Joseph maketh himself known, GENESIS, XLV. and sendeth for his father. BEFORE CHRIST 1707. 2 Heb. gave forth his voice in weeping. Num. 14. 1. HEN Joseph could not refrain | Benjamin's neck, and wept; and 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. 2 2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. 3 And Joseph said unto his breActs 7. 13. thren, "I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were 3 troubled at his presence. 3 Or, terrified. Job 4. 5. & 23. 15. Matt. 14. 26. Mark 6. 50. b ch. 37. 28. c Is. 40. 2. 2 Cor. 2. 7. 4 Heb. neither let there be anger in your eyes. 1706. d ch. 50. 20. 17. 4 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. 4 b 5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: å for God did send me before you to preserve life. 6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet Ps. 105. 16, there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. See 2 Sam. 16. 10, 11. Acts 4. 27, 28. 5 Heb. to for you 7 And God sent me before you 5 to preserve you a posterity in the put on earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he ech. 41. 43. hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. Judg. 17. 10. Job 29. 16. fch. 47. 1. 9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not: 10 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 : 11 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. 12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Bench. 12. 23. jamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you. 17 And Pharaoh said unto Jo- ch.417. seph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; 18 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 ch. 27. 28. the land. 19 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. 23 And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with 5 Heb. the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way. 24 So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way. 25 T And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father, 26 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. 27 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: 28 And Israel said, It is enough ; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will 14 And he fell upon his brother | go and see him before I die. 3 Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 12 ¶ And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in ch. 33.3,7, the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul. 13 ¶ And the sons of Issachar; 6 Or, Puah, Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron. 10. .ch. 38. 29. 1 Chr. 2. 5. t1 Chr. 7.1. and Jashub. ■ Num. 26. 15, &c. Zephon. t 14 And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. 15 These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three. Joseph meeteth Jacob. phion, and Haggi, Shuni, and 2 Ezbon, 3 BEFORE CHRIST 1706. 2 Or, Ozni. 17 And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, Or, Arod. and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel. 18 These are the sons of Zilpah, Z whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. 19 The sons of Rachel a Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin. b x 1 Chr. 7. 30. ch. 30. 10. ch. 29. 24. a ch. 44. 27. 20 And unto Joseph in the land bch. 41.50. of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah 'priest of On bare unto him. 5 21 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, "Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. 22 These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen. 23 And the sons of Dan G Hushim. ; 24. And the sons of Naphtali ; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. 40r,prince. 1 Chr. 7. 6. & 8. 1. 25 These are the sons of Bilhah, 13. which Laban gave unto Rachel hisch, 30. 5,7. daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven. i ch. 29. 29. thigh. 26 All the souls that came with Ex. 1. 5. Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, 7 Jeb. all the souls were threescore and six; . 11. 27 And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house cf Deut.10.22. Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten. See Acts 7. 14. 28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face m ch. 31. 21. unto Goshen; and they came "inton ch. 47. 1. the land of Goshen. 29 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. • So ch. 45. 14. 30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen So Luke 2. thy face, because thou art yet alive. 29, 30. 31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, ach. 47. 1. and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; 32 And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; 16 ¶ And the sons of Gad; "Zi- | and they have brought their flocks, 1706. CHAPTER XLVII. 1 Joseph presenteth five of his brethren, 7 and his father, before Pharaoh. 11 He giveth them habitation and maintenance. 13 He getteth all the Egyptians' money, 16 their cattle, 18 their lands to Pharaoh. 22 The priests' land 10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh. BEFORE CHRIST 1706. o ver. 7. 11 ¶ 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 P Ra-Ex. 1. 11. meses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, cording to their families. 23 ac 13 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. 8 14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, T said, My brought Phafor the corn which they bought: and a ch. 46. 31. b ch. 45. 10. & 46. 28. was not bought. 23 He letteth the land to them for a fifth part. 28 Jacob's age. 29 He sweareth Joseph to bury him with his fathers. HEN Joseph came and told a 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. 2 And he took some of his breActs 7. 13. thren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. ach. 46. 33. ch. 16. 34. Deut. 20. 5. g ch. 43. 1. Acts 7. 11. d е 3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, a What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers. 4 They said moreover unto Phafch. 15. 13. raoh, 'For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; 5 for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen. 5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, 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; kin the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle. 7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, 2 How old art thou? 9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: m 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. raoh's house. & 12. 37. q ver. 6. 2 Or, as a little child is nourished. Heb. according to the little ch. 50. 21. chs 7.11.. ones. r 30. .ch. 41. 56. 1702. 15 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?t ver. 19. for the money faileth. 16 And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail. 17 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 IIeb. led them with bread for all their cattle for that year. 18 When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands: 19 Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate. Joseph with his sons BEFORE CHRIST 1701. x ch. 33. 15. 7 ver. 22. 2 Or, princes, ver. 22. z ver. 11. a ch. 46. 3. 1689. 8 Heb. the days of the years of his life. See ver. 9. b So Deut. 31. 14. 1 Kings 2.1. GENESIS, XLVIII. portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands. 23 Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. 24 And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones. 25 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants. 26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's. 27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and a grew, and multiplied exceedingly. 3 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years. 29 And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under dch. 24. 49. my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt: e ch. 24. 2. e So ch. 50. 25. f 2 Sam. 19.37. с 30 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, ch. 49. 29. and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said. & 50. 5, 13. b ch. 48. 2. 1 Kings 1. 47. Heb. 11. 21. 1689. 31 And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And h Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head. CHAPTER XLVIII. 1 Joseph with his sons visiteth his sick father. 2 Jacob strengtheneth himself to bless them. 3 He repeateth the promise. 5 He taketh Ephraim and Manasseh as his own. 7 He telleth Joseph of his mother's grave. 9 He blesseth Ephraim and Manasseh. 17 He preferreth the younger before the elder. 21 He prophesieth their return to Canaan. A ND it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 And one told Jacob, and said, visiteth his sick father. Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. BEFORE CHRIST 1689. 3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at a Luz in the land of Canaan, and a ch. 28. 13. blessed me, 19. & 35. 6, 9, &c. 4 And said 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 seed after thee for an everlasting b ch. 17. 8. possession. • ch. 41. 50. & 46. 20. & 14. 4. 5 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were Josh. 13.7. born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. 6 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance. 16, 19. 7 And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me inch. 35. 9, 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 same is Beth-lehem. 8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? е 5. 9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath So ch. 33. given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. 10 Now the eyes of Israel were 2 dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. 11 And Israel said unto Joseph, 'I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed. 12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him. 14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn. f ch. 27. 4. Ps. 34. 22. & 121. 7. • Amos 9. 12. Acts 15. 17. 2 Heb. as fishes do increase: See Num. 26. 34, 37. p ver. 14. 3 was evil in his eyes. ch. 28. 8. Acts 2. 17. 3 2 17 And when Joseph saw that his father Plaid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. 18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head. 19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a 4 multitude of nations. 20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. 21 And Israel said unto Joseph, 22 Moreover I have given to CHAPTER XLIX. 1 Jacob calleth his sons to bless them. 3 Their ND Jacob called unto his sons, A and said, Gather yourselves to you Dan. 2. 25, gether, that I may "tell you that which c Ps. 34. 11. d ch. 29. 32. Ps. 78. 51. 5 Heb. do not thou excel. f 1 Chron. 5. 1. g ch. 35. 22. and blesseth them. 2 and in their selfwill they digged 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was r 8 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. 8 9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: " he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; band unto him shall the gathering of the people be. с 11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: е 12 His d eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. 13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his bor-lag. 2 der shall be unto Zidon. 14 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: 15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. 16 ¶ & Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. CO. 1, 3, 4, 5. Luke 2. 30, 31, 32. c 2 Kings 18. 32. 17 ↳ Dan shall be a serpent by the rider shall fall backward. 3 IIcb. 18 I have waited for thy salva-1 Ps. 25. 5. tion, O LORD. m 19 Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last. 20 'Out of Asher his bread shall 3 ¶ Reuben, thou art my first-be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties. born, my might, and the beginning 21 Naphtali is a hind let loose: of my strength, the excellency of he giveth goodly words. Deut.27.20. dignity, and the excellency of power: 4. Unstable as water, 5 thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst Prov. 18.9. thou it: he went up to my couch. 5 Simeon and Levi are bre & 119. 160, 174. Is. 25. 9. k Deut. 33. 20. 18. Chron. 5. Deut. 33. Josh. 19. 24. 24. m Deut. 33. 23. 25 Even by the God of thy father, & 43. 23. |