men , we are not spies .

KJV:   32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father ; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

KJVu: 32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father , one is not alive, and the youngest is with our father today in the land of Canaan. '

KJV:   33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men ; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:

KJVu: 33 Then the man, the lord of the country, said to us, 'By this I shall know that YOU are honest men : leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and go.

Notes: "Hereby" highlighted in the KJV verse is defined in the Webster’s 1828 Dictionary as "By this."

KJV:   34 And bring your youngest brother unto me : then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men : so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

KJVu: 34 And bring your youngest brother to me , then I shall know that YOU are not spies, but that YOU are honest men , and I will deliver your brother to you, and YOU may travel in the land. '"

Notes: "Traffick" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5503 with a Strong’s definition of "to go around or about, travel about."

KJV:   35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack : and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

KJVu: 35 It came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack , and when they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

KJV:   36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away : all these things are against me.

KJVu: 36 And Jacob their father said to them, "YOU have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is not alive, and Simeon is not with us, and YOU will take Benjamin away . All these things are against me.

KJV:   37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

KJVu: 37 Reuben spoke to his father, saying, "Kill my two sons, if I do not bring him back to you. Deliver him into my hand, and I will return him to you."

Notes: "Bring" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7725 with a Strong’s definition of "to turn back, return."

KJV:   38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you ; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone : if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

KJVu: 38 Jacob said, "My son shall not go down with you , for his brother is dead, and he is left alone . If harm should happen to him along the way in the which YOU go, then YOU will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. "

Notes: "Befall" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7122 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "befall, by chance, cause to come upon, fall out, happen, meet -|- A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner — befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet."