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Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
Is this not
the cup my master drinks from and uses for
divination? What you have done is wicked!’”
And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.
When
the steward overtook
them, he relayed
these words to
them.
And
they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord
these words? God
forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
“Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.
Behold,
the money, which 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?
We even brought back to you from
the land of
Canaan the silver we found in
the mouths of our sacks. Why would we
steal silver or gold from your master’s house?
With
whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s
bondmen.
If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord.”
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.
“As you say,” replied
the steward. “But only
the one who is found with
the cup will be my slave, and
the rest of you shall be free of
blame.”
Then they speedily took down every man his
sack to
the ground, and opened every man his
sack.
So each one quickly lowered his
sack to
the ground and opened it.
And he searched, and began at
the eldest, and left at
the youngest: and
the cup was found in Benjamin’s
sack.
The steward searched, beginning with
the oldest and ending with
the youngest—and
the cup was found in Benjamin’s
sack.
Then they rent
their clothes, and
laded every man his
ass, and returned to
the city.
Then they all
tore their clothes, loaded
their donkeys, and returned to
the city.
And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.
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?
“What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”
And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.
“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we
plead? How can we
justify ourselves? God has exposed
the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lord’s slaves—both we and
the one who was found with
the cup.”
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.
But Joseph replied, “Far be it from me to do this. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may return to your father in peace.”
Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.
Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be
angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.
And we said 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.
And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.’
And we said unto my lord,
The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.
So we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’
And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him.
And our father said, Go again, and
buy us a little food.
Then our father said, ‘Go back and
buy us some food.’
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.
But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’
And
the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is
torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
When one of
them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been
torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.
And if ye take this also from me, and mischief
befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to
the grave.
Now if you also take this one from me and
harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to
Sheol in sorrow.’
Now
therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and
the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in
the lad’s life;
So if
the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is
wrapped up in
the boy’s life,
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.
sees that
the boy is not with us, he will die.
Then your servants will have brought
the gray hair of your servant our father down to
Sheol in sorrow.
For thy servant became
surety for
the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto
thee,
then I shall bear
the blame to my father for ever.
Indeed, your servant
guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear
the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’
Now
therefore, I pray
thee, let thy servant
abide instead of
the lad a
bondman to my lord; and let
the lad go up with his brethren.
Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers.
For how shall I go up to my father, and
the lad be not with me? lest
peradventure I see
the evil that shall come on my father.
For how can I go back to my father without
the boy? I could not bear to see
the misery that would
overwhelm him.”
Then Joseph could not
refrain himself before all
them that stood by him; and he
cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And
there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he
cried out, “Send
everyone away from me!” So none of
them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.
And he
wept aloud: and
the Egyptians and
the house of Pharaoh heard.
But he
wept so loudly that
the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.
And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph;
doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for
they were troubled at his presence.
Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But
they were unable to answer him, because
they were
terrified in his presence.
And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!
And now, do not be distressed or
angry with
yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.
For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.
For
the famine has covered
the land
these two years, and
there will be five more years without
plowing or harvesting.
And God sent me before you to preserve you a
posterity in
the earth, and to save your lives by a great
deliverance.
God sent me before you to preserve you as a
remnant on
the earth and to save your lives by a great
deliverance.
So now it was not you that sent me
hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all
the land of Egypt.
Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
And thou shalt dwell in
the land of
Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
You shall settle in
the land of
Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.
And
there will I
nourish thee; for yet
there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
And
there I will provide for you, because
there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to
destitution.’
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.
And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and
wept; and Benjamin
wept upon his neck.
Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and
wept, and Benjamin
wept as
they embraced.
Moreover he
kissed all his brethren, and
wept upon
them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
Joseph
kissed each of his brothers as he
wept over
them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.
And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye;
lade your beasts, and go, get you unto
the land of
Canaan;
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to
the land of
Canaan.
And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’
Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
You are also directed to tell them: ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back.
Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.
But pay no regard to your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”
And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
So
the sons of Israel did as
they were told. Joseph gave
them wagons as Pharaoh had
instructed, and he also gave
them provisions for
their journey.
To all of
them he gave each man changes of
raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of
raiment.
He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.
And to his father he sent after this manner; ten
asses laden with
the good things of Egypt, and ten she
asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by
the way.
And he sent to his father
the following: ten
donkeys loaded with
the best of Egypt, and ten female
donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey.
So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.
Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”
And
they went up out of Egypt, and came into
the land of
Canaan unto Jacob
their father,
So
the brothers went up out of Egypt and came to
their father Jacob in
the land of
Canaan.
And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all
the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart
fainted, for he believed
them not.
“Joseph is still alive,”
they said, “and he is ruler over all
the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was
stunned, for he did not believe
them.
And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:
However, when they relayed all that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob was revived.
And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-
sheba, and offered sacrifices unto
the God of his father Isaac.
So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to
Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to
the God of his father Isaac.
And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.
And he said, 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 am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”
And Jacob rose up from Beer-
sheba: and
the sons of Israel carried Jacob
their father, and
their little ones, and
their wives, in
the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
Then Jacob departed from
Beersheba, and
the sons of Israel took
their father Jacob in
the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with
their children and wives.
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 seed with him:
They also took
the livestock and possessions
they had acquired in
the land of
Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.
And
these are
the names of
the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons:
Reuben, Jacob’s
firstborn.
Now
these are
the names of
the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt:
Reuben, Jacob’s
firstborn.
And
the sons of
Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
The sons of
Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
And
the sons of Levi; Gershon,
Kohath, and Merari.
The sons of Levi: Gershon,
Kohath, and Merari.
And
the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in
the land of
Canaan. And
the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah,
Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in
the land of
Canaan.
The sons of
Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
And
the sons of
Issachar;
Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
And
the sons of
Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
The sons of
Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
These be
the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-
aram, with his daughter Dinah: all
the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.
These are
the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-
aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah.
The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.
And
the sons of
Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
The sons of
Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
And
the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah
their sister: and
the sons of Beriah;
Heber, and Malchiel.
The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and
their sister Serah.
The sons of Beriah:
Heber and Malchiel.
These are
the sons of Zilpah, whom
Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and
these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
These are
the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom
Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.
The sons of
Rachel Jacob’s wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
The sons of Jacob’s wife
Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
And unto Joseph in
the land of Egypt were born
Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath
the daughter of
Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.
Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in
the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
And
the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and
Becher, and Ashbel,
Gera, and
Naaman, Ehi, and
Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and
Ard.
These are
the sons of
Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all
the souls were fourteen.
These are
the sons of
Rachel born to Jacob—fourteen in all.
And
the sons of
Dan; Hushim.
And
the sons of
Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
The sons of
Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
These are
the sons of
Bilhah, which
Laban gave unto
Rachel his daughter, and she bare
these unto Jacob: all
the souls were seven.
These are
the sons of Jacob born to
Bilhah, whom
Laban gave to his daughter
Rachel—seven in all.
All
the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all
the souls were
threescore and six;
All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.
And
the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all
the souls of
the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were
threescore and ten.
And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.
And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto
Goshen; and
they came into
the land of
Goshen.
Now Jacob had sent Judah
ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to
Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in
the land of
Goshen,
And Joseph made ready his
chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to
Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and
wept on his neck a good while.
Joseph prepared his
chariot and went
there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and
wept profusely.
And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”
And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and
shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in
the land of
Canaan, are come unto me;
Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from
the land of
Canaan have come to me.
And
the men are
shepherds, for
their trade hath been to feed cattle; and
they have brought
their flocks, and
their herds, and all that
they have.
The men are
shepherds;
they raise
livestock, and
they have brought
their flocks and herds and all that
they own.’
That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in
the land of
Goshen; for every
shepherd is an
abomination unto
the Egyptians.
you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised
livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’
Then you will be allowed to settle in
the land of
Goshen, since all
shepherds are
detestable to
the Egyptians.”
Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and
their flocks, and
their herds, and all that
they have, are come out of
the land of
Canaan; and, behold,
they are in
the land of
Goshen.
So Joseph went and told Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with
their flocks and herds and all
they own, have come from
the land of
Canaan and are now in
Goshen.”
And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.
And he chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.
And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And
they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are
shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.
“What is your occupation?” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers. “Your servants are
shepherds,”
they replied, “both we and our fathers.”
They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to
sojourn in
the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for
their flocks; for
the famine is
sore in
the land of
Canaan: now
therefore, we pray
thee, let thy servants dwell in
the land of
Goshen.
Then they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live in
the land for a time, because
there is no pasture for
the flocks of your servants, since
the famine in
the land of
Canaan has been severe. So now, please allow your servants to settle in
the land of
Goshen.”
And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have come to you,
The land of Egypt is before
thee; in
the best of
the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in
the land of
Goshen let
them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among
them,
then make
them rulers over my cattle.
the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in
the best part of
the land.
They may dwell in
the land of
Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among
them, put
them in charge of my own
livestock.”
And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
And Jacob said 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 life been, and have not attained unto
the days of
the years of
the life of my fathers in
the days of
their pilgrimage.
“My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and
they have not
matched the years of
the travels of my fathers.”
And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from his presence.
And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave
them a possession in
the land of Egypt, in
the best of
the land, in
the land of
Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
So Joseph settled his father and brothers in
the land of Egypt and gave
them property in
the best part of
the land,
the district of
Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
And Joseph
nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to
their families.
Joseph also provided his father and brothers and all his father’s household with food for their families.
And
there was no bread in all
the land; for
the famine was very
sore, so that
the land of Egypt and all
the land of
Canaan fainted by reason of
the famine.
There was no food, however, in all that region, because
the famine was so severe;
the lands of Egypt and
Canaan had been exhausted by
the famine.
And Joseph gathered up all
the money that was found in
the land of Egypt, and in
the land of
Canaan, for
the corn which
they bought: and Joseph brought
the money into Pharaoh’s house.
Joseph collected all
the money to be found in
the land of Egypt and
the land of
Canaan in exchange for
the grain
they were
buying, and he brought it into Pharaoh’s palace.
And when money failed in
the land of Egypt, and in
the land of
Canaan, all
the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for
the money faileth.
When
the money from
the lands of Egypt and
Canaan was gone, all
the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? For our funds have run out!”
And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.
“
Then bring me your
livestock,” said Joseph. “Since
the money is gone, I will sell you food in exchange for your
livestock.”
And
they brought
their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave
them bread in exchange for horses, and for
the flocks, and for
the cattle of
the herds, and for
the asses: and he fed
them with bread for all
their cattle for that year.
So
they brought
their livestock to Joseph, and he gave
them food in exchange for
their horses,
their flocks and herds, and
their donkeys. Throughout that year he provided
them with food in exchange for all
their livestock.