The history of Joseph.

B. C. about 1496.

- 1 Chr. 1. 51. 1 Or, Aliah.

40 And these are the names of "the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke "Alvah, duke Jetheth,

41 Duke Aholibamab, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is ↑ Heb. Edom. Esau the father of t the Edomites.

3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age and he made him a coat of many Il colours.

4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, deh. 27. 41. & they dhated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

49. 23.

ch. 42. 6, 9. & 43. 28. & 44. 14.

fch. 46. 29.

gch. 27. 29.

A Acta 7. 9. i Dan. 7. 28. Luke2.19.51.

about 1729.

↑ Heb. see the

5 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:"

7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

8 And his brethren said to 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.

9 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 to his brethren and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and 9thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

He is sold into Egypt.

16 And he said, I seek my brethren: Itell me, I pray thee, where they feed their Cant. 1. 7. 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.

19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

n1 Sam. 19.1. Ps. 31. 13. & 37. 12, 32. & 94. 21. Matt. 27. 1. Mark 14. 1. John 11. 53. Acts 23. 12.

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 † Heb, master his dreams. of dreams. 21 And Reuben heard it, and he deliveredo Prov. 1. 11, 16. & 6. 17. him out of their hands; and said, Let us not & 27. 4. kill him. p ch. 42. 22.

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 Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many | Or, pieces. colours that was on him;

24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

q Prov. 30. 20. Am. 6. 6.

r See ver. 28, 36.

s Jer. 8. 22.

25 7 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spi-t ch. 4. 10. cery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

26 And Judah said unto his brethren,

27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and "let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh and his brethren t were content.

30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child dis not; and I, whither shall fver. 20. 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 or no.

33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. 34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

ch. 44. 28. g ver. 29. 2 Sam. 3. 31. k 2 Sam.12.17. ich. 42. 38. & 44. 29, 31.

k ch. 39. 1.

eu

† Heb. nuch. But the word doth signify not only eunuchs, but also chamberlains, courtiers, and officers, Esth. 1. 10. Or, chief

marshal. Heb. chief of the slaugh termen, or, executioners,

Pharaoh's two dreams.

B. C. 1715.

+ Heb.fat,

a Dan. 2. 1. & 4. 5. 19. b Ex. 7. 11,22. Ia. 29. 14. Dan. 1. 20. &

2. 2. & 4. 7. c Matt. 2. 1.

d ch. 40. 2, 3. e ch. 39. 20. fch. 40. 5.

9 ch. 37. 36. h ch. 40. 12,

&c.

i ch. 40. 22.

him run.

! Dan. 2. 25.

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 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, trank and good.

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 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 dwroth 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 A 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 was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

Ps. 105. 20. 14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, Heb. made and they brought him hastily "out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. m 1 Sam. 2. 8. 15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have Ps. 113. 7, S. dreamed a dream, and there is none that n ver. 12. can interpret it: "and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.

Ps. 25. 14. Dan. 5. 16.

16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, thou hearest It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

a dream thou canst interpret it.

• Dan. 2. 30.
Acts 3. 12.
2 Cor. 3. 5.
pch. 40. 8.
Dan.2.22.28,
47. & 4. 2.

g ver. 1.

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 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:

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.

Joseph interpreteth them.

and the seven good ears are seven years: B. C. 1715. 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 tseven years of famine. 28 "This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: what God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.

t 2 Kings 8. 1. u ver. 25.

y ver. 54

29 Behold, there come "seven years of great ver. 47, 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 doubled 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.

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 Ps. 105. 21. tbe 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 i took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and karrayed 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.

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.

Ex. 2. 16. 2 Sam. 8. 18. & 20, 26,

1 Sam. 16.21. 1 Kings 12.6.

8.

Dan. 1. 19.

2 Sam. 8. 18. 51 And Joseph called the name of the firstabout 1712. born Manasseh: For God, said he, hath That is, For-made me forget all my toil, and all my fa

1707.

Acts 7. 12.

6 ch. 43. 8. P. 118. 17. Is. 38. L.

ever. 38.

d Acts 7. 11. ech. 41. 41.

fch. 37. 7.

ther'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. 54 And the seven years of dearth began 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 Pharaoh 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.

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 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 befall him. 5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was din 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 + Heb. hard them, and spake troughly unto them; and things with he said unto them, Whenee come ye? And them. they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

Jacob's sons imprisoned.

12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see B. C. 1707. 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.

h ch. 37. 30. Lam. 5. 7. See ch.41.20.

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 iSee i Sam. 1. of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

26. & 17, 55.

16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, Heb. bound. 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:

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; "theren Prov. 21. 13. fore this distress come upon us. Matt. 7. 2.

e ch. 37. 21. rc-p ch. 9. 5.

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 quired.

23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for the 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.

1 Kings 2.32. 2 Chr. 24. 22. Ps. 9. 12. Luke 11. 50,

26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence. 27 And as one of them opened his sack to Seech. 43.21. 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 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 troughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

82 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 yet ver. 15,19,20. 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: 80 will I deliver

Jacob sendeth Benjamin.

B. C. 1707. u ch. 34. 10.

21.

you your brother, and ye shall "traffick in the land.

33 And it came to pass as they emptied z sea ch. 43. their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundie of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

y ch. 43. 14.

ver. 13.

41. 28.

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 two 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 ch. 37. 33. & is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. CHAPTER XLIII.

a ver. 4.

ch. 11. 29.

b ch. 37. 35. & 41. 31.

6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had ye: a brother?

7 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to ↑ Heb.mouth. the tenor of these words. Could we cerHeb. Know-tainly know that he would say, Bring your ing could we brother down? know?

e ch. 44. 32. Philem. 18,

19.

Or, twice by this.

d eh. 32, 20,

8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may 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 wo 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 dcarry down the man a present, a little

Prov. 18. 16. balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh,

⚫ ch. 37. 25. Jer. 8. 22. fch. 42. 25,35.

nuts and almonds:

12 And take double money in your hand; and the money f 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 beOr. And I, fore the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. 91fI be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

CLA I have been, fe g Eath, 4. 10

And the men took that present, and

Joseph's brethren afraid.

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 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, tiwe came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

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 I had your money. And he brought Simeon out

unto them.

24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and ch.18.4.&24. 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.

32.

26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves m ch. 37, 7, 10. to him to the earth. ↑ Heb. peace. ch. 37. 14.

27 And he asked them of their 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 health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his 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 "his 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 went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on tbread.

for them by themselves, and for the Egyp

32 And they set on for him by himself, and

tians, which did eat with him, by themselves: 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 firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

34 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

Birth of Joseph's sons.

1707.

n Acta 7. 12.

beh. 43.8. P. 118. 17. Is. 38. L

ever. 38.

d Acts 7. 11. rch, 41. 41.

fch. 37.7.

the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid be 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 firstborn 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. 54 And the seven years of dearth began to come, taccording 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 Pharaoh 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.

CHAPTER XLII.

Jacob sendeth his ten sons to buy corn in Egypt. 16 They are imprisoned by Joseph as spies: 18 but are set at liberty, on condition that they bring Benjamin. 21 Their remorse on account of Joseph. 24 Simeon is kept as a pledge. 25 They re turn kome with corn, and with their money. 29 Their report to Jacob. 36 Jacob refuseth to send Benjamin.

No

Ow 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.

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, C Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was din the land of Canaan.

6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and be 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 Heb. hard them, and spake roughly unto them; and things with he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

them.

Jacob's sons imprisoned.

B. C. 1707.

A ch. 37. 30. Lam. 5. 7. See ch.44.20. i See 1 Sam. 1. 26. & 17. 55.

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, Heb. bound. 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.

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 'rc-pch. 9. 5. quired.

stood them; for the spake unto them by an 23 And they knew not that Joseph underinterpreter.

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.

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 ↑ Heb. they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us? 29 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 ver. 7. spies of the country.

31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

82 We be twelve brethren, sons of our fa ther; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

went

33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that yet ver. 15,19,20. 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: 80 will I deliver