Joseph in Egypt. CHAP. XXXIX. 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. it 23 And Judah said, Let her take to her, lest we be shamed: 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 law hath played the harlot, and also behold, she is with child by whoredom: and Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. 25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By 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. 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous 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. 28 And it came to pass when she travailed, that the one put out his hand, and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pass as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother 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 Zarah. CHAP. XXXIX. He is falsely accused. 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 aught 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 I: 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. 11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house, to do his business, and there was none of the men of the house there within. 12 And she caught him 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; 14 That she called unto the men of her AND Joseph was brought down to house, and spake unto them, saying, Egypt, and Potiphar an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyp. tían, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites, which had brought him down thither 2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man, and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 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. See, he hath brought in a Hebrew unto us, to mock us: he came in unto me to lie with 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 hier, until her lord came home. 17 And she spake unto him, according to these words, saying, The Hebrew 41 Joseph imprisoned. GENESIS. He interpreteth dreams. servant which thou hast brought unto | preter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you. us, came in unto me to mock 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. 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 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. The Butler and Baker of Pharaoh. 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, This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days: 13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restcre 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 pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house. 15 For indeed I was stolen away out AND it came to pass after these of the land of the Hebrews; and here 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. 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 so sadly to day? 8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no inter 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 ser. vants: 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. Pharaoh's dreams CHAP. XLI. are interpreted 23 Yet did not the chief Butler re- | have dreamed a dream, and there is member Joseph, but forgat him. : CHAP. XLI. Pharaoh's two dreams. AND it came to pass at the end of 4 And the ill favoured and lean fleshed kine, did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine: So Pharaoh 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, sprang 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, 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 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 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 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. 15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I 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 well favoured, 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. 20 And the lean, and the ill favourea 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 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 with the east wind, shall be seven years of famine. 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 following: for it shall be very grievous. 32 And for that the dream was dou bled unto Pharaoh twice, it is because | 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. 35 And let them gather all the food of 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? 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 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. 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. 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. His brethren. 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 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. 52 And the name of the second call. ed he 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. 54 And the seven years of dearth be gan 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 Pha raoh 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 of the earth; and Joseph opened 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. CHAP. XLII. 44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no Jacob sendeth his ten sons to buy corn man lift up his hand 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 Poti-pherah, priest of On: and Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. 46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt: and Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. Now in Egypt. TOW when Jacob 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. cob sent not with his brethren: for he 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 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, you 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. with his brethren. 20 But bring your youngest brother unto me, so shall your words be veri fied, 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, say. ing, 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. 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 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 another, What is this that God hath done unto us? : 29 T 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. 33 And the man the lord of the country said unto us, Hereby shall I know 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 45 |