Now at this time
Joseph was the govenor
Of the land
The one who sold grain
To all it's people.

When Joseph's brothers
Arrived, Seeking grain
They bowed down to him
With their faces to the ground.

Joseph recognized them
As his brothers
But pretended to be a stranger
Speaking harshly to them,
Questioning them,
"Where do you come from?"
They replied,
"From the land of Canaan,
To buy food."

Then Joseph remembering
The dreams that he had
About them
Said, "No, You are spies!
You have come to see where
Our land is unprotected!"


"No, my lord," they answered
"We your servants, have come to buy food
We are honest.
We are a part of a family of twelve
Of one man, who lives in Canaan
The youngest is now with our father,
And one is no more."

Joseph said to them
"It is just as I told you,
You are spies,
You must prove to me
What you say is not a lie!"