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bracelets, and staff.

26 And Judah acknowledged them, and faid, She hath been more righteous,

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ant to And it came to pass as the fpake to Jofeph day XIX by day, that he hearkened broue, norunto her, to lie by her, ptor to be with her. of II And it came to pafs a e guai bout this time, that Jofeph ehr went into the house to do el his bufinels, and there was brong none of the men of the

houfe there within. D1 And the caught him be va by his garment, faying, and Lie with me: and he left of his garment in. her hand, and fled, and got him out. at 13 And It came to pafs th his when the faw that he had Dleft his garment in her profpe band and was fled forth,

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16 And the lald up his garment by her, until his lord came home. 17 And the fpake unto him according to thefe words, faying, The Hebrew feryant which then haft brought unto us,came In unto me to mock me. 18 And it came to pafs, pa as I lift up my voice and the cryed, that he left his garcyment with me,and fled out

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21 But the LORD was with Jofeph, and fhewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the fight of the keeper of the prifon. 22 And the keeper of the prifon committed to Jofephs hand all the prifo ners that were in the prifon; and whatfoever they did there, he was the doer of it.

23 The keeper of the pri fon looked not to anyt thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him: and that which he did, the LORD made it to profper.

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CHAP. XL.

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

2And 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 houfe of the captain of the ghard, inco the prifon,the place where Jofeph was bound.

4 And the captain of the guard charged Jofeph with them, and he ferved them; and they continued a fea fon in ward.

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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 burler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound In the prifon

And Jofeph came in unto them, in the morning, and looked upon them; and behold, they were fad.

7 And he asked Pharachs officers that were with him in the ward of his lords houfe, faying, Wherefore look ye foladly re day?

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19 Yer within three days läks medinthall Pharaoh lift up thy

Egy and all fuch as never

to them, Do not interpre head from off thee, and the land of E tations belong to God? tell fhall hang thee on a tree sadnes

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

to And in the vine were

flesh from off thee.

20 And it came to pafs the third day, which was Pharaohs birth-day, that he made a feaft unto all his fervants: and he lifted up

up the firft Pharaoh, fay. eaten them remember my be know

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three branches; and it was the head of the chief but va mach tillil –

as though it budded, and her bloffoms fhot forth; and the clusters thereof

ler, and of the chief baker
among his fervants.

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brought forth ripe grapes. chief butler unto his but-bove, but 200 II And Pharaohs cup was lership again; and he gave and a d in mine hand: and I took the cup into Pharaohs mich, Ind A 22 But he hanged the kindel Vi chiefbaker as Jofeph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet did not the chief.

the grapes, and preffed them into Pharaohs cnp, and I gave the cup into Pharaohs hand.

12 And Jofeph fald unto

is dream.

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him, This is the interpre- butler remember Jofephs invit to the a

tatlon of it: the three
branches are three days;
12 Yet within three days
fhall Pharaoh lift up thine
head, and reftore thee un-

but forgat him.

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CHAP XLI.
ANd it came to pass at the
end of two full years to his

that Pharaoh dreamed,

to the place, and thou and behold, he food by me to pas

thalt deliver Pharaohs cup into his hand, after the

the river.

2 And behold, there came

upted to us, fo Rebe reftored un

former manner when thou up out of the river fevence, and him he

14 Rut think upon me, when it shall be well with

well-favoured kine, and
fat-fleshed, and they fed
in a meadow.

en Pharaoh fer

thee, and fhew kindness, I 3And behold,feven other in batily out

pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh,and bring me out

of this houfe.

15 For Indeed I was ftolen away out of the land of

kine, came up after them
our of the river, ill-favou..
red, and lean-fleshed, and
ftood by the other kine, up-
the brink of the river.

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4 And the ill-favoured. the Hebrews: and here al. and lean-fleshed kine did have drea fo have I done nothing eat up the feven well-fathat they thould pur me voured and far kine. So into the dungeon..

16 When the chief baker faw that the interpretat!. on was good; he faid unto Jofeph, Ialfo was in my aream, and behold, I had three white baskets on my mead,

Pharaoh awoke..

5 And he flept and dreamed the fecond time: and behold, feven ears of corn came up upon one talk rank and good

17 And in the uppermoft basker there was of all manper of bake-mears for Pharaoh; and the birds did ear them our of the basker pon my head.

18 And Jofeph answered, and faid. This is the Interpretation thereof the three basketscrethree days

6 And behold,feven thin ears, and blafted with the caft-wind, fprang up aften

them.

7 And the feven thin ears devoured the feven rank and full ears and. Phara oh awoke, and behold, te was a dream,

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99 Thenfpake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, faying, I do remember my faults this day.

10 Pharaoh was wroth with his fervants, and pur me in ward in the captain of the guards house, both me, and the chief baker. II And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he: we dreamed each man ed the according to the interpre ph ha tation of his dream.

araoh

12 And there was there chief with us a young man, an fofeph, Hebrew, fervant to the captain of the guard and we told him, and he interat the preted to us our dreams: co years each man according to his amed, dream he did interpret. od by

13 And it came to pafs, as he interpreted to us, fo came it was: me he reftored unfever to mine office, and him he and hanged.

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14 Then Pharaoh fent and called Jofeph, & they other brought him hastily out of the dungeon: & he fhaved bimfelf, and changed his raiment, and came in un to Pharaoh.

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15 And Pharaoh fald unto
Jofeph, I have dreamed a
dream, and there is none
that can interpret it and I
have heard fay of thee,
that thou canft understand
a dream, to interpret it,
16 And Jofeph answered
Pharaoh, faying. It is not
in me: God fhall give Pha.
raoh an answer of peace.

17 And Pharaoh faid unthe to Jeeph, In my dream, behold, I ftood upon the brink of the river.

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13 And behold, there came up our of the river ara feven kine, fat-fehed,and well-favoured, and they fed in a meadow.

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19 And behold, feven other kine came up afrer them, poor, and very ill.

20 And the lean and the ill-favoured kine did eat up the firft feven fat kine.

21 And when they had eaten them up,it could nor be known that they had eaten them; but they were #lill-favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. 22 And I law in my dream, and behold,teven ears came up in one ftalk, full and good,

23 And behold, feven ears, withered, thin cod blafted with the east-wind; fptung up after them.

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

25 And Jofeph fald unto Pharaoh. The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath thewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.

26 The feven good kine are feven years; and the feven good ears are feven years: the dream frone.

27 And the feven thin and ill-favoured kine that came up after them, are fe ven years; and the feven empty ears blafted with the east-wind, fhall be feven years of famine.

28 This is the thing. which I have spoken unto Pharaoh What God is a bout to do, he fheweth un te Pharaoh. ng stor

29 Behold, there come feven years of grear plenty throughout all the land o Egypt.

30 And there fhall arife after them feven years of famine, and all the plenty thail be forgotten in the land of Egypt: and the famine hall confume. the land.readed

31 And the plenty fhall not be known in the land, by reafon of that famine following: for it ball de very grievous po C3 32 And

and there is no Interpreter

19 Yet within three days. Arbet

ofit. And Jofeph faid un- thall Pharaoh lift up thy of Egg, and all fuch as I never win all
to them, Do not Interpre head from off thee, and it and a bed of L
rations belong to God? tell fhall hang thee on a tree; a
and the birds fhall eat thy And the lean and th
fleth from off thee.

me them, I pray yon.
9 And the chief butler
told his dream to Jofeph, 20 T And it came to pafs

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and fald unto him, In my the third day, which was the chief Andben they dream, behold, a vine was Pharaohs birth-day, that warah, dix them up it could

before me;

he made a feaft unto all his

among his fervants.

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vaten them; bu a

adin the captain 22 And law in my

three branches; and it was the head of the chief but the woch 14 favoured,
To And in the vine were fervants: and he lifted up.
as though it budded, and ler, and of the chlef baketsus, and per beginning. Sola
21 And he reftored the disadar
In mine hand: and I took the cup Into Pharaohs might, and 3 And behold,
brought forth ripe grapes. chief butler unto his but one tax
II And Pharaohs cup was lership again; and he gave and a god,

ber bloffoms hot forth; and the clusters thereof

the grapes, and preffed them into Pharaohs cup,

hand..

dreamed each man withered, thin

And there was there 24 And rive
up after them

22 But he hanged the theater with the 12th and I gave the cup into chiefbaker as Jofeph had his dream, him, This is the Interpre- butler remember Jofeph,,invart to the ears 23 Yer did not the chief yng man, and the

12 And Jofeph fald unto

tatlon of It: the three branches are three days;

but forgat him.

CHAP XLI.

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13 Yet within three days ANd it came to pafs at the tous our dreams: co clare tru= end of two full years, according to his to the place, and thou and behold, he stood by And it came to pals, Phara head, and reftore thee un- that Pharaoh dreamed, det Into his hand, after the 2 And behold, there came hereftored un. is ab former manner when thou up out of the river feven ofice, and him he 26

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14 For indeed I was ftolen away out of the land of

the Hebrews; and here al

fo have I done nothing that they should pur me into the dungeon..

16 When the chiefbaker

faw that the interpretatl.
on was good; he fald unro
Jofeph, alfo was in my
I
arram, and behold, I had
three white baskecs on my
head,

17 And in the uppermost basker there was of all manner of bake-meats for Pharaoh and the birds did ear them our of the basker pon my head.

18 And Jofephanfwered, and faid. Thisls the Interretation thereof the three basketsrethree days

red, and lean-fleshed, and
ftood by the other kine, up-
the brink of the river.

4 And the ill-favoured.
and lean-flefhed kine did

eat up the feven well-fa-
voured and far kine. So

Pharaoh awoke...

And he flept and drea behold, feven ears of corn med the fecond time: and came up upon one talk rank and good

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ears, and blafted with the
6 And behold,feven thin
eaft-wind, fprang up after

them.

7 And the feven thin ears devoured the feven rank and full ears and. Phara oh awoke, and behold, tr was a dream,

8 And it came to pafs in the morning,that his fpirit was troubled: and he feat

and

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