King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 And the famine was sore in the land.

KJVu: 1 Now the famine was severe in the land.

Notes: "Sore" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H3515 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "so great, grievous, hardened, too heavier, laden, much, slow, sore, -|- From kabad; heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid) — (so) great, grievous, hard(-ened), (too) heavy(-ier), laden, much, slow, sore, thick."

KJV:   2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

KJVu: 2 It came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, "Go again, buy us a little food. "

KJV:   3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

KJVu: 3 But Judah spoke to him, saying, "The man solemnly warned us, saying, 'YOU shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you. '

Notes: "Protest" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5749 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "admonish, charge, earnestly, lift up, protest, call take to record, relieve, rob, -|- A primitive root; to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify (as by reiteration); intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication) — admonish, charge, earnestly, lift up, protest, call (take) to record, relieve, rob, solemnly, stand upright, testify, give warning, (bear, call to, give, take to) witness."

KJV:   4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food :

KJVu: 4 If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food .

KJV:   5 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down : for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

KJVu: 5 But if you will not send him, we will not go down , for the man said to us, 'YOU shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you. '"

KJV:   6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

KJVu: 6 And Israel said, "Why did YOU deal so ill with me, as to tell the man that YOU had yet another brother?"

KJV:   7 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words : could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

KJVu: 7 They said, "The man asked us specifically of our state, and of our family, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Do YOU have another brother? ' And we answered him according to the tenor of these words . Could we have known that he would say, 'Bring your brother down? '

Notes:

KJV:   8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go ; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.

KJVu: 8 Then Judah said to Israel his father, "Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go , that we may live, and not die, both we, and you, and also our little ones.

KJV:   9 I will be surety for him ; of my hand shalt thou require him : if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

KJVu: 9 I will be surety for him , from my hand you shall require him . If I do not return him to you, and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever.

Notes: "Bring" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H935 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "come in, come, go in, go (Assyrian bâ’u HptKAT 499, Ethiopic Arabic return)."

KJV:   10 For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.

KJVu: 10 For if we had not lingered, surely by now we would have returned a second time. "

KJV:   11 And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this ; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds :

KJVu: 11 So their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, do this , take from the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds .

KJV:   12 And take double money in your hand ; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand ; peradventure it was an oversight :

KJVu: 12 Take double money in your hand , and as for the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks, carry it back in your hand , perhaps it was an oversight .

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

KJV:   13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man :

KJVu: 13 Take your brother also, and arise, go back to the man .

KJV:   14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

KJVu: 14 And may God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send you away with your other brother, and Benjamin. If I must be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. "

KJV:   15 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin ; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

KJVu: 15 So the men took the present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin . Then they arose, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

KJV:   16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready ; for these men shall dine with me at noon.

KJVu: 16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, "Bring these men home, and slaughter an animal, and make it ready , for these men shall dine with me at noon. "

Notes: "Slay" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H2873 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "kill, make slaughter, slay -|- A primitive root; to slaughter (animals or men) — kill, (make) slaughter, slay."

KJV:   17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house.

KJVu: 17 And the man did as Joseph said, and brought the men into Joseph’s house.

Notes: "Bade" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H559 with a Strong’s definition of "to utter, say."

KJV:   18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house ; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

KJVu: 18 The men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house , and they said, "Because of the money that was returned in our sacks the first time we were brought here, so that he may seek occasion against us, and fall on us, and take us for bondmen, and our donkeys."

KJV:   19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

KJVu: 19 So they went to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they spoke with him at the door of the house,

KJV:   20 And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food :

KJVu: 20 and said, "O sir, we indeed came down the first time to buy food .

KJV:   21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight : and we have brought it again in our hand.

KJVu: 21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight , and we have brought it back in our hand.

KJV:   22 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food : we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

KJVu: 22 We have brought down other money in our hands to buy food . We cannot tell who put our money in our sacks. "

KJV:   23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks : I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.

KJVu: 23 The steward said, "Peace be to you, do not fear, your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks . I had your money. " He brought Simeon out to them.

KJV:   24 And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet ; and he gave their asses provender.

KJVu: 24 Then the steward brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet , and he gave their donkeys food.

Notes: "Provender" highlighted in the KJV verse is defined by Webster’s 1828 Dictionary with a definition of "1. Dry food for beasts, usually meal, or a mixture of meal and cut straw or hay. In a more general sense, it may signify dry food of any kind. 2. Provisions; meat; food."

KJV:   25 And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon : for they heard that they should eat bread there.

KJVu: 25 They prepared the present for Joseph’s return at noon , for they heard that they would eat bread there.

Notes:

KJV:   26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

KJVu: 26 When Joseph came home, they brought to him , into the house, the present which was in their hand, and bowed themselves before him to the earth.

KJV:   27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

KJVu: 27 Then Joseph asked them of their welfare, and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom YOU spoke? Is he still alive? "

KJV:   28 And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

KJVu: 28 And they answered, "Your servant , our father , is in good health, he is still alive. " And they bowed down their heads, and fell down before him.

Notes: "Obeisance" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7812 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "bow self down, crouch, fall down flat, humbly beseech, do reverence, worship -|- A primitive root; to depress, i.e. Prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God) — bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.."

KJV:   29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.

KJVu: 29 Then he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, "Is this your younger brother, whom YOU spoke of to me? " And he said, "God be gracious to you, my son. "

KJV:   30 And Joseph made haste ; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother : and he sought where to weep ; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

KJVu: 30 Then Joseph made haste to leave, for his heart yearned for his brother , and he sought somewhere to weep . He entered into his chamber, and wept there.

Notes: "Bowels" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7356 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "tender love, great, tender mercy, pity, womb -|- From racham; compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden — bowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb." Though not specificallyu mentioned, the word modern word describing a part of our internal body that is most closely associated with "compassion, love, mercy and pity" is not bowels, but instead heart.

KJV:   31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

KJVu: 31 Afterward he washed his face, and came out, and restrained himself, and said, "Serve the bread. "

Notes:

KJV:   32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves : because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews ; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

KJVu: 32 They served Joseph by himself, and his brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians, which ate with him, by themselves , because the Egyptians will not eat bread with the Hebrews , for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.

KJV:   33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth : and the men marvelled one at another.

KJVu: 33 They sat before him, from the firstborn according to his birthright, to the youngest according to his youth , and the men looked in amazement at one another.

Notes: "Marvelled" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H8539 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "be amazed, be astonished, marvelously, wonder -|- A primitive root; to be in consternation — be amazed, be astonished, marvel(-lously), wonder.."

KJV:   34 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him : but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

KJVu: 34 Then he took and sent portions to them from before him , but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

Notes: - "Messes" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H4864 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "portion (carried to some one), especially from table of king or superior, Genesis 43:34."