KJVAnd they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
And they made ready the present against Joseph’s coming at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.
and they prepare the present until the coming of Joseph at noon, for they have heard that there they do eat bread.
And they made ready the gift for Joseph's coming at noon; for they had heard that they should eat bread there.
Genesis — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. And the famine was sore in the land. In this chapter is recorded the second journey of the sons of Jacob into Egypt, when the former supply of provision had been exhausted. It may, however, here be asked, how Jacob could have supported his family, even for a few…