²³ Meanwhile, they had no idea that Joseph could understand them, since he was talking to them through an interpreter. ²⁴ He turned away from them and began to weep.

Joseph Arrests Simeon

When he returned, he spoke with them, but then he took Simeon away from them and had him placed under arrest^[a] right in front of them. ²⁵ After this, Joseph gave orders to fill up their sacks with grain, to return each man’s money to his own sack, and to supply each of them with provisions for their return journey. All of this was done for them.