Pharaoh's two dreams

could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

GENESIS.

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1715.

9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day: 10 Pharaoh was dwroth with dch. 40. 2, his servants, and put me ins ward in the captain of the ech.39.20 guard's house, both me, and the chief baker:

11 And fwe dreamed a dream fch. 40. 5. in one night, I and he: we dreamed each manaccording to the interpretation of his dream. 12 And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, Fser-Sch.37.36. vant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he hinterpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his &c. dream he did interpret.

heh.40.12,

13 And it came to pass, ias he ich. 40.22. interpreted to us, so it was: me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

14 Then Pharaoh sent k Ps. 105. and called Joseph, and they 20.

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4. 1.

u

y ver. 54.

Zch.47.13.

It brought him hastily out IDa. 2.25. of the dungeon: and he shaved † Heb. himself, and changed his rai- made + Heb. ment, and came in unto Pha-him run, heavy. raoh. 1 Sa.2.8. 15 And Pharaoh said unto Jo- Ps. 113.7, a Nu. 23. seph, I have dreamed a dream, 8. 19. Is. 46. and there is none that can inter10, 11. pret it: "and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. 16 And Joseph answered Pha-Or, raoh, saying, "It is not in me: when PGod shall give Pharaoh an an- thou swer of peace.

ver. 12. Ps. 25. 14. Da. 5. 16.

hearest a

Or, pre pared of

God.

Or,over

seers.

c ver. 48.

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 tgrievous.

32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the "thing is lestablished 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.

31 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint "officers over the land, and btake up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.

17 And Pharaoh said unto Jo-dream bPr. 6. 6, thou seph, In my dream, behold, I canst in-7, 8. stood upon the bank of the river: terpretit. 18 And behold, there came up Da.2.30. out of the river seven kine,fat- Ac. 3. 12. fleshed,and well-favoured; and 2 Co. 3. 5. they fed in a meadow:

Peh. 40. 8.

19 And behold, seven other Da 2. 22, kine came up after them, poor, 28,47.& 4. and very ill-favoured, and lean- 2. fleshed, such as I never saw in a ver. 1. all the land of Egypt for bad

ness:

20 And the lean and the ill-favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

21 And when they had teaten + Heb. them up, it could not be known come to that they had eaten them; but the inthey were still ill-favoured, as ward at the beginning. So I awoke. parts of 22 And I saw in my dream,and them. behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:

23 And behold, seven ears, Iwithered, thin, and blasted Or, with the east wind, sprung up small. after them:

24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and 'I told r ver. 8. this unto the magicians; but Da. 4. 7. there was none that could de-] clare it to me.

25 And Joseph said unto Pha

not cut

off. dch.47.15,

19.

10.

f Nu. 27. 18.Job32.

8 Pr. 2. 6. Da. 4. 8, 18.&5.11. 14. & 6. 3. 5 Ps. 105. 21,22.Ac.

7. 10.

† Heb. be armed,

or, kiss.

h Da. 6.3.

iEs. 3. 10.

& 8. 2, 8.

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 5Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people the ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have bset thee over all the land of Egypt.

42 And Pharaoh took off his

The famine beginneth.

ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and karrayed him in vestures of fine linen, land 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, tBow 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 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.

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1715.

kEs 8.15.

Or, silk. Da. 5. 7,

29.

mEs. 6. 9. Or, Ten

der fa ther, ch. 45. 8.

↑ Heb. Abrech. nch. 42. 6. &45.8,26. Ac. 7. 10.

I Which

in the Coptic signifies, A reveal

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1708.

Joseph's ten brethren

57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy De.9.28. corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

1707.

Ac. 7.12.

CHAPTER XLII Jacob sendeth his ten sons to buy corn in Egypt, 1. 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.

NOW 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 blive, and not die. 3 T And Joseph's ten brethren wentdown to buycorn in Egypt. 4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his ver. 38. brethren: for he said, "Lest peradventure mischiefbefall him. 5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was din the land of Canaan.

vealed. Or, mince. Ex. 2. 16. 2 Sa. 8.18. & 20. 26. cir. 1715. 1 Sa. 16. 21.1 Ki.12 6,8. Da.1.

19.

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 Pas the sand of the sea, very Peh.22.17. much, until he left numbering; Ju. 7.12.1 for it was without number. 50 9And untoJoseph were born two sons before the years of famine came: which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah ||priestor, 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 my affliction. 53 And the seven years of plenteousness that was in the land of Egypt, were ended. 64 And the seven years of dearth began to come, 'according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; butin all thelandof Egypttherewasbread. 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.

Sa. 13. 5.

dAc.7.11.

ch.41.41.

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 brethrencame, and fch. 37.7 bowed down themselvesbefore him with their faces to the earth.

& 48. 5.

things

with them.

That is, fruitful. ch.49.22.

1708.

Ps. 105. 16. Ac. 7. 11.

t ver. 30.

hch.37.30.

7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake troughly 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 his not.

La. 5. 7. 14 And Joseph said unto them, Seech.44. That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:

24.

55.

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 43

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Joseph imprisoneth his brethren. him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, Heb. whether there be any truth in bound. you or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely ye are spies.

gathered.

k Lev. 25.

17 And he put them all to-t Heb. gether 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 43. Ne. 5. your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

15,

20 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your ch. 43. 5. words be verified, and ye shall & 44 23. not die. And they did so.

21 And they said one to an

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t ver. 15, 19, 20.

"ch.34.10

See ch.

ver. 34.

43. 21.

Job. 36.

other, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that 8,9.Ho. 5. we saw the anguish of his soul, 15. when he besought us, and we would not hear; "therefore is "Pr.21.13. this distress come upon us.

Mat. 7. 2.

22 And Reuben answered them, saying, "Spake I not un- ch.37.21. to you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore behold also his blood is Prequired. 23 And they knew not that Jo-Ki.2.32. 2. seph understood them; for the Ch.24. 22. spake unto them by an interpreter.

Pch.9.5.1

P8. 9. 12.

Lu. 11.50,

51.

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 them. before their eyes.

25 T 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.

9 Mat. 5.

26 And they laded their asses 44.Ro.12. with the corn, and departed 17, 20, 21. thence.

27 And as 'one of them open-r See ch. ed his sack to give his ass pro-43. 21. vender 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, t Heb. and they were afraid, saying went one to another, What is this forth. 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,

Ych.43.14.

ver.13.& ch. 37. 33. & 44. 28. a ver.4.& ch. 44. 29. beh.37.35. & 44. 31.

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 unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall "traffick in the land.

35 T 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 children: 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 twe 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: ifmischiefbefall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bbring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. CHAPTER XLIII.

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

ch.41.54. AND the famine was sore in

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

3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your bbrother 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 tasked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him could we according to the ftenor of these know? words: Could we certainly

+ Heb. knowving

Joseph's brethren are brought know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we inay 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 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 icarry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

12 And take 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:

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 your other brother, and Benjamin: If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

15 T And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and tslay, and make ready: for these men shall t dine with me at noon.

17 And the man did as Joseph bade: and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.

18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time, are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. 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, O sir, if we came Indeed down at the first time to buy food:

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It Heb.

your mo

ney came

to me.

1 ch. 18. 4. & 24. 32.

ch.37.7.

t Heb. Is

there peace to

mto his house, and feasted.

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: 11 had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.

24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and Igave 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 t 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 father is in good your fa health, he is yet alive: and they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

ther

ch.12.11,

13. Och. 37. 7,

10.

18.

Pch.35.17,

ch.42.13.

1K1.3.26.

ch.42.24.

29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, Phis 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 This 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 heh. 24. 2. went out, and refrained him& 39.4.& ver. 25. self, and said, Set on 'bread. . . tHeb.kill Sa.25.11. a killing. Heb.

eat.

32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians which dideatwith him,bythemselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is "an abomination unto the Egyptians. 33 And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

34 And he took and sent meases unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and t were merry with him.

CHAPTER XLIV.
Joseph's policy to stay his brethren, L.
14 Judah's humble supplication to
Joseph.

ND he commanded † the steFill the men's sacks with food, ward of his house, saying,

his house. as much as they can carry, and

45

Judah's humble

put every man's money in his sack's mouth.

2 And put my 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?

5 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed hedivineth? 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:

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Or,maketh trial.

8 Behold, "the money which ch.43.21. we found 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 whomsoeverofthy servants it be found, both let him bch.31.32. die, and we also will be my lord's bond-men.

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 shall be blameless.

11 Thentheyspeedilytookdown everyman hissacktothe ground, and opened every man his sack.

12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

13 Then they rent theirclothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

ch.37 29 34. Nu. 14.

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supplication to Joseph.

18 T Then Judah came near unto him, and said, O my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, Ech.18.30, and let not thine anger burn 32.Ex. 32. against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.

22.

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, hch. 37. 3. and ha child of his old age, a lit tle 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 serich.42. 15, vants, iBring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

20.

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 serkch. 43.3, vants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

5.

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

Ich. 43. 2. 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 mch. 46. said unto us, Ye know that "my wife bare me two sons:

19.

28 And the one went out from ch.37.33. me, and I said, "Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:

"ch.42.36, 38.

29 And if ye "take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; (seeing

ren came to Joseph's house, (for 11. he was yet there :) and they dfell before him on the ground.

dch. 37.7.

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 Or, we say unto my lord? what shall make we speak! or how shall we clear trial. ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold "weare my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom ver. 9. 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.

ver. 5.

fPt.17.15.

31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.

32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my fa9ch. 43. 9. ther, saying, "If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever. 33 Now therefore, I pray thee, Ex. 32. let thy servant abide insteed of the lad a bond-man to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.