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Potiphar's wife tempts Josepn.

GENESIS The butler and baker imprisoned.

LORD was upon all that he had in the 23 The keeper of the prison looked not house, and in the field. to any thing that was under his hand; be6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's cause the LORD was with him: and that hand; and he knew not aught he had, save which he did, the LORD made it to prosper. the bread which he did eat: and Joseph CHAP. XL. was a goodly person, and well-favoured. A

7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Jóseph: and she said, Lie with me.

8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;

ND it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

3 And he put them in ward in the house of the aptain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

4 And the captain of the guard charged

9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me, but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wicked- Joseph with them, and he served them; ness, and sin against God? and they continued a season in ward.

10 And it came to pass, as she spake to 5 And they dreamed a dream both Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not of them, each man his dream in one night, unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. each man according to the interpretation

11 And it came to pass about this time, of his dream; the butler and the baker of that Joseph went into the house to do his the king of Egypt, which were bound in business; and there was none of the men the prison.

of the house there within.

6 And Joseph came in unto them in the

12 And she caught him by his garment, morning, and looked upon them, and besaying, Lie with me and he left his gar- hold, they were sad. ment in her hand, and fled, and gothimout. 7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that 13 And it came to pass, when she saw were with him in the ward of his lord's that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,

house, saying, Wherefore look ye 80 sadly to-day? 14 That she called unto the men of her 8 And they said unto him, We have house, and spake unto them, saying, See, dreamed a dream, and there is no interhe hath brought in a Hebrew unto us to preter of it. And Joseph said unto them, mock us: he came in unto me to lie with Do not interpretations belong to God? me, and I cried with a loud voice:

15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.

16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.

17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to nock me:

18 And it came to pass as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.

Tell me them, I pray you.

9 And the chief butler told his dream to to Joseph, and said unto him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;

10 And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.

12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branch

19 And it came to pass, when his mas-es are three days: ter heard the words of his wife, which 13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh she spake unto him, saying, After this lift up thy head, and restore thee unto manner did thy servant to me; that his thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's wrath was kindled.

20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

14 But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto 21 But the LORD was with Joseph, Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house : and shewed him mercy, and gave him fa- 15 For indeed I was stolen away out vour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. of the land of the Hebrews: and here also 22 And the keeper of the prison com- have I done nothing that they should put mitted to Joseph's hand all the prisoners me into the dungeon. that were in the prison; and whatsoever 16 When the chief baker saw that the they did there, he was the doer of it. interpretation was good, he said unto JoThe two dreams of Pharaoh:

CHAP. XLI.

Joseph interprets them.

seph, I also was in my dream, and behold, the guard; and we told him, and he inter

I had three white baskets on my head:

17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bake-meats for Pharaoh: and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

preted to us our dreams; to each man ac-
cording to his dream he did interpret.

13 And it came to pass, as he inter-
preted to us, so it was: me he restored
unto mine office, and him he hanged.

18 And Joseph answered, and said,
14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Jo-
This is the interpretation thereof: The seph, and they brought him hastily out of
three baskets are three days:
the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and

Pharaoh.

19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh changed his raiment, and came in unto lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birth-day, wat he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:

22 But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him. CHAP. XLI.

AND it

came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and behold, he stood by the river.

15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.

16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:

18 And behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed, and wellfavoured; and they fed in a meadow:

19 And behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor, and very ill-favoured, and lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:

2 And behold, there came up out of the river seven well-favoured kine and fat-kine did eat up the first seven fat kine : freshed; and they fed in a meadow. 21 And when they had eaten them up, 3 And behold, seven other kine came it could not be known that they had eaten up after them out of the river, ill-favoured them; but they were still ill-favoured, as and lean-fleshed; and stood by the other at the beginning. So I awoke.

20 And the lean and the ill-favoured

kine upon the brink of the river.

22 And I saw in my dream, and be

4 And the ill-favoured and lean-fleshed hold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full kine did eat up the seven well-favoured and good:

and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

23 And behold, seven ears, withered,

5 And he slept and dreamed the second thin, and blasted with the east wind,

time: and behold, seven ears of corn
came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
6 And behold, seven thin ears and blasted
with the east wind sprung up after them.
7 And the seven thin ears devoured the
seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh 25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh,

sprung up after them:

24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it unto me.

awoke, and behold, it was a dream.

8 And it came to pass in the morning,

The dream of Pharaoh is o: God hath
shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.

that his spirit was troubled; and he sent 26 The seven good kine are seven
and called for all the magicians of Egypt, years; and the seven good ears are seven
and all the wise men thereof: and Pha- years: the dream is one.

raoh told them his dreams; but there was 27 And the seven thin and ill-favour-
pone that could interpret them unto ed kine that came up after them are seven
Pharaoh.
years; and the seven empty ears blasted
9 Then spake the chief butler unto with the east wind shall be seven years of
Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults famine.
this day:

28 This is the thing which I have

10 Pharaoh was wroth withhis servants, spoken unto Pharaoh: what God is about
and put me in ward in the captain of the to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
guard's house, both me, and the chief baker: 29 Behold, there come seven years of
11 And we dreamed a dream in one great plenty throughout all the land of

night, I and he: we dreamed each man ac- Egypt:

cording to the interpretation of his dream. 30 And there shall arise after them se12 And there was there with us a young ven years of famine; and all the plenty man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt;

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Joseph counsels Pharaoh.

GENESIS. Jacob sends to Egypt for corn. and the famine shall consume the land: the food of the field which was round about 31 And the plenty shall not be known every city, laid he up in the same. in the land by reason of that famine fol- 49 And Joseph gathered corn as the lowing: for it shall be very grievous.

32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.

50 And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came: which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.

51 And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh; for God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.

34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the 52 And the name of the second called seven plenteous years.

he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to

35 And let them gather all the food of be fruitful in the land of my affliction. those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh; and let them keep food in the cities.

36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.

37 And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his

servants.

38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the spirit of God is ?

53 And the seven years of plenteousness that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.

54 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

56 And the famine was over all the face

39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Foras- of the earth: and Joseph opened all the much as Godhath shewed thee all this, there store-houses, and sold unto the Egyptians; is none so discreet and wise as thou art: and the famine waxed sore in the land of

40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

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Now when Jacob saw that there was

corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his

42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from sons, Why do ye look one upon anohis hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, ther? and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, 2 And he said, Behold I have heard

and put a gold chain about his neck;

43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had: and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

3 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am 4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift Jacob sent not with his brethren: for he up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. said, Lest peradventure mischief befall

45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name him. Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On: and Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

6 And Joseph was the governor over

46 And Joseph was thirty years old the land, and he it was that sold to all the when he stood before Pharaoh king of people of the land: and Joseph's brethEgypt: and Joseph went out from the ren came, and bowed down themselves presence of Pharaoh, and went through- before him with their faces to the earth. out all the land of Egypt.

7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he 47 And in the seven plenteous years knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them;

the earth brought forth by handfuls.

48 And he gathered up all the food of and he said unto them, Whence come ye? the seven years which were in the land of And they said, From the land of Canaan Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: to buy food.

Joseph imprisons his brethren. CHAP. XLIII. Jacob refuses to send Benjamın.

8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but espied his money: for behold, it was in they knew not him.

his sack's mouth.

9 And Joseph remembered the dreams
28 And he said unto his brethren, My
which he dreamed of them, and said unto money is restored; and lo, it is even in
them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness my sack: and their heart failed them, and

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of the land ye are come.

10 And they said untohim, Nay, my lord,

but to buy food are thy servants come.

they were afraid, saying one to another,
What is this that God hath done unto us ?
29 And they came unto Jacob their

11 We are all one man's sons; we are father unto the land of Canaan, and told

true men; thy servants are no spies.

him all that befellunto them, saying,

30 The man who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us

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12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

13 And they sald, Thy servants are spies of the country.

twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the

for

31 And we said unto him, We are true

land of Canaan: and behold, the young-men; we are no spies:
est is this day with our father, and one is
32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our
not.
father: one is not, and the youngest is this
14 And Joseph said unto them That is day with our father in the land of Canaan.
it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are
33 And the man, the lord of the coun-
spies:
try, said unto us, Hereby shall I know
15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the that ye are true men: leave one of your
life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, brethren here with me, and take food for
except your youngest brother come hither. the famine of your households, and begone:
16 Send one of you, and let him fetch 34 And bring your youngest brother
your brother, and ye shall be kept in pri-unto me: then shall I know that ye are
son, that your words may be proved, whe- no spies, but that ye are true men: so will
ther there be any truth in you: or else, by I deliver you your brother, and ye shall

the life of Pharaoh, surely ve are spies.

17 And he put them all together into

ward three days.

18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: 19 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

traffic in the land.

35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack; and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

36 And Jacob their father said unto
them, Me have ye bereaved of my chil-
dren: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not,
and ye will take Benjamin away: all these
things are against me.

20 But bring your youngest brother un-
to me; so shall your words be verified,
and ye shall not die. And they did so.
21 And they said one to another, We
are verily guilty concerning our brother, in
that we saw the anguish of his soul, when I will bring him to thee again.
he besought us, and we would not hear; 38 And he said, My son shall not go
therefore is this distress come upon us. down with you; for his brother is dead,

37 And Reuben spake unto his father,
saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him
not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and

22 And Reuben answered them, saying, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin by the way in the which ye go, then shall against the child; and ye would not hear? ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow therefore behold also his blood is required. to the grave.

23 And they knew not that Joseph un

CHAP. XLIII.

derstood them; for he spake unto them by AND the famine was sore in the land.

And it came to pass, when they

an interpreter.
24 And he turned himself about from had eaten up the corn which they had
them, and wept; and returned to them brought out of Egypt, their father said un-
again, and communed with them, and took to them, Go again, buy us a little food.
from them Simeon, and bound him before 3 And Judah spake unto him, saying,
their eyes.
The man did solemnly protest unto us,

25Then Joseph commanded to fill saying, Ye shall not see my face, except
their sacks with corn, and to restore every your brother be with you.
man's money into his sack, and to give 4 If thou wilt send our brother with us,
them provision for the way: and thus did we will go down and buy thee food:

he unto them.

26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.

27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he

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Jacob lets Benjamia go.

GENESIS. Joseph entertains his brethren:

so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

22 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

7 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, 23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye not: your God, and the God of your father, another brother? and we told him accord- hath given you treasure in your sacks: 1 ing to the tenor of these words: Could had your money. And he brought Simeon we certainly know that he would say, out unto them.

Bring your brother down?

8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.

24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.

25 And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they

9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not heard that they should eat bread there.

unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

10 For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.

26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

11 And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and father is in good health, he is yet alive: myrrh, nuts, and almonds: and they bowed down their heads, and

28 And they answered, Thy servant our

12 And take double money in your made obeisance. hand; and the money that was brought 29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, again in your hand; peradventure it was and said, Is this your younger brother, of au oversight : whom ye spake unto me? And he said,

13 Take also your brother, and arise, God be gracious unto thee, my son.

go again unto the man:

30 And Joseph made haste; for his 14 And God Almighty give you mercy bowels did yearn upon his brother: and before the man, that he may send away he sought where to weep; and he entered your other brother, and Benjamin: If I be into his chamber, and wept there. bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. 31 And he washed his face, and went 15 And the the men took that present, out, and refrained himself, and said, Set and they took double money in their hand, on bread.

and Benjamin; and rose up, and went 32 And they set on for him by himself, down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. and for them by themselves, and for the 16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin Egyptians which did eat with him, by with them, he said to the ruler of his house, themselves: because the Egyptians might Bring these men home, and slay, and make not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that ready: for these men shall dine with me is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

at noon.

33 And they sat before him, the first17 And the man did as Joseph bade: born according to his birth-right, and the and the man brought the men into Joseph's youngest according to his youth: and the house. men marvelled one at another.

brought into Joseph's house; seph's

18 And the men were afraid, because 34 And he took and sent messes unto they were brou them from before him: but Benjamin's and they said, Because of the money that mess was five times so much as any of was returned in our sacks at the first time, theirs. And they drank, and were merry are we brought in; that he may seek oc- with him. casion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

20 And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

CHAP. XLIV.

AND he commanded the steward

of his

house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.

2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn-money: and he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent avay, they, and their asses. 4 And when they were gone out of the

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