Genesis 43:15

43:15 So the men took these gifts, and they took double the money with them, along with Benjamin. Then they hurried down to Egypt ¹  and stood before Joseph.

Genesis 43:25-26

43:25 They got their gifts ready for Joseph’s arrival ²  at noon, for they had heard ³  that they were to have a meal ⁴  there.

43:26 When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought inside, ⁵  and they bowed down to the ground before him.

[43:15]  ¹ tn Heb “they arose and went down to Egypt.” The first verb has an adverbial function and emphasizes that they departed right away.

[43:25]  ² tn The construction uses the infinitive construct after the preposition, followed by the subjective genitive.

[43:25]  ³ tn The action precedes the action of preparing the gift, and so must be translated as past perfect.

[43:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “eat bread.” The imperfect verbal form is used here as a historic future (future from the perspective of the past).

[43:26]  ³ tn Heb “into the house.”