His brethren sell him. CHAP. XXXVIII. field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? 16 And be said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they seed their flocks. 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 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. Tamar deceiveth Judah. 34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 35 And ali bis 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 his 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. 19 And they said one to another, AND it came to pass at that time, that 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. 21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill himn. 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 Lis rather again. 23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours, that was an him: 24 And they took him, and cast him anto a pit: and the pit was einpty, there was no water in it. 25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes, and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. 26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Aduilamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name tas\ Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and barea son; and he called his name Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his naine Onan. 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib when she bare him. 6 And Judah took a wife for Er his first-horn, whose name was Tamar. 7 And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him. 8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go it. unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother." 9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spiled it on the groun, lest that he should give seed to his Drother. 10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD; wherefore he slew him also. 11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow at thy father's house till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. 27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our Lesh: And his brethren were content. 25 Then there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold 12 And in process of time the daughJoseph to the Ishmeelites for twentyter of Shuah, Judah's wife, died: ant pieces of silver: and they brought Jo-Judah was comforted, and went up unseph into Egypt. 29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit: and he rent his clothes : to his sheepshearers to Timnath, be and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 13 And it was told Tamar, saying Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to 30 And he returned unto his bre-Timnath to shear his sheep. thren, and said, The child is not; and I, 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: 32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat 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 Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto hr to wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he though her to be an hariot, because she had covered her face. 33 And he knew it, and said, It is 16 And be turned unto her by the my son's coat; an evil beast hath de-way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, le voured him: Joseph is without doubt me come in unto thee; (for he kne seat in pieces. not that she was his daughter-in-lawy Joseph's advancement. GENESIS. Joseph tempted by his mistress. and he was a prosperous man: and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me? 17 And he said, I will send thee a kid from the lock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge till thou send it 18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is n thine hand: And he gave it her, and came in unto her; and she conceived by him. 19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood." 20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to rereive his pledge from the woman's nand; but he found her not. 21 Then he asked the men of that lace, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way-side? And they said, There was no hatlot in this place. 22 And he returned to Judah, and raid, I cannot find ner; and also the men of the place said, that there was no hariot in this place. 23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be slamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. 24 And it came to pass, about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-taw hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. 3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand. 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 hand. 5 And it came to pass, from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well-favoured. 7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. 8 But he refused; and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wot teth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand: 9 There is none greater in this house. than 1; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? 10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. 25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in law, saying, By the man whose these are, am 1 with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, 11 And it came to pass, about this whose are these, the signet, and brace-time, that Joseph went into the house lets, and staff. to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there with 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righte-in. ous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. 27 And it came to pass, in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. 12 And she caught him by his gar ment, 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 ia her hand, and was fled forth, 23 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand; 14 That she called unto the men of and the midwife took and bound upon her house, and spake unto them, say his hand a scarlet thread, saying, Thising, Sce, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice. came out first. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his band, that, behold, his brother came out and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his rame was called Pharez. 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon s hand; and his name was called Zarah. ΑΝ 15 And it came to pass, when he beard that I fifted 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 mock me: CHAP. XXXIX. ND Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an ofi er of 18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyp-my voice and cried, that he left his gar ian bought him of the hands of the ment, with me. and fed out. brucelites, which had brought hin Jown thither. And the LORD was with Josepn, 19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying Pharaoh's butter and baker. CHAP. XL. XIL Pharaoh's two dreams. After this manner did thy servant to, after the former manner when thou me, that his wrath was kindled. wast his butler. 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 shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; 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 LORD made it to prosper. CHAP. XL. ΑΝ 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 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. 14 But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me; and make men tion of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house. 15 For indeed I was stolen away out. 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 Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. 18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days. 19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh 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, that 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. 5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one 23 Yet did not the chief butler re night, each man according to the in-member Joseph, but forgat him. terpretation 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 so 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 ine; CHAP. XLI. AND 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 canie up after them out of the river, ill-favoured, and lean-fleshed; 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 wellfavoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. 5 And he slept, and dreamed the se10 And in the vine were three branch-cond time: and, behold, seven ears of es and it was as though it budded, corn came up upon one stalk, rank and and her blossoms shot forth, and the good. clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: 11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my band; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and 1 gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. 12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days. 13 Yet within three days shall Pha raoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his band, 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 morn ing that his spirit was troubled; and be sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told thein his dreams but there was none that could interpre them unto Pharaoh Pharaoh's dreams, GENESIS. 9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day. 10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker. 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, an 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 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. interpreted by Joseph, 29 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh; what God 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 thac famine following: for it shall be very grievous. 32 And for that the dream was don bled 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. 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 seven plenteous years. 15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I 35 And let them gather all the food have dreamed a dream, and there is of those good years that come, and lay none that can interpret it: and I have up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, heard say of thee, that thou canst un-and let them keep food in the cities. 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, 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 well-favoured; and they fed in a meadow. 19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very illfavoured, 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 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: 36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of fas mine, 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 ser vants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? 39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: 40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all-imy 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. 42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Jo seph's hand, and arrayed him in ves23 And, behold, seven ears, wither-tures of fine linen, and put a gold ed, thin, and blasted with the east chain about his neck: 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 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. 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. 44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his band or foot in all the land of Egypt. 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Pot27 And the seven thin and ill-fa-pherah priest of On. And Joseph went voured kine, that came up after them, out over all the land of Egypt. are seven years; and the seven empty ears, blasted with the east wind, shall be seven years of famine. 46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Joseph's advancement. CHAP. XLII. His brethren came into Egyps Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food. the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. 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 band 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 first-born Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house. 52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of ny affiction. 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 bad said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. 8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. the 9 And Joseph remembered dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land you 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 be put them all together into 55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said untoward three days. all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do. 56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth. And Joseph opened all the store-houses, 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. CHAP. XLII. Now [OW when Jacab saw that there: was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his 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. 3 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt. 4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren: for! he said, Lest peradventure mischief befal him. 5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the fanne 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. 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 fa mine of your houses: 20 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shail 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 bro ther, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when be 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 he 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. 7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and le knew them, but made himself 26 And they laded their asses with strange unto them, and soake roughly the corn, and departed thence. nto them; and he said unto them, 27 And as one of them opened his |