Benjamin and bis brethren Genefis. 36 And Jacob theirfather faid unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Jofeph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away all these things are against me. 37 And Reuben fpake unto his father, faying, Slay my two fons, if I bring him not to thee; deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again. 38 And he faid,my fon fhall not go down with you: for his brother is dead, and he is left alone; if mifchief befal him by the way in the which ye go, then fhall ye bring down my gray hairs w forrow to the grave. CHAP. XLIII. Facob is bardly perfuaded to fend Benjamin. 15 Jofeph entertainetb bis, brethrenziand feafter b them. A Nd the famine was fore in the land. 2 And it came to pass when they had caten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father faid unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. 3 And Judah fpake unto him, faying, The mas did folemnly proteft unto us, faying, Ye shall not fee my face, except your brother be with you. 4 If thou wilt fend our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food. 5 But if thou wilt not end him, we will not go down: for the man faid unto us, Ye thall not fee my face, except your brother be with you. 6 And Ifrael faid, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother? 7And they faid,The man asked us fraitly of our ftate, and of our kindred, faying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brosher? & we told him according toy tenor of thete words: Could we certainly know y he would fay, Bring your brother down? 8 And Judah faid unto Ifrael his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arife and go, that we may live and not die, both we, and thou, and alfo our little ones. 91 will be furety for him; of my hand fhalt thou require him: If I bring him not unto thee, and fet him before thee, then let me bare the blame for ever. 10 For except we had lingred, furely now we had returned this fecond time. 11And their father Ifrael faid unto them If it must be lo now, do this; take of the beit fruits in the land in your veffels, and carry down the man a prefent, a litle balm, and a little honey, fpices, and mirrh, nuts, and almonds. 12 And take double money in your hand: and the money that was brought again in mouth of your facks, carry it again in your fland; peradventure it was an overfight. 13 Take alfo your brother, and arife go again unto the man. 14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may fend away your other brother, and Benjamin: if I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. 15 And the men took that prefent, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin and rofe up, and went down to Egypt, and food before Jofeph, entertained by Jofserb. 16 And when Jofeph faw Benjamin with them, he faid to ruler of his houfe, Bring these men home, and flay, and make ready: for thefe men fhall dine with me at noon. 17 And the man did as Jofeph bade: and the man brought men into Jofephs houfe. 18 And the men were afraid. Because they were brought into Jofephs house, and they faid: Becaufe of the money, that was returned in our facks at the firit time, are we brought in, that he may feek occafion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bond-men, and our alfes. 19 And they came near to the fteward of Jofephs houfe, and they communed with him at the door of the house, 20 And faid, O Sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food. 21 And it came to pafs when we came to the inn, that we opned our facks, and behold, every mans money was in the mouth of his fack, 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 facks. 22 And he faid Peace be to you, fear not your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treafure in your facks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them. 24 And the man brought the men into Jofephs houfe, and gave them water, and they washed their feet, and he gave their alles provender. 25 And they made ready the prefent againt Jofeph came at noon for they heard that they fhould eat bread there. 26 And when Jofeph came home, they brought him the prefent which was in their hand into the houfe, and bowed themfelves to him to the earth. 27 And he asked them of their welfare, and faid, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye fpake? Is he yet alive? 28 And they antwered, Thy fervant our father is in good health, he is yet alive and they bowed down their heads, and made obeifance. 29 And he lift up his eyes, and faw his brother Benjamin, his mothers fon, and faid, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye fpake unto me? And he faid, God be gracious unto thee, my fon. 30 And Jofeph made hafte : for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he fought where to weep, and he entred into bis chamber, and wept there. 31 And he wafhed his face, and went out, & refrained himfelf, & faid, Set on bread: 32 And they fet on for him by himself, and for them by themfelves, and for the Egyptians which did eat with him, by themfelves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians. 3. And they fat before him, the firstborn according to his birth-right, and the youngeft according to his youth and the men marvelled one at another. 34 And he took and fent meffes unto them Jofeph revealeth himself. them from before him mefs was five times fo theirs. And they drank, with him. Chap. xliv. xiv. but Benjamins much as any of and were merry CHAP. XLIV. Nd he commanded the fteward of his A houfe, faying, Fill the mens backs with food, as much as they can carry, and put every mans money in his facks mouth. 2 And put my cup, the filver cup, in the facks mouth of the youngest, and his cornmoney and he did according to the word that Jofeph had spoken. 3 Affoon as the morning was light, the men were fent away, they and their affes. 4 And when they were gone ont.ofy city, and not yet far off, Jofeph faid unto his fleward, Up, follow after the men: and when thou doft overtake them, fay unto them, wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good? 5 Is not this it, in which my lord drinketh? and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in fo doing. 6 And he overtook them, and he fpake unto them thefe fame words. 7. And they faid unto him, Wherefore faith my lord thefe words? God forbidy thy fervants fhould do according to this thing, 8 Behold, the money which we found in our facks mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan; how then fhould we fteal out of thy lords house filver or gold? 9 With wobemfoever of thy fervants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lords bond-men. To And he faid, Now alfo let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found thall be my fervant, and ye fhall be blameless. Then they speedily took down every man his fack to the ground, and opened every man his fack. 12 And he fearched, and began at the eideft, and left at the youngelt: and the cup was found in Benjamins fack. 13 Then they rent their cloaths, and laded every man his afs, and returned to the city. 14 And Judah and his brethren came to Jofephis hoaie ( for he was yet there) and they fell before him on the ground. 15 And Jofeph faid unto them, What deed is this that ye have done?wot that fuch a man as I can certainly divine? 16 And Judah faid, What fhall we fay unto my lord? what fhall we fpeak? or how thall we clear our felves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy fervants: behold, we are my lords fervants, both we, and be alfo with whom the cup is found. 17 And he faid, God forbid that I fhould do fo but the man in whofe hand the cup is found, he fhall be my fervant: and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father. 18 Then Judah came near unto him, and faid, Oh my lord let thy fervant, I pray thee, fpeak a word in my lords ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy Servant, for thou art even as Pharaoh. Facob is fent for. 19 My lord asked his fervants, faying, Have ye a father, or a brother? 20 And we faid unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one: and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him. 21 And thou faidft unto thy fervants, Bring him down unto me, that I may fet mine eyes upon him. 22 And we faid unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he thould leave his father, bis father would die. 23 And thou faidft unto thy fervants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, you fhall fee my face no more. 24 And it came to pafs, when we came up unto thy fervant my father, we told him the words of my lord. 25 And our father faid, Go again, and buy us a little food. 26 And we faid, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down for we may not fee the mans face; except our youngest brother be with us. 27 And thy fervant my father faid unto us, Ye know my wife bare me two fons. 28 And the one went out from me, and faid, Surely he is torn in pieces: and I faw him not fince. 29 And if ye take this alfo from me, and milchief befal him, ye fhall bring down my gray hairs with forrow to the grave. 30 Now therefore when I come to thy fervant my father, and the lad be not with us: (feeing that his life is bound up in the lads life.) 31 It fhall come to pass, when he feeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die; and thy fervants fhall bring down & gray hairs of thy fervant our father with forrow to the grave. ad unto my father, faying, Ifl bring him not unto thee, then 1 fhall bear the blame to my father for ever. 32 For thy fervant became furety for the 33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy fervant abide instead of the lad, a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his bretheren. 34 For how fhall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? left pesadventure I fee the evil that hall come on my father. CHAP. XLV Jofeph revealetb bimfelf to bis brethren; 9 Jindeth for bis father; 25 who is revived with the news. before all them that flood by him;and Hen Jofeph could not refrain himfelt he cried, Caufe every man to go out from me: and there ftood no man with him. while Jofeph made himself known unto his brethren. 2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the houfe of Pharaoh heard. 3 And Jofeph faid unto his brethren, I am Jofeph, Doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him: for they were troubled at his prefence. 4 And Jofeph faid unto his brethren Come Facob is fent for. Genefis. Come near to me, I pray you and they came near; And he faid, I am Jofeph your Drother, whom ye fold into Egypt. 5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with your felves, that ye fold me hitber: for ged did fend me before you to preferve life. 6 For these two years bath the famine been in the land; and yet there are five years, in the which there fhall neither be caring nor harvest. 7 And God fent me before you, to preferve you a pofterity in the earth, and to fave your lives by a great deliverance. 8 So now it was not you that fent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh,and lord of allhis houfe, and a ruler throughout all § land of Egypt. 9 Halte you, and go up to my father, and fay unto him, Thus faith thy fon Jofeph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt, come down unto me, tarry not. haft. To And thou shalt dwell in the land of Gothen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou and thy Children, and thy childrens children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, nd all that thou will nourish thee, (for yet there are five years of famine ) left thou and thy houfhold, and all that thou haft come to poverty. 12 And behold, your eyes fee, and the eyes of my brother Benjam n, that it is my mouth that fpeaketh unto you. 13 And you fhall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have Teen; and ye shall haite, and bring down my father hither. 14 And he fell upon his brother Benjamins neck, and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his neck. 15 Moreover, he kiffed all his brethren, and wept upon them, and after that, his brethren talked with him. 16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaons houfe, faying, Jofephs brethren are come and it plealed Pharaoh well, and his fervants. T 17 And Pharaoh faid unto Jofeph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye ilade your healts, and go; get you unto the land of Canaan. 18.And take your father, and your houfholds, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye ihall eat the fat of the land. 19 Now thou art commanded, thisdo ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father and come. 20 Alfo regard not your ftuff: for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours. 2 And the children of Ifrael did fos and Jofeph gave them wagons, according to the commandinent of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way. Jacob goeth into Egypt. manner;ten affes laden with the good thingsof Egypt, and ten the affes; laden with corn and bread, and meat for his father by the way. 24 So he fent his brethren away, and they departed: and he faid unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way. 25 And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father, 26 And told him, faying Jofeph is yet alive, and he is governour over all the land of Egypt. And Jacobs heart fainted, for he believed them not. 27 And they told him all the words of Jofeph, which he had faid unto them: and when he faw the wagons which Jofeph had fent to carry him, the fpirit of Jacob their father revived. 28 And Ifrael faid, It is enough. Jofeph my fon is yet alive: 1 will go and fee him before I die. CHAP. XLVI. 1 Jacob comforted by God at Beer-shebe, 5. 80etb for Egypt. 8 The number of bis family. 28 Jofepb meeterb him. Nd Ifrael that he took his and offered facrifices journey with all out Beer- theba, unto the God of 2 And God fpake unco Ifrael in the vifions of the night, and faid, Jaco, Jacob,. And he faid, Here am 1: 3 And he faid, I am God, the God of thy father:fear not to go down into Egypt: for I will there make of thee a great nation. I 4 I will go down with thee into Egypt, & will alfo furely bring thee up again; and Jofeph fhall put his hand upon thine eyes. 5 And Jacob rofe up from Beer-fheba and the fons of Ifrael carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wifes, in the wagons which Pharaoh had fent to carry him. 6 And they took their cattle, and their goods which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his feed with him, 7 His fons and his fons fons with him,his daughters, and his fons daughters, and all his feed brought he with him into Egypt. 8 And the fe are the names of the children of Ifrael, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his fons; Reuben Jacobs firit-born. And the fons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. 10 And the fons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, & Jachin, & Zohar, and Shaul the fon of a Canaanitifh-woman. And the fons of Levi; Gerthen, Kohath, and Merari. 12 And the fans of Judah; Er & Onan, & Shelah, & Pharez, & Zerah: But Er & Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the fons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul. 113 And the fons of Iffachar; Tola, zz To all of them he gave each man and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron. Changes of raiment but to Benjamin hei 14 And the fons Zebulon; Sered, gave three hundred pieces of filver, and and E'on, and Jahieel. five changes of raiment.. 2 23 And to his father he fent after this 15 These be the fons of Leah, which fhe bare uno Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daugh Chap. xlvii, Jacob brought to Pharaob. The number of bis family. daughter Dinah : all the fouls of his fons and his daughters, were thirty and three. 1 Jofeph bringetb bis brethren 7 and father 16 And the fons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggai, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Areli. rod, and the fons of Afher; Jimnah, and huah, and Ifhui, and Beriah, and Serah, their fifter: And the fons of Betiah, Heber, and Malchiel. 18 Thefe are the fons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter: and thefe he bare unto Jacob, even fixteen fouls. 19 The fons of Rachel Jacobs wife, Jofeph, and Benjamin. 20 And unto Jofeph in the land of Egypt were born Manalleh and Ephraim, which Afenath the daughter of poti. pherah, Prieft of On bare unto him. 219 And the fons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Afhbel, Gerah, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rofh; Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. 22 Thefe are the fons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the fouls were fourteen. 23 And the fons of Dan; Hufhim. 24 And the Sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. 25 Thefe are the fons of Bilha, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and the bare thefe unto Jacob: all the fouls were feven 26 All the fouls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loyns, befides Jacobs fons wives, all the fouls were threescore and fix. 27 And the fons of Jofeph, which were born him in Egypt, were two fouls: all the fouls of the houfe ef Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threefcore and ten. 28 And he fent Judah before him unto Jofeph to direct his face unto Gothen: and they came into the land of Gothen. 29 And Jofeph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Ifrael his father, to Gothen; and prelented himfelfunto him: and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. 30 And Ifrael faid unto Jofeph, Now Jet me die, fince I have feen thy face beeaufe thou art yet alive. 31 And Jofeph faid unto his brethren, and unto his fathers houfe, I will go up, and fhew Pharaoh, and fay unto him, My brethren, and my fathers houfe, which were in the land of Canaan are come unto me: 32 And the men are fhepherds for their trade hath been to feed cattle, and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. 33 And it fhall come to pafs, when Pharaoh fhall call you and fhall fay, What is your occupation? 34 That ye fhall fay, Thy fervants trade hath been about cattle, from our youth even untill now, both we and alfo our fathers; that ye may dwell in the land of Goflen; for every fhepherd is an abomiDation unto the Egyptians, before Pharaoh 11 He givetb them babitstion and maintenance. Jofeph came told Tand laid, My father and my Pharaoh, and their flocks, and their herds, and ali that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and behold, they are in the land of Gothen. 2 And he took fome of his brethren, even five men; and prefented them unto Pharaoh, 3 And Pharaoh faid unto his brethren. What is your occupation? And they faid unto Pharaoh, Thy fervants are thepherds, both we, and alfo our fathers. 4 They faid moreover unto Pharaoh, For to fojourn in the land are we come : for thy fervants have no pasture for their flocks, for the famine is fore in the land of Canaan; now therefore, we pray thee, let thy fervants dwell in land of Gofhen. s And Pharaoh fpake unto Jofeph, laying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee: 6 The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell, in theland of Gothen let them dwell and if thou knoweft any man of Activity amongst them, then make them rulers over my cattle. And Jofeph brought in Jacob his father, and fet him before Pharaoh; and Jacob bleffed Pharaoh, 8 And Pharaoh faid unto Jacob, How old art thou? 9 And Jacob faid unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my Pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my lite been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. 10 And Jacob bleiled Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh. II And Jofeph placed his father, and his brethren, and gave them a poffeffion in the land of Egypt, in the belt of the land, in the land of Ramefes, as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Jofeph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his fathers houthold with bread, according to their families. 13 And there was no bread in all the land: for the famine was very fore, fo that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reafon of the famine. 14 And Jofeph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they Bough and Jofeph brought the money into Pharaohs houfe. 15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Jofeph and faid, Give us bread: for why fhould we die in thy prefence? for the money faileth. 16 And Jofeph fail, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail. The famine grievous. Genelis. 17 And they brought their cattle unto Jofeph and Jofeph gave them bread in exchange for horfes, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the als: and he fed them with bread, for ail their cattle for that year. 18 When that year was ended, they came unto him the fecond year, and faid unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is fpent, my lord alfo hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the fight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands. 19 Wherefore fhall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be fervants unto Pharaoh and give us feed, that we may live and not die, that the land be not defolate. 20 And Jofeph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh: for the Egyptians fold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them; fo the land became Pharaohs. 21 And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt, even to the other end thereof. 22 Only the land of the priests bought he not: for the priests had a portion figned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their Portion which Pharaoh gave them: where1ore they fold not their lands. 23 Then Jofeph faid unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day, and your land for Pharaoh: lo, bereis feed for you, and ye thall fow the land. 24 And it fhall come to pafs in the increafe, that you fhall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh and four parts fhall be your own, for feed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your houfholds, and for food for your little ones. 25 And they faid, Thou haft faved our lives: let us find grace in the fight of my lord, and we will be Pharaons fervants, 26 And Jofeph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh fhould have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only; which became not Pharaohs. 27 And Ifrael dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Gothen; and they bad poffeflions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt feventeen years: fo the whole age of Jacob was an hundred fourty and feven years. Jofepb vifitetb bis Father. CHAP. XLVIII. Jofepb vifitetb bis fick father. 3 Fasob repeateth the promise ;21 and propbefieth their return to Canaan. that one told Jofeph, Behold, thy faNd it came to país after thefe things, ther is fick, and he took with him his two fons, Manaffeh and Ephraim. 2 And one told Jacob, and faid, Behold, thy fon Jofeph cometh unto thee: and Ifrael ftrengthned himself, and fat upon the bed. 3 And Jacob faid unto Jofeph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and bleffed me: 4 And faid unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people, and will give this land to thy feed after thee, for an evenlafting pofeffion. 51 And now thy two fons, Ephraim and Manaffeh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt, before I came unto thee into Egypt are mine: as Reuben and Simeon, they thall be mine. 6 And thy ifue which thou begettest after them, fhall be thine, and thall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance. 7 And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan, in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath And I buried her there in the way of Ephrath the fame is Bethlehem. 8 And Ifrael beheld Jofephs fons, and faid, Who are these? 9 And Jofeph faid unto his father, They are my fons, whom God hath given me in this place: And he faid,Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will blefs them. 10(Now the eyes of Ifrael were dim for age, fo that he could not fee :) And he brought them near unto him and he kiffed them, and embraced them. II And Ifrael faid unto Jofeph, I had not thought to fee thy face and lo, God hath fhewed me alfo thy feed. 12 And Jofeph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 13 And Jofeph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand towards Iftaels left hand, & Manaffch in his left hand towards Ifraels right hand, & brought them near unto him. 14 And Ifraelftretched out his right hand; and laid it upon Ephraims head, who was 29 And the time drew nigh that Ifrael the younger; and his left hand upon Mamuft die and he called his fon Jofeph,and naffehs head, guiding his hands wittingly: faid unto him, If now I have found grace for Manaffeh was the first-born. in thy fight put,I pray thee, thy hand under 15 And he bleffed Jofeph, and faid, my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with God, before whom my fathers Abraham me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt: and Ifaac did walk, the God which fed me 30 But I will lie with my fathers, and all my life long unto this day. thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury 16 The Angel, which redeemed me from me in their burying-place. And he laid, all evil bleis the lads: and let my name be I will do as thou halt faid. named on them, and the name of my fa31 And he faid, Swear unto me: And he thers Abraham & Ifaac: and let them grow fware unto him. And Ifraci bowed him into a multitude in the midft of the earth. felf upon the beds head, 17 And when Jofeph faw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of E |