Fofeph is fold.

Chap xxxviii bow down our felves to thee, to the Earth? 11.And his brethren envied him: but his father obferved the faying.

12¶ And his brethren went to feed their fathers flock. in Shechem

13 And Ifrael faid unto Jofeph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will fend thee unto them. And he faid unto him, Here am I.

14 And he faidunto him, Go,I pray thee, fee whither it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he fent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

The trefpafs of Onan.

31 And they took Jofephs coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood.

32 And they fent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and faid, This have we found: know now whither it be thy fons coat or no.

33 And he knew it, and faid, It is my fons coat: an evil beaft hath devoured him: Jofeph is without doubt rent in pieces.

34 And Jacob rent his cloaths, and put fackcloath upon his loins, and mourned for his fon many days.

135 And all his fons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he faid, For I will go down into the grave unto my fon, mourn ing. Thus his father wept for him.

15 And a certain man found him, and behold, be was wandring in the field and man asked him, faying, What feek eft thou? 16 And he laid, I feek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee,where they feed their flocks. 17 And theman faid. They are departed hence: for I heard them fay, let us go to Dothan. And Jofeph went after his brethren and found them in Dothan, 1

18 And when they faw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they confpired against him, to flay him. 19 And they laid one to another, B.

hold this dreamer cometh :

10 Come now therefore, and let us lay him, and caft him into fome pit and we will fay, fome evil beast hath devoured him: and we fhall fee what will become of his dreams.

21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands, and faid, Let us not kill him.

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22 And Reuben faid unto them, Shed no blood, but caft him unto 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 pafs when Jofeph was come unto his brethren, that they ftript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him. fu

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

36 And the Midianites fold him into Egyat unto Potiphar, an Officer of Pharaohs, and captain of the gaurd.

DOCHAP. XXXVMI.

Judah begeterb Er, Onan, and Shela, 6 Er manrietb Tamar. 8 The trespass of 9

Ad it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned into a certain Adullamite, whofe name was Hirah.

And Judah faw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whole name was Shuah, and he took her, and went in unto her.

3 And the conceived and bear a fon and he called his name Er.

4 And the conceived again and bare a fon; and the called his name Onan. 5

And the yet again conceived, and bare a fon, and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when he bare him.

6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firftborn, whose name was Tamar. 7 And Er, Judahs first born was wicked in the light of the LORD; and the LORD flew him.

8 And Judah faid unto Onan, go in unto thy brothers wife, and marry her, and raife up feed to thy brother.

9 And Onan knew that the feed fhould 15 And they fat down to eat bread: and not be his: and it came to pafs, when he they lift up their eyes, and looked, and went in unto his brothers wife, that he behold, a company of Ifhmaelites came fpilled it on theground, lealt that he should from Gilead, with their camels bearing give feed to his brother. Spicery, and balm, and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt."

26 And Judah faid unto his brethren, What profit is it if we flay our brother, and conceal his blood?

27 Come, and let us fell him to the Ifh maelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, and our Aeth: and his brethren were content.

28 Then there palled by Midianites, merchant-men; and they drew and lift up Jofeph out of the pity and fold Jofeph to the 1hmaelites for twenty pieces of filver: and they brought Jofeph into Egypt.

29 And Reuben returned unto the pit, and behold, Jofeph was not in the pit and he rent his cloaths. w

30 And he returned unto his brethren, and faid, the child is not; and I, whither thall i go?

To And the thing which he did difplea fed the LORD: wherefore heЛlew him alfo.

11 Then faid Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy fathers houfe, till Shelah my fon be grown :( for he faid. Lealt peradventure he die allo as his brethren did,) and Tamar went and dwelt in her fathers houfe.

12 And in procefs of time, the daughter of Shuah Judahs wife died: and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his heep- theaters to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

13 And it wss told Tamar, faying, Be hold, thy father in law goeth up to Tim-, nath, to hear his fheep.

14 And he put her widows garments off from her, and covered her with a veil, and wrapped her felf, and fat in an open place B4

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Genefis. which is by the way to Timnath; for the faw that Shelah was grown, and fhe was not given unto him to wife.

15 When Judah faw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because the nad covered her face.

16 And he turned unto her by the way, and faid, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee ( for he knew not that he was his daughter in law) and the faid. What wilt thou give me, that thou mayeft come in unto me?

17 And he faid, I will fend thee a kid from the floek: and the faid Wilt thou give me a pledge till thou fend it?

18 And he faid. What pledge fhall I give thee? And the faid, Thy fignet, and thy bracelets, and thy ftaff that is in thine hand and he gave it her, and came in unto her, and the conceived by him.

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19 And The arofe, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widow. hood.

20 And Judah fent the kid by the hand of his friend the adull.mite, to receive bis pledge from the womans hand: but he Found her neat.

21 Then he asked the men of that place, faying where is the harlot, that was openby the way fide? and they faid, There was no harlot in this place.

22 And he returned to Judah, and faid, I cannot find her, and alfo the men of place faid, that there was no harlot in this place. 23 And Judah faid, Let her take it to her, left we be fhamed: behold, I fent this id, and thou haft not found her.

24 And it came to pafs about three months after, that it was told Judah, faying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath play ed the harlot, and alfo behold; fhe is with child by whoredom: and Judah faid, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

25 When the was brought forth the fent to her father in law, faying, By the man whole thefe are am I with child: and fhe faid, Difcern, I pray thee, whofe are thefe, the fignet, and bracelets, and staff.

26 And Judah acknowledged them, and faid, She hath been more righteous than 1, because that I gave her not to Shelah my fon; and he knew her again no more.

27 And it came to pafs in time of her travel, that behold twins were in her womb. 18 And it came to pafs when the traveled, that the one put out bis hand and the mid-wife took and bound upon his hand a fcarlet-thread, faying. This came out firft. 29 And it came to pafs as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out: and the faid, How haft thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.

30 And afterward came out his brother that had the fearlet-thread upon his hand, and his name was called Zarah.

CHAP. XXXIX.. Jofeph advanced in Petipkars bouse. 7 refiftetb bis mistrellestemptation, 3 is felf ly accufed, 19 and caft into prijon. A nd Jofeph was brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar an Officer of Pharaoh,

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Jofeph in Potipbars bouft. captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands ofthe Ifhmaelites, which had brought him down thither.

And the LORD was with Jofeph, and he was a profperous man: and he was in the houfe of his mafter the Egyptian.

3 And his mafter faw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to profper in his hand.

4 And Jofeph found grace in his fight, and he ferved him; and he made him Over-feer over his houfe, and all that he had he put into his hand.

5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him over-feer in his houfe, and over all that he had, that the LORD bleedy Egyptians houfe for Jofephs fake: and the bleffing 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 Jofephs hand; and he knew not ought he had, fave the bread which he did eat and Jofeph was a goodly perfon and well-favoured.

79And it camejo pafs after these things, that his mafters wife caft her eyes upon Jofeph, and the faid. Lie with me.

8 But he refufed, and faid unto his ma fters wife, Behold, my master woteh not what is with me in the houfe, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand.

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9 There is none greater in this houfe than neither hath he kept back any thing from me, but thee, because thou art his wife how then can I do this great wickednefs, and fin againft God?

10 And it came to pafs as the spake to Jofeph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

II And it came to pals about this time, that Jofepb went into the houfe to do his businefs, and there was none of the men of the house there within.

12 And the caught him by his garment, faying, Lie with me; and he left his gar ment in her hand and fled, and got him out.

3 And it came to pafs, when the faw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,

14 That the called unto the men of her house, and fpake unto them, faying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us: he came in un'o me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice.

15 And it came to pass, when he heard lifted up my voice & cried, that he left his garment with me, & fled, and got him out. 16 And the laid up his garment by her, nntil his lord came home.

17 And the spake unto him according to thefe words, faying, The Hebrew fervant which thou haft brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me.

18 And it came to pafs, as I lift up my voice, and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.

19 And it came to pafs, when his master heard the words of his wife, which the fpake unto him, faying, After this manner did thy fervant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

20 And Jofephs master took him, and put

Jofeph in prison.

Chap. xl, xli. put him into the prifon, a place where the kings prifoners were bound: and he was

there in the prifon,

21 But the LORD was with Jofeph, and thewed him mercy; and gave him fa vour in the light of the keeper off prifon. 22 And the keeper of the prifon commirted to Jofephs hand all the prisoners that were in the prifon, and what foever they did there, he was the doer of it.

23 The keeper of the prifon looked not to any thing that was under his hand; becaufe the LORD was with him and that which he did, the LORD made it to profper. CHA P. XL.

I The butler and baker ofPbar aob are impriJoned. 4 Jofepb bath charge of them. He interpreteth tbeir dreams.

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Nd it came to pals 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 of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and againft the chief of the bakers.

3 And he put them in ward in the houfe of the captain ofthe gaurd, into the prifon, the place where Jofeph was bound.

4 And the captain of the guard charged Jofeph with them, and he ferved them, and they continued a feafon 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 y baker of king of Egypt, which were bound in the prifon. 6 And Jofeph came in unto them in the morning and looked upon them; and be hold they were fad.

7 And he asked Pharaohs officers were with him in the ward of his lords houfe, faying, Wherefore look ye fo fadly to day? 8 And they faid unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Jofeph faid unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them I pray you.

9 And the chief butler told his dream to Jofeph, and faid unto 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 bloffoms thot forth, and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes.

And Pharaohs cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and preffed them into Pharaohs cup: and I gave the cup into Pharaohs hand.

12 And Jofeph faid unto him, This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days.

3 Yer within three days that! Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place and thou fhalt deliver Pharaohs cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou waft his butler.

14 But think on me when it fhall be well with thee, And fhew 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 ftolen away out of

Pharaobs Butler and baker.

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

16 When the chief baker faw that the interpretation was good, he faid unto Jofeph, I alfo was in my dream; and Beho d I bad three white bafkets on mine head.

17 And in the uppermoft 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 Jofeph answered, and faid, This is the interpretation thereof; the three baskets are three days.

19 Yet within three days fhall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and fhall hang thee on a tree, and the birds fhall eat thy Aeth from off thee.

20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaohs birth-day, that he made a feaft unto all his fervants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler, and of the chief baker among his fervants.

21 And he reftored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaohs hand.

22 But he hanged the chief baker as Jofeph had interpreted to them.

23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Jofeph, but forgat him.

CHAP. XLI.

1Pharoahs two dreams. 25 Jofeph interpretetb them. 33 He giveth Pharaob counsel, 38 Jofeph is advanced. 50 He begettesh. Manajeb and Ephraim.

And it came to pals at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he ftood by the river.

2 And behold there came up out of the river feven well- favoured kine, and fatfleshed, and thy fed in a meadow.

3 And behold, feven 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.

4 And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine, did eat up the feven well-favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh aweke.

5 And he flept and dreamed the fecond time: and behold, feven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

5 And behold feven thin ears and blafted with the eaft wind fprung up after them.

7 And the feven thin ears devoured the feven rank and full ears, and Pharaoh awoke and behold, it was a dream.

8 And it came to pafs in the morning, that his fpirit was troubled and he fent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wife men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

94 Then fpake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, faying, I do remember my faults this day.

10 Pharaoh was wroth with his fervants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guards houfe, 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. B5 12 And

Jofepbinterprets dreams.

12 And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, fervant 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 país, as he interpreted to us, fo it was: me he reftored unto mine office, and him, he hanged.

14 Then Pharaoh fent, & called Jofeph and they brought him haftily out of the dungeon: and he fhaved bimself, & changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaon. 15 And Pharaoh faid unto Jofeph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard fay of thee, that thou canst understand a dream, to interpret it.

16 And Jofeph an fwered Pharaoh, fay-. ing, It is not in me: God fhall give Pha-. raoh an anfwer of peace.

17 And Pharaoh faid unto Jofeph. In my dream, behold, I ftood upon the bank

of the river.

18 And behold, there came up cut of the river feven kine, fat flelhed and well-favoured, and they fed in a meadow.

19 And behold, feven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill-favoured, and lean-fleshed, luch as I never faw in all the land of Egypt, for badness.

20 And the lean and the ill-favoured kine did eat up the first feven fat kine, 21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were ftill ill-favoured, as at the beginning, So I awoke.

12 And I faw in my dream, and behold, feven ears came up in one stalk, full and good.

23 And behold, feven ears withered, thin and blafted with the east-wind, fprung. up after them.

21 And the thin ears devoured the feven good ears and I told this unto the magicions; but there was none that could declare it unto me,

27 And Jofeph faid unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh one: God hath thewed Pharaoh what he is about to do. 26 The feven good kine are feven years; and the feven good ears are feven years: the dream is one.

27 Andy feven thin and ill-favoured kine that came up after them, are feven years; and the feven empty ears, blafted with the eaft-wind, fhall be feven years of famine.. 28 This is the thing which I have fpoken unto Pharaoh: what God is about to do, he fheweth unto Pharaoh.

19 Behold, there come fevenyearsof great plenty, throughout all the land of Egypt. 30 And there fhall arife after them feven years of famine, and all the plenty fhall be forgotten in land of Eypt: and the famine ihall confume the land.

31 And the plenty fhall not be known in the land, by reafon of that famine following: for it all be very grievous.

32 And for that the dream was double anto Pharaoh twice, it is because the ching is eftablished by God; and God will shortly bring it to pals,

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Genefis 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look outa man difereet and wife, and fet 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 feven plenteous years.

35 And let them gather all the food of thofe good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep tood in the cities.

35 And that food fhall be for ftore to the land, against the feven years of famine, which fhall be in the land of Egypt: that the land perifh not through the famine.

37 And the thing was good in eyes of Pharaoh, and in y eyes of all his fervants. 38 And Pharaoh faid unto his fervants, Can we find fuch an one as this is, a man in whom the fpirit of God is?

39 And Pharaoh faid unto Jofeph, Forafmuch as God hath fhewed thee all this, there is none fo difcreet and wife as thou art.

40 Thou shalt be over my houfe, and according unto Thy word fhall all my people be ruled only in the throne will be greater than thou.

41 And Pharaoh faid unto Jofeph, See, I have fet thee over all the land of Egypt.

42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Jofephs hand, and arrayed him in veftures of fine linnen, and put a gold chain about his neck.

43 And he made him to ride in the fecond 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 faid unto Jofeph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee fhall no man lift up his hand or foot in allthe land of Egypt.

45 And Pharaoh called Jofephs name Zaphnath-paaneah, and he gave him to wife Afenath the daughter of Poti-pherah, prieft of On and Jofeph went out over all the land of Egypt.

46 (And Jofeph was thirty years old when he ftood before Pharaoh king of Egypt) and Jofeph went out from the prefence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

47 And in the feven plenteous years the earth brought fourth by hand fulls.

48 And he gathered up all the food of the leven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities; the food of the field which was round a bout every city laid he up in the fame.

49 And Jofeph gathered corn as the fand of the fea, very much, untill he left nume bering: for it was without number.

50 And unto Jofeph were born two fons, before the years of famine came which Afenath, the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of on, bare unto him.

5 And Jofeph called the name of the first-born Manaffch: for God Said be, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my fathers house

52 And the name of the fecond called he Ephraim: for God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. 63 ¶ And

The years of famine.

Chap. xiii.

Jofepbs brethren return.

53 Andy feven years of plenteoufnefs fon, that your words may be proved, whe that was in the land of Egypt were ended. ther there be any truth in you er eife by 54 And the feven years of dearth began the life of Pharaoh, furely ye are spies. to come, according as Jofeph had faid; and the dearth was in all lands: but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

17 And he put them all together into ward, three days.

18 Ard Jofeph faid unto them, the third day, This do, and live, for I tear God. 19 Ifye be true men, let one of your bre.

55 And when all the land of Egypt was famifted, the people cried to Pharaoh, for bread, and Pharaoh faid unto all the E-thren be bound in § houfeof yourprifon: go gyptians, go unto Jofeph; what he faith to you, do.

55 And the famine was over all the face of the earth, & Jofeph opened all the ftorehoufes, and fold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed tore in land of Egypt. 57 And all countries came into Egypt to Jofeph for to buy corn; because that the famine was fo fore in all lands.

CHA P. XLII.

Jacob Sendetbbis ten fons to buy corn in Egypt. 16 They are imprisonedby Joseph for

Now when Jacob, faw that there was

corn in Egypt, Jacob faid unto his fons, Why do ye look one upon another? 2 And he faid, 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 Jofephs ten brethren went down, to buy corn in Egypt.

4 But Benjamin, Jofephs brother, Jacob fent not with his brethren: for he faid, Left peradventure mifchief belal him.

And the fons of Ifrael came to buy, corn among thofe that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

6 And Jofeph was the governour over teland, and he it was that fold to all the People of the land and Jofephs brethren came, and bowed down themfelves before him, with their faces to the earth.

7 And Jofeph faw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself ftrange unto them, and fpake roughly unto them, and he faid unto them, Whence come ye? And they laid from the land of Canaan, to buy food.

8 And Jofeph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

9 And Jofephi remembred the dreams which he dreamed of them, and laid unto them. Ye are ipies; to fee the nakednel's of the land you are come.

10 And they faid unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thyfervants come, II We are all one mans fons; we are true nien; thy fervants are no pies.

12 And he faid unto them, Nay, but to fee the nakednels of the land you are come.

13 And they faid, Thy levants aretwelve brethren, the fons of one man in the land of Canaan, and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no

14 And Jofeph faid unto them That is it that ifpake unto you, faying, Ye are pies, 15 Hereby ye fallbe proved: by the life of Pharaon ye thall not go forth herce ex-, cept your youngest brother come hither.

16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye thall be kept in pri

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ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses. 20 But bring your youngest brother unto me: fo fhall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

21 And they faid one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we faw the anguifh of his foul, when he befought us, and we would not hear: therefore is this diftrefs comeupon us.

22 And Reuben anfwered them, faying Spake I not unto you, faying, Do not fin against the Child; and ye would not hear: therefore behold alfo his blood is required. 23 And they knew not that Jofeph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter."

24 And he turnedhim felfabout 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 Jofephcommandedto fill their facks with corn, and to restore every mans money into his fack, and to give them provision for the way and thus did he un-to them.

25 And they laded their affes with the corn, and departed thence.

27 And as one of them opened his fack: to give his afs provender in the inn, he efpied his money; for behold, it was in his facks mouth.

25 And he faid unto his brethren: My money is reftored, and lo it is even in my fack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid faying 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, faying,

30 The man who is the lord of the land, fpake roughly to us, and took us for fpies of the country.

31 And we faid unto him, We are true... -men, We are no fpies.

32 We be twelve brethren, fons 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 faid unto us, Hereby fhall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren Dere with me, and take food for the famine of your houtholds, and be gone.

34 Aud bring your youngest brother unto me then fhall I know that you are no fpies, but that you are true men: fo will I deliver you your brother, and ye thall trafficking. the land

351 And it came to pass as they emptie ed their lacks, that behold, every manas bundle of money was in his fack and when both they and their father faw the bundles of money, they were afraid, 36 And