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Joseph interpreteth the

Before CHRIST 1729.

t ver. 2, 3,

a Neh. 1. 11.

GENESIS, 40, 41.

23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.

CHAPTER 40.

1 The butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison. 4 Joseph hath charge of them. 5 He interpreteth their dreams. 20 They come to pass according to his interpretation. 23 The ingratitude of the butler.

cir. 1720. that the butler of the king of Egypt ND it came to pass after these things, and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

¿ Prov. 16. 14.

e ch. 39. 20, 23.

cir. 1718.

+ Heb. are your faces Evily

Neh. 2. 2.

d ch. 41. 15.

. See ch. 41. 16. Dan. 2. 11, 28, 47.

fver. 18.

ch. 41. 12, 25.

Judg. 7. 14. Dan. 2. 36. & 4. 19.

9 ch. 41. 26.
A 2 Kin. 25.
27.

Ps. 3. 3.
Jer. 52. 31.
Or, reckon.

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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 captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.

4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward. 5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.

7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore † look ye 80 sadly to day?

8 And they said unto him, & We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.

9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to 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, f This is the interpretation of it : The three branches are three days:

13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's 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 member me pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house :

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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 birthday, that he P 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.

CHAPTER 41.

1 Pharaoh's two dreams. 25 Joseph interpreteth them. 33 He giveth Pharaoh counsel. 38 Joseph is advanced, 50 He begetteth Manassch and Ephraim. 54 The famine beginneth,

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ND it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. 2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow". 3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river. 4 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

Before CHRIST

cir. 1718.

or,

reckon thee, and take

thy office from thee. © Matt. 14.6. p Mark G. 21. q ver. 13, 19. Matt 25.19. 1 Or, reckoned.

r ver. 13. # Neh. 2. 1. I ver. 19. Job 19. 14. Ps. 31. 12. Eccles. 9. 15, 16. Amos &. C

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5 And he slept and dreamed the second time and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and Heb. fat. 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 awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

8 And it came to pass in the morning a that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:

10 Pharaoh was wroth with his serrants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:

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11 And f we dreamed a dream in one fch. 40, 5. night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.

12 And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, 9 servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.

13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged. 14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

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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, say pch. 40. 8. Dan. 2. 22, ing, It is not in me : P God shall give 28, 47. Pharaoh an answer of peace. & 4.2. 9 ver. 1.

17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In

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18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in 2a meadow": 19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:

20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: 21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. 22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:

23 And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, 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 to me.

25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The Dan. 2. 23, dream of Pharaoh is one : God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do. 26 The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.

27 And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted 12 Kin. 8. 1. with the east wind shall be 'seven years of famine.

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28 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh : What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh. 29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:

30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; 31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine fol†Heb.heary.lowing; for it shall be very grievous.

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and is advanced.

Before CHRIST 1715.

42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; Est. 3. 10. 43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, t Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the iand of Egypt.

44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.

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47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. 48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. 49 And Joseph gathered corn as the 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 Potipherah priest of On bare unto him. 51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, Or, prince. hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.

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52 And the name of the second called Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. 53 And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended. 54And 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.

Dan. 1. 19.

pch. 22. 17. Judg. 7. 12. 1 Sam. 13.5. Ps. 78. 27. 9 ch 46. 20. & 45, 5.

ver. 45. 2 Sam. 8.18. cir. 1712. That is, Forgetting. cir. 1711.

That is, Fruitful. ch. 49. 22.

1708.

Ps. 105. 16. Acts 7. 11.

ver. 30.

wherein was.

56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened fall† Heb. all the storehouses, and "sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.

57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

36 And that food shall be for store to
the land against the seven years of fa-1
mine, which shall be in the land of E-
gypt; 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
fin whom the Spirit of God is?

39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, For: Dan 4.5.18. asmuch as God hath shewed thee all 11, I this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:

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CHAPTER 42.

ch. 42. 6. & 47. 14, 24. Deut. 9. 28.

Jacob sendeth his ten sons to buy corn in Egypt. 16 They are imprisoned by Joseph for spies. 18 They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Benjamin. 21 They have remorse for Joseph. 24 Simeon is kept for a pledge. 25 They return with corn, and their money. 29 Their relation to Jacob. 36 Jacob refuseth to send Benjamin. [OW when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his a Acts 7. 12. sons, Why do ye look one upon another? 2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

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GENESIS, 43.

said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

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 the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. 11 We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

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

are come.

13 And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

14 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies :

15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be † kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye 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:

20 But bring your youngest brother un

to buy corn in Egypt.

2 inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.

28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart + failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to other 3, What is this that God hath done unto us?

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29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying, 30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

Before CHRIST 1707.

Heb. went forth.

ver. 7.

† Heb. with us hard things.

20.

33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, 'Hereby shall I know ver. 15, 12, that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:

34 And bring your youngest brother unto me then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: 80 will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land.

w ch. 34. 10.

# See ch. 21.

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-ych. 43. 16. dren: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away : • all these things are against me. 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 I will bring him to thee again.

38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befali him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave 5. CHAPTER 43.

1 Jacob is hardly persuaded to send Benjamin. 15 Joseph entertaineth his brethren, 31 He maketh them a feast.

z ver. 13. ch. 37. 33. & 44. 28. a ver. 4. ch. 44. 20. b ch. 37. 35, & 44. 31.

to me; so shall your words be verified, AND the famine was a sore in the ach. 4). 54,

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 he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for the spake unto them by an interpreter.

24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

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

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

VAR. REND. Chap. 42. 1 V. 25. vessels.

land. 2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

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3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us,† Heb. saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: 5 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

7 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: † could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

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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.

9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him Phim 18, not 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. 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 myrrh, nuts, and almonds: 12 And take 1 double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:

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13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:

14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away 9 Est. 4. 16. your other brother, and Benjamin. If Or. And, I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

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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, 20 sir, it we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: 21 And it came to pass, when we came to the Sinn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money as in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

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

23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he money brought Simeon out unto them.

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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 heard that they should eat bread there. 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 ?

28 And they answered, Thy servant our VAR. REND.-Chap. 43. 1 Vs. 12, 15. fresh. V. 20. Pray, my lord. V. 21. lodging-place.

His policy to stay them.

father is in good health, he is yet alive. Before And they bowed down their heads, and CHRIST made obeisance.

29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, P his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my

son.

30 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on 'bread.

32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

1707.

a ch. 37. 7,

10.

p ch. 35, 17,

18.

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33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another. 34 And he took and sent messes untoch. 45. 22. them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of their's. And they drank, and † were merry with him.

CHAPTER 44.

1 Joseph's policy to stay his brethren. 14 Judah's humble supplication to Joseph

† Heb. drank largely See Hag. 1. G.

Jolin 2. 10.

AND he commanded the steward of that was

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 1 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 away, they and their

asses.

4 And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men ; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

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5 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby, indeed he ye have done evil in so doing. 6 And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.

7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

trial!

8 Behold, the money, which we found a ch. 43. 21. in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan : how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?

9 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also ch. 31. 32. will be my lord's bondmen.

10 And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye

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d ch. 37. 7.

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e ver. 9.

Pro. 17. 15.

g ch. 18. 30, 32.

EL. 32. 22.

A ch. 37. 3.

+ ch. 42. 13, 20.

ch. 43. 3, 5.

1 ch. 43. 2.

GENESIS, 45.

14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there and they fell before him on the ground.

15 And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine ?

16 And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants : behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.

17 And he said, God forbid that I should do so : but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.

19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, * Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no

more.

24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

25 And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.

26 And we said, We cannot go down if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.

27 And thy servant my father said unto mch. 46. 19. 18, Ye know that my wife bare me

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THEN Joseph could not refrain himhim; and he cried, Cause every man to self before all them that stood by And there stood no go out from me. man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. 2 And he wept aloud: and the Egypt Heb. tians and the house of Pharaoh heard. 3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, a I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him;

gave forth his voice in weeping. Num. 14. 1. a Acta 7. 13.

for they were troubled at his pre-1 Or.

sence.

terrified. Job 4. 5. 23. 15. Mat. 14. 2. Mark 6, 50.

4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into eh. 37. 28. Egypt. 5 Now therefore be not grieved, † nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me you to preserve life.

e Is. 40. 2.
2 Cor. 2. 7.

before Heb.

6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.

7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance 1.

8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

neither let there be anger in your eyes.

1706.

d ch. 50, 20, Ps. 105. 16,

17.

See 2 Sam. 16. 10, 11. Acts 4. 27,

t Heb. to put for you

a remnant, e ch. 41. 43. Judg.17.10. Job 29. 16.

9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not: 10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of fch. 47. 1. Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast :

11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.

gch. 42. 23.

12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you. 13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ve shall haste and bring Acts 7. 14 down my father hither.

14 And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come : and it pleased | ↑ Heb. Pharaoh well, and his servants.

17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;

was good in the eyes of Pharach. ch. 41. 37.

18 And take your father and your households, and come unto me and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the ch. 27. 28. land.

19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and

come.

Num. 18. 12, 29.

VAR. REND. Chap. 45. 1V. 7. unto you the lives of many escaped.

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