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Joseph is hated

GENESIS.

of his brethren.

possession: he is Esau; the father of 14 And he said to him, Go, I pray the Edomites.

CHAP. XXX VII.

thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks,

AND Jacob dwelt in the land where and bring me word again. So, he den

in his father was a stranger, in

the land of Canaan.

him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

2 These are the generations ofJacob. 15 And a certain man found him, Joseph, being seventeen years old, and, behold, he was wandering in the was feeding the flock with his breth-field: and the man asked him, saying, ren; and the lad was with the sons of What seckest thou?

Billah, and with the sons of Zilpah,| 16 Aud he said, I seek my brethren: his father's wives: andJoseph brought tell me, I pray thee, where they feed unto his father their evil report. their flocks. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a coal of many colours.

4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. 6 T And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

17 And the man said, They are departed hence: for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

18 T And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. 20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit; and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

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7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my shear arose, and also stood upright; and be 21 And Reuben heard it, and he dehold, your sheaves stood around about,|livered him out of their hands; and and made obeisance to my sheaf.

8 And his brethren said unto him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

said, Let us not kill him.

22 And Reuben said unto them,Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

23 ¶ And it came to pass, when Jo seph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours, that was on him;

9 T And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun, and the moon, and the eleven stars, made obeisance to me. 10. And he told it to his father, and 24 And they took him, and cast him to his brethren; and his father re-into a pit: and the pit was empty, buked him, and said unto him, What there was no water in it.

maelites came from Gilead, with their

is this dream that thou hast dreamed? 25 And they sat down to eat bread: Shall 1,and thy mother,and thy breth- and they lifted up their eyes and lookren, indeed come to bow down our-ed, and, behold, a company of Ishselves to thee to the earth? 11 And his brethren envied him; camels bearing spicery, and balm, but his father observed the saying. and myrrh, going to carry it down to 12 ¶ And his brethren went to feed Egypt. their father's flock in Shechem.

26 And Judah said unto his brethren, 13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do What profit is it if we slay our brothnot thy brethren feed the flock in She-[er, and conceal his blood ? chem? come, and I will send thee 27 Come, and let us sell him to the unto them And he said to him, Here Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, and

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He is sold into Egypt. CHAP. XXXVIII. Tamar deceiveth Judah. bur flesh; and his brethren were con-wicked in the sight of the Lond; and Lent. the LORD slew him.

28 Then there passed by Midianites, 8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in merchant-men; and they drew and unto thy brother's wife, and marry lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and her, and raise up seed to thy brother. sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for 9 And Onan knew that the seed twenty pieces of silver: and they should not be his; and it came to pass, brought Joseph into Egypt. when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his

29 ¶ And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit and he rent his clothes.

brother.

30 And he returned unto his breth- 10 And the thing which he did disren, aud said, The child is not; and I,pleased the LORD; wherefore he slew him also.

whither shall I go?

31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood:

11 Then said Judah to Tamar his

daughter in-law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my sou 32 And they sent the coat of many be grown: (for he said, Lest perad colours, and they brought it to their venture he die also as his brethren father; and said, This have we found: did.) And Tamar went and dwelt in know now whether it be thy son's her father's bouse.

coat or no.

12 T And, in process of time, the 33 And he knew it, and said, It is daughter of Shuah, Judah's wife, died; my son's coat; an evil beast bath de-and Judah was comforted, and went voured him: Joseph is without doubt up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnath, rent in pieces. The and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

31 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

35 And all his sons, and all his daughters, rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted: and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus bis father wept for him.

36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.

CHAP. XXXVIII.

13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnath, to shear his sheep. 14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath: for she saw that Shelab was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

15 When Judab saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; because she had covered her face.

AND it came to pass at that time, 16 And be turned unto her by the

that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2. And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.

3 And she conceived and bare a son; and he called his name Er.

way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let
me come in unto thee; (for he knew
not that she was his daughter-in-law.)
And she said, What wilt thou give me,
that thou mayest come in unto me?
17 Aud he said, I will send thee a
kid from the flock. And she said,
Wilt thou give me a pledge till thou
send it?

4 And she conceived again, and bare 18 And he said, What pledge shall I a son; and she called his name Onan. give thee? And she said, Thy signet, 5 And she yet again conceived, and and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is bare a son; and called his name She-in thy hand: and be gave it her, and lah: and he was at Chezib, when she came in unto her: and she conceived bare him.

6 ¶ And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name was Tamar.

by him.

19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her veil from her, and put

7 And Er, Judah's first-born, wasjon the garments of her widowhood.

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in Potiphar's house 2 And the Lonn was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand; but he found her not. 21 Then he asked the men of that 3 And his master saw that the LORD place, saying, Where is the harlot that was with him, and that the LORD) pas openly by the way-side? And made all that he did to prosper in his they said, There was no harlot in this hand. place.

22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.

4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his band.

23 And Judah said, Let her take it to 5 And it came to pass, from the time her, lest we be shamed; behold, I sent that he made him overseer in his this kid, and thou hast not found her. house, and over all that he had, that 24 T And it came to pass, about three the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house months after, that it was told Judah, for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of saying, Tamar, thy daughter-in-law the Lond was upon all that he had in hath played the harlot: aŭd also, be- the house, and in the field. hold, she is with child by whoredom. 6 And be left all that he had in JoAnd Judah said, Bring her forth, and seph's hand: and he knew not aught let her be burnt. he had, save the bread which he did eat: and Joseph was a goodly person,

25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By and well-favoured. the man whose these are, am I with| child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.

7 T And it came to pass, after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

26 Aud Judah acknowledged them, 8 But he refused, and said unto his and said, She bath been more right-naster's wife, Behold, my master eous than I; because that 1 gave her wotteth not what is with me in the not to Shelah my son: and he knew house, and he hath committed all that her again no more. he hath to my hand;

27 ¶ And it came to pass, in the time 9 There is none greater in this house of her travail, that, behold, twins were than 1; neither bath he kept back any in her womb. thing from me but thee, because thou 28 And it came to pass, when she tra-art his wife: how then can I do this vailed, that the one put out his hand; great wickedness, and sin against and the midwife took and bound upon God? his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he bearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to

29 And it came to pass, as he drew pack lus hand, that, behold, his broth-be with her. er came out; and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.

30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand; and his name was called Zaralı.

CHAP. XXXIX.

11 And it came to pass, about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do bis business ; and there was none of the men of the house there within. 12 And she caught him by by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.

13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,

AND Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an 14 That she called unto the men of Egyptian, bought him of the hands of ber house, and spake unto them, say the Ishmaelites, which had brought ing, See, he hath brought in a Hebrew him down thither. unto us to mock us: he came in unto

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Joseph interpreteth

CHAP. XL.

two dreams. me to lie with me, and I cried with afterpretation of his dream; the butler loud voice: 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.

16 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.

7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers, that were with him in the ward of his 17 And she spake unto him accord-lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ing to these words, saying, The He-ye so sadly to-day?

brew servant, which thou hast brought 8 And they said unto him, We have unto us, came in unto me to mock me: dreamed a dream, and there is no in18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up terpreter of it. And Joseph said unto my voice and cried, that he left his them, Do not interpretations belong garment with me, and fled out. to God? tell me them, I pray you. 9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said unto him, In my dream, behold, a vine cas before meş 10 And in the vine were three branches; and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters there brought forth ripe grapes:

19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his 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.

21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my band: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup iuto Pharaoh's hand. 12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three 22 And the keeper of the prison com-branches are three days: mitted to Joseph's hand all the pris oners that were in the prisou; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.

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 Lond made it to prosper.

CHAP. XL.

ND it came to pass, after these

13 Yet within three days shall Pha raoh lift up thy 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 show kindness, 1 pray thee, unto me; and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

Aungs, that the butler of the king 15 For indeed I was stolen away out

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

of the land of the Hebrews; and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:

17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bake-meats for 4 And the captain of the guard Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them charged Joseph with them, and he out of the basket upon my head. served them; and they continued a 18 And Joseph answered and said, season in ward, This is the interpretation thereof:

5 ¶ And they dreamed a dream both|The three baskets are three days: of them, each man his dream in one 19 Yet within three days shall Pha night, each man according to the in-Iraoh lift up thy head from off thee,

Pharaoh's two dreams

GENESIS.

and shall hang thee on a tree: and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

20 T And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birth day, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief ba ker 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 meinber Joseph, but forgat him. CHAP. XLI.

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interpreted by Joseph.

11 And we dreamed a dream in one 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, a Hebrew, 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 T Then Pharaoh sent and called re-Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed hus raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

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 fat-fleshed; and they fed in a meadow.

3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favoured and lean-fleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it; and I have beard say of thee, that thou canst un derstand 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,Io my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:

18 And, behold, there came up out of And the ill-favoured and lean the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and fleshed kiue did eat up the seven well-favoured; aud they fed in a well-favoured and fat kine. So Pha|meadow. raoh awoke.

5 And he slept and dreamed the second 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 aker them.

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:

20 And the lean and the ill-favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: 21 And when they had eaten them 7 And the seven thin ears devoured up, it could not be known that they the seven rank and full ears. And bad eaten them; out they were still Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was ill-favoured, as at the beginning. So a dream.

8 And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit was troubled; and he

I awoke.

22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk,

sent and called for all the magicians full and good:

of Egypt, and all the wise men there- 23 And, behold, seven cars, wither of: and Pharaoh told them his dreams; ed, thin, and blasted with the east but there was none that could inter-wind, sprung up after them:

pret them unto Pharaoh.

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

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. 10 Pharaoh was wroth with his ser- 25 T And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, vants, and put ine in ward in the cap-The dream of Pharaoh is one: God tain of the guard's house, both me and bath showed Pharaoh what he is the chief baker:

about to do.

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