Gen Z: Genesis 43
1The famine was hitting hard in the land, no cap.
2After they finished the corn from Egypt, their dad was like, "Go back and grab us some more food, fam."
3Judah was like, "The dude straight up told us, ‘You won’t see my face unless your bro’s with you.’"
4"If you send our brother with us, we’ll bounce and grab food for you, bet."
5"But if you don’t send him, we’re not going down there, ‘cause the dude said, ‘You won’t see my face unless your bro’s with you.’"
6Israel was like, "Why’d you have to make it sus and tell the guy we had a brother?"
7They said, "The man pressed us about our fam, asking if our dad’s still alive and if we had another bro. We just told him straight up; how were we supposed to know he’d want us to bring him?"
8Judah told his dad, "Send the kid with me, and we’ll get up and go so we can live and not die, all of us, including the little ones."
9"I got this; I’ll take the heat for him. If I don’t bring him back to you, then I’m on the hook forever, fr."
10"If we hadn’t waited so long, we would’ve been back already, periodt."
11Yo, Israel told them, "If we gotta do this, then take the best fruits from the land and bring a gift for the dude—some balm, honey, spices, and nuts. Periodt."
12"Also, take double the cash in your hands; the money that was found in your sacks? Bring that too, just in case it was a mistake, no cap."
13"And don’t forget your brother; get up and go back to the guy."
14"May God Almighty show you mercy with the dude so he sends back your other brother and Benjamin. If I lose my kids, I lose them, fr."
15The guys grabbed the gift, took double cash, and brought Benjamin; then they dipped to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
16When Joseph saw Benjamin, he told his house manager, "Bring these guys to my place and get dinner ready; we’re eating together at noon."
17The guy did what Joseph said and brought the men to his crib.
18The dudes were shook when they got brought to Joseph's house, thinking, "It's 'cause of that money we found in our sacks; he’s gonna go savage on us and make us his slaves, no cap."
19They walked up to the steward of Joseph’s house and chatted with him at the door.
20They said, "Yo, sir, we came here last time to buy some food."
21So we pull up to the inn, open our bags, and boom, everyone's cash is just chillin' in there. No cap, we brought it back with us.
22We also got more cash to buy food, but like, we have no clue who stashed our money in those bags.
23He said, "Chill out, no worries. Your God and your dad's God blessed you with treasure in those bags. I had your cash." Then he brought Simeon out to them.
24The dude took them to Joseph's crib, hooked them up with water, and they washed their feet; he even fed their donkeys.
25They prepped a gift for Joseph since they heard they were gonna eat bread there.
26When Joseph got home, they handed him the gift they brought and bowed down like, "Respect."
27He asked how they were doing and said, "Is your dad good? The old man you mentioned? Is he still alive?"
28They replied, "Our dad is doing great, still alive." Then they bowed their heads, showing mad respect.
29He looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his mom's kid, and said, "Is this the younger bro you told me about? God bless you, my son."
30Joseph was shook; he felt all the feels for his bro and had to find a spot to cry, so he went to his room and let it out.
31He washed his face, stepped out, and was like, "Let’s get some bread, fam."
32They set up a spread just for him and another for them, plus the Egyptians had their own vibe—'cause eating together was a major no cap for them.
33They sat down, the firstborn flexed his birthright, and the youngest was there too; the guys were lowkey shook at each other.
34He sent them some food from his table, but Benjamin got mad extra—five times more than the rest. They were vibin' and having a blast together.