30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?

of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

2 And the LORD was with Jos

and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood: | eph, and he was a prosperous man; 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.

35 And all his sons, and all his daughters, rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted: and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer in his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing 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

36 And the Midianites sold Joseph's hand; and he knew not him into Egpyt, unto Potiphar, an ought he had, save the bread officer of Pharaoh's, and captain which he did eat. And Joseph of the guard. was a goodly person, and well

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favoured.

* 7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

1 And Joseph was brought down tc Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer *Prov. 5:23-Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Prov. 6:32-But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. Prov. 22:14-The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.

8 But he refused, and said unto

15 And it came to pass, when his master's wife, Behold, my he heard that I lifted up my voice master wotteth not what is with and cried, that he left his garment me in the house, and he hath com- with me, and fled, and got him mitted all that he hath to my out. hand:

16 And she laid up his garment †9 There is none greater in this by her, until his lord came home. house than I; neither hath he kept 17 And she spake unto him acback any thing from me but thee, cording to these words, saying, because thou art his wife: how The Hebrew servant, which thou then can I do this great wicked-hast brought unto us, came in ness, and sin against God?

10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.

13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,

unto me to mock me:

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

19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.

14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: †Gen. 39:7-20-Joseph feels and does duty, "For I fear God." The dominant HEART-CHARACTER of the Personality of Joseph in action.

23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was

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2 And Pharaoh was wroth branches: and it was as though it against two of his officers, against the chief of butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.

7 And he asked Pharaoh's offic- 15 For indeed I was stolen away ers that were with him in the out of the land of the Hebrews: ward of his lord's house, saying, and here also have I done nothing Wherefore look ye so sadly to- that they should put me into the day?

16 When the chief baker saw GENESIS XLI:1-57-B. C. 1715 that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:

1 And it came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

17 And in the uppermost basket 2 And, behold, there came up there was of all manner of bake-out of the river seven well favmeats for Pharaoh: and the birds oured kine and fatfleshed; and did eat them out of the basket they fed in a meadow.

upon my head.

3 And, behold, seven other kine 18 And Joseph answered, and came up after them out of the said, This is the interpretation fleshed; and stood by the other river, il favoured and leankine upon the brink of the river. 4 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. Pharaoh awoke.

thereof: The three baskets are three days:

† 19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birth-day, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his

So

5 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

6 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 the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh all the magicians of Egypt, and all 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 wroth 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, an Hebrew, servant 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 pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was: me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

14 Then Pharaoh sent and

called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in

unto Pharaoh.

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

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, fatfleshed 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 leanfleshed, 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.

behold, seven ears came up in one 22 And I saw in my dream, and, stalk, full and good:

withered, thin, and blasted with 23 And, behold. seven ears, the east wind, sprung up after

15 And Pharaoh said unto Jos-them: eph, I have dreamed a dream, and 24 And the thin ears devoured there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.

the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to

me.

*Gen. 41:9-36-Joseph feels and does duty, "For I fear God." The dominant HEART-CHARACTER of the Personality of Joseph in action.