Reuben saveth Joseph. GENESIS, XXXVII. Joseph is sold into Egypt. rebuked him, and said unto him, B. C. 1729. 23 And it came to pass, when What is this dream that thou hast Jō'şeph was come unto his brethren, dreamed? Shall I and thy mother that they stript Jo'şeph ro out of his h Acts 7. 9. and thy brethren indeed come to bow ch. 27. 29. coat, rv his coat of many colours down ourselves to thee to the earth? that was on him; 11 And his brethren envied him; but his father rv i observed the saying. 12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in She'chem. Dan. 7. 28. Luke 2. 19, 51. 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. 25 9 And they sat down to eat 13 And Ig'ra-el said unto Jō'geph, cir. 1729.] bread: and they lifted up their eyes Do not thy brethren feed the flock in She'chem? come, and I will send And he said to thee unto them. him, Here am I. 2 Heb.see the brethren, peace of thy &c. ch. 29. 6. 14 And he said to him, rv "Go, roI pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the rv flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of * Hebron, and he came to She'chem. ch. 35. 27. 15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? 16 And he said, I seek my brethren : tell me, I pray thee, where they rv feed their flocks. 17 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dō'than. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in m Dō'than. m 2 Kin. 6. 13. n1 Sam.19.1. Ps. 31. 13; 21. and looked, and, behold, a τυ company of "Ish'me-el-ites came from Gil'eăd with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. 26 And Ju'dah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? 27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ish'me-el-ites and "let not our hand be upon him; for he is * our brother "o and your flesh. And his brethren rv 5. were content.. 2 28 Then there passed by 2 MïdïCant. 1. 7. an-ites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Jo'şeph out of the pit, a and sold Jo'seph to the Ish'me-elItes for twenty pieces of silver : and they brought Jo'geph into Egypt. 29 And Reu'ben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Jo'geph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. 30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child dis not; and I, whither shall I go? 37. 12, 32; 94. Matt. 27. 1. John 11. 53. Acts 23. 12. Mark 14. 1. 3 Heb. master of dreams. o Prov. 1. 11, 16;6. 17; 27. pch. 42. 22. 4 Or, pieces. Prov. 30.20. See ver. 28, Amos 6. 6. 21 And P Reu'ben heard it, andro he delivered him out of their "v hands; and said, Let us not "" kill him. 22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, ro but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, rv and lay no hand upon him; that he might ch.44. 28. rvrid him out of their hands, tog ver. 29, rv deliver him to his father ro again. τυ τυ d ch. 42, 13, Jer. 31. 15. e ver. 23. ver. 20. 2 Sam. 3. 31. Sam 12.17. 11 kept the saying in mind. 14 Go now,-(I pray thee,)-flock; 16 are feeding the flock. 18 (when) --and before 20 one of the pits,-An evil 21 (he)hand;-take his life. 22 (but)-but lay-deliver e 31 And they took Jō'şeph'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 rv no. 33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Jō'şeph is without doubt rv rent in pieces. 34 And Ja'cob 9 rent his rv clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 35 And all his sons and all his h daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and 1 Judah begetteth Er, Onan, and Shelah, 6 Er marrieth Tamar. 13 She deceiveth Judah. 27 She beareth twins, Pharez and Zarah. 2 Heb. cu uch: But doth signify not only cu nuchs, but the word also chum berlains, courtiers, and officers, Est. 1. 10. 3 Heb, chief 12 ¶ And Tamar deceiveth Judah. in process of time" "the daughter of Shu'ah Ju'dah's wife died; and Jū'dah Pwas comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Tim'nath, he and his friend Hi'rah the A-dŭl'lăm-ite. 13 And it was told Ta'mar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up 7 to Tim'nath to shear his sheep. 14 And she put "" her widow's garND it came to pass at that time, the staghments off from her, and covered her AND it came to prest down from the with roa vail, and wrapped herself, execution 4 Or, chief marshal. his brethren, and a turned in to a ers. certain A-dŭl'lăm-ite, whose name was Hi'rah. 2 And Jū'dah saw there a daughter of a certain Ca'nǎan-ite, whose name was Shu'ah; and he took her, and went in unto her. с 3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his named Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name e Ō'nan. a ch. 19. 3. 2 Kin. 4. 8. ch. 34. 2. 1 Chr. 2. 3. d ch. 46. 12. and sat in " 7 an open place, which is by the way to Tim'nath; for she saw s that She'lah was grown "", and she was not given unto him to wife. 15 When Jū'dah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; rubecause she had covered her face. 16 And he turned unto her by the Num. 2. 19. Way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let cir. 1727.] me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) Num. 26. 19. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me? e ch. 46, 12. Num. 26. 20. fch. 46. 12 5 And she yet again "o conceived, and bare a son; and called his name She'lah: and he was at Che'zib, when she bare him. 6 And Ju'dah I took a wife for Er gch. 21. 21. his firstborn, rv whose name was Tā’ 22 And he returned to Jū'dah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, rv that there was no harlot in this place. ments of her widowhood,-herself-her veil,-the gate of Enaim,-up, 15 for 17 of the goats from 18 cord,-them to her, 19 put off her veil 20 of the goats -the 21 her-at Enaim by-hath been no harlot here 22 have not found-There hath been no harlot here. Birth of Pharez and Zarah. GENESIS, XXXIX. Joseph resisteth his mistress. 23 And Jū'dah said, Let her take B. C. 1727. was with him, and that the LORD it to her, lest we 3 be ru shamed: bedmade all that he did to prosper in hold, I sent this kid, and thou hast come a con- his hand. not found her. 24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Jū'dah, saying, Ta'mar thy daughter 3 Heb. be tempt. е 4 And Jō'şephe found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, 1 and all that he had he put into his in law hath played the harlot; and Judg. 19. 2. hand. Deut. 22. 21. 5 And it came to pass from the time that hero had made him overseer a Lev. 21. 9, in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the E-gyp'tian's house for Jo'seph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. ch. 37. 32. ver. 18. 25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, "Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and rv bracelets, and ""staff. 26 And Ju'dah dacknowledged d ch. 37. 33. them, and said, Sher" hath been more 1 Sam. 24. righteous than I; "" because that I ver. 14. gave her not to She'lah my son.. And he knew her again no more. 27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. rv 17. g Job 34. 31, 32. AND CHAPTER XXXIX. α 1 Joseph advanced in Potiphar's house. 7 He resisteth his mistress's temptation. 13 He is falsely accused. 20 He is cast in prison. 21 God is with him there. ND Jo'seph was brought down to Egypt; and a Pot ́i-phar, an officer of "" Phā'raōh, captain of the guard, an E-ġyp'tjan, bought him of the hands of the Ish'me-el-ites, which had brought him down thither. 2 And the LORD was with Jō'şeph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the E-gyptian. b ch. 37. 28. c ver. 21. ch. 21. 22: 26. 24, 28; 28. 15. 1 Sam. 16.18; 18. 14, 28. Acts 7. 9. Ps. 1.3. 1729.] ch. 18. 3; 19. e ver. 21. h 6 And he left all that he had in Jō'şeph's hand; and he knew not rv ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Jō'şeph " was rv a goodly "o person, and well favoured. 7¶ And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Jō'şeph; and she said, i Lie with me. 8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master rwotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath "" committed all that he hath "" to my hand; 9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? 10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Jo'şeph 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 ""Jo'seph went into the house to do his " business; and there was none of the men of the house there within. raoh's, the-hand 4 ministered unto him: 5 (had) 6 aught that was with him, save-comely,-(person) 8 knoweth-put-into 11 he went-work; Joseph cast into prison. GENESIS, XL. saying, See, he hath brought in an B. C. 1729. He brew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a 2 loud voice: 15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment "" with me, and fled, and got him out. 16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his ""lord came home. 17 And she "spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me: 18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment rv 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 Jō'şeph's master took him, and put him into the 7 prison, "a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. 21 But the LORD was with Jō'şeph, and3 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 Jo'şeph's hand all thet prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper. с The butler's dream. 3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where 2 Heb. great. Jo'geph was bound. 8 [cir. 1718. Ex. 23. 1. Ps. 120. 3. Prov. 6.34, 35. Ps. 105. 18. 1 Pet. 2. 19. 3, 15; 41. 14. 3 Heb. ex a tended kind ness unto Ex. 3. 21; 11. 3; 12. 36. Prov. 16. 7. ch. 40. 3, 4. c ch. 39, 20, 4 Heb. are 4 And the captain of the guard charged Jō'şeph with them, and he reserved them: and they continued a season 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 the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. 6 And Jō'şeph came in unto them in the morning, and ""looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad. 7 And he asked Pha'raoh's officers that were with him in "" the ward” of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore 4 look ye so sadly to day? 8 And they said unto him, "We have dreamed a dream, and there is rv no interpreter of it. And Jō'şeph said unto them, e Do not interpretations belong to God? tell ""me them, I pray you. е 9 And the chief butler told his dream to Jo'şeph, and said to 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 rher blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: 11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and ch. 41. 15. pressed them into Phā'raōh's cup, 16. and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. e See ch. 41. Judg. 7. 14. 4. 19. h 2 Kin. 25. 13 "Yet within three days shall Pharaoh h 5 lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt "deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. 14 But rv6 i think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kind 1 Kin. 2. 7. ness, I pray thee, unto me, and 15 by 16 master 18 by me, 20 the 21 kindness unto him, and 1 (had) 2 his two officers, 4 ministered unto them: 6 saw them, 7 (the)-in his master's 8 none that can interpret it.-it me, 10 its 13 within yet three-thine office:-give 14 have me in thy remembrance when The baker's dream. GENESIS, XLI. Pharaoh's two dreams. make mention of me unto Pharaoh, B. C. 1718. stood by the other kine upon the and bring me out of this house: 15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing ch. 39. 20. that they should put me into the dungeon. 16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Jō'şeph, I also was in my dream, holes. and, behold, rv I had three 2 white 2 Or, full of baskets on my head: of Pharaoh, 17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of 3 bake-3 Heb. meat meats for Phā'raōh; and the birds the work of a baker, or, did eat them out of the basket upon cook. my head. 18 And Jō'şeph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: ver. 12. The three baskets are three days: thee, and 19 run Yet within three days shall" ver. 13. Pharaoh lift up thy head from off 10r, reckon thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. office from take thy thee. brink of the river. 4 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaōh awoke. 5 And he slept and dreamed rv the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, 6 rank and good. 6 And, behold, seven "" thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them. rv de7 And the roseven thin ears voured the seven rank and full ears. And Pha'raōh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. a And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all magicians of Egypt, and all the the e wise men thereof: and Pha'raōh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pha'raōh. 9 Then spake the chief butler Matt. 14. 6. unto Pha'raoh, saying, I do rememMark 6. 21. ber my faults this day: ver. 13, 19, Matt. 25. 19. Or, 20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Phā'raōh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he 95 lifted up the head of the chief butler and "" of the 5 chief baker among his servants. 21 And he "restored the chief but-r ver. 13. ler unto his butlership again; and She gave the cup into Pha'raoh's Neh. 2. 1. hand: ८. reckoned. 22 But he hanged the chief baker: ver. 19. as Jō'şeph had interpreted to them. e 10 Pha'raōh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, ro 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. a 12 And there was ro there with us "v 23 Yet did not the chief butler re-u Job 19. 14. young man, an He'brew, servant member Jō'şeph, but "forgat him. Ps. 31. 12. 1 Pharaoh's two dreams. advanced. 50 He begetteth Manasseh and Ephraim, a Dan. 2. 1; 54 The famine beginneth. ND it came to pass at the end of AND two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. 2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven " well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in "va meadow. 3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and 4. 5, 19. b Ex. 7. 11,22. Dan. 1. 20; c Matt. 2. 1. e ch. 40, 5. dch. 40. 2, 3. h ch. 40. 12, i ch. 40. 22. 7 Heb. made m 1 Sam. 2. 8. 16 three baskets of white bread were on 19 within yet three 20 the head of 2 kine, well favoured and -the reed-grass. 5 a 6 cars, thin and etc. 7 (seven)— to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he "interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according as he in13 And it came to pass, to his dream he did interpret. terpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged. 14¶Then Pha'raoh sent and called Jo'seph, and they 17brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. 15 And Pha'raōh said unto Jo'seph, I have dreamed a dream, and there swallowed up 10 house of the captain of the guard, -(both) 12 (there)-there |