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Joseph imprisoneth his brethren.

Their relation to Jacob. not hear; "therefore is this distress come Before upon us.

CHAP. XLII. Before 3 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

CHRIST 1707.

4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, ever. Lest peradventure mischief befall him. 5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the faAc 21 mine was in the land of Canaan.

6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's fa brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

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7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange Heb, hard unto them, and spake troughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

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8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. 11 We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are

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14 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:

15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies. 17 And he put them all together into ward three days.

18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

19 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

20 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. 21 And they said one to another, 136&We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would

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CHRIST 1707.

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22 And Reuben answered them, say- n Prov. 21. ing, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do 13. Matt. 7. not sin against the child; and ye would o ch. 37. 21. not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

p ch. 9. 5. 1 Kings 2. 23 And they knew not that Joseph un- 32. 2 Chron. derstood them; for the spake unto them 12. Luke 11. by an interpreter.

50, 51. + Heb. an 24 And he turned himself about from interpreter was between them, and wept; and returned to them th again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

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28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, went and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?

29 ¶ And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake +roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.

s ver. 7. + Heb, with us hard things.

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33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, *Hereby shall I know that ver. 15, 19, ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your housholds, and be gone:

34 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall "traffick in the land.

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35 ¶ And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every x See ch. 43man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye 'bereaved of my child- y ch. 43. 14ren: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him

Jacob is hardly persuaded to send Benjamin.

Before CHRIST 1707.

44. 28.

GENESIS.

not to thee: deliver him into my hand,
and I will bring him to thee again.

38 And he said, My son shall not go 2 ver. 13. & down with you; for his brother is dead, ch. 37. 33.& and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then bch. 37. 35. shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

a ver. 4. & ch. 44. 29.

& 44- 31.

n ch. 41. 5b 57

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testing protested.

bch. 42. 20.

& 44.23.

+ Heb. asking asked us.

+ Heb. mouth.

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Knowing could we know?

CHAP. XLIII.

1 Jacob is hardly persuaded to send Benjamin.
15 Joseph entertaineth his brethren. 31 He
maketh them a feast.

AND the famine was sore in the land.

2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. 3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

5 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

7 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: + could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.

9 I will be surety for him; of my hand ch. 44. 32. shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

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12 And take double money in your fch. 42. 25, hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:

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13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:

Joseph entertaineth his brethren.

Before

15 And the men took that present, CHRIST and they took double money in their hand, 1707. and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

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16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his h ch. 24. 2. house, Bring these men home, and †slay, 4.1. and make ready; for these men shall Heb. kill a +dine with me at noon.

17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.

18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

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20 And said, O sir, we came indeed ich. 42. 3, down at the first time to buy food:

21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, 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 sacks.

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26¶ And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bow- m ch. 37- 7, ed themselves to him to the earth.

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27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, † Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

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28 And they answered, Thy servant 13. our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their ch. 37-79 heads, and made obeisance.

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29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, 'his mother's son, pch. 35. 17, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, 9 ch. 42. 13. God be gracious unto thee, my son.

14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away 30 And Joseph made haste; for Or, and I your other brother, and Benjamin. "IfI his bowels did yern upon his brother: 1 Kings 3 be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. I and he sought where to weep; and he

as I have been, &c.

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Joseph's policy to stay his brethren.

Before CHRIST 1797.

CHAP. XLIV.

entered into his chamber, and 'wept there. 31 And he washed his face, and went sch. 42 24 out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

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32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is "an abomination unto the Egyptians.

33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

34 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of their's. And they drank, and were

merry with him.

CHAP. XLIV.

1 Joseph's policy to stay his brethren. 14 Judah's humble supplication to Joseph.

AND he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.

2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. 4 And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

5 Is not this it in which my lord drinkOr, maketh eth, and whereby indeed he || divineth? ye have done evil in so doing."

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6¶ And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.

7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

8 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?

9 With whomsoever of thy servants it bc3122 be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.

10 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.

11 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

12 And he searched, and began at the

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Judah's humble supplication.

Before CHRIST 1707.

eldest, and left at the : and the youngest: cup was found in Benjamin's sack. 13 Then they rent their clothes, and ech. 37. 29, laded every man his ass, and returned to 146. Sam. the city.

14¶ And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

15 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?

1. 11.

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d ch. 37. 7.

1 Or, make trial. ver. 5

16 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, ever. 9. and he also with whom the cup is found.

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17 And he said, God forbid that I fProv. 17. 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.

18¶ Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, Í pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy gch. 18. 30, servant for thou art even as Pharaoh.

19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

32. Exod. 32

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20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child h ch. 37. 3of 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 saidst unto thy servants, 'Bring him down unto me, that I may set ich. 42. 15, mine eyes upon him.

22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die.

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31 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.

32 For thy servant became surety for q ch. 43.9. the lad unto my father, saying, "If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.

r Exod. 32. 32.

33 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.

34 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 Ps. 116. 3. & on my father.

+ Heb. find my father. Exod. 18. 8. Job 31. 29.

119. 143.

+ Heb. gave forth his

voice in weeping. Numb. 14. 1.

1 Or, terrified. Job 4. 5 & 23. 15.

CHAP. XLV.

1 Joseph maketh himself known to his brethren. 5 He comforteth them in God's providence. 9 He sendeth for his father. 16 Pharaoh confirmeth it. 21 Joseph furnisheth them for their journey, and exhorteth them to concord. 25 Jacob is revived with the news.

Tself 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.

HEN Joseph could not refrain him

2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. 3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, a Acts 7. 13. I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence. 4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Matt 14:26. Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph b ch. 37.28. your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. 5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor + Heb. nei angry with yourselves, that ye sold me ther let there hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

Mark 50.

e Isai. 40. 2. 2 Cor. 2. 7.

be anger in your eyes.

1706.

ch. 50. 20.

6 For these two years hath the famine Ps. 105. 16, been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.

17. See

2 Sam. 16.

10, 11. Acts 4. 24.

+ Heb. to put for you a remnant.

ch. 41. 43. Job 29. 16.

Judg. 17. 10.

fch. 47. 1.

7 Ånd God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the 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 hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

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

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children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, ce and all that thou hast :

11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy houshold, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.

12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.

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13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down h Acts my father hither.

14 ¶ And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pha- + Heb. raoh well, and his servants.

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23 And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good + Heb. 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 ¶ 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:

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CHAP. 28 And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

CHAP. XLVI.

1 Jacob is comforted by God at Beer-sheba.
5 Thence he with his company goeth into
Egypt. 8 The number of his family that
went into Egypt. 28 Joseph meeteth Ja-
cob. 31 He instructeth his brethren how to
answer to Pharaoh.

with all

XLVI.
Joseph meeleth Jacob.
and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Se-
rah their sister: and the sons of Beriah;
Heber, and Malchiel.

Before CHRIST 1706.

z ch. 29.04.

18 These are the sons of Zilpah, y ch. 30. 10. whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.

19 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; a ch.44-27. Joseph, and Benjamin.

AND Israel took his journey Beer- Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim,
which Asenath the daughter of Poti-
pherah | priest of On bare unto him.

20 And unto Joseph in the land of b ch. 41. 50.

sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the
God of his father Isaac.

2 And God spake unto Israel in the
visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Ja-
cob. And he said, Here am I.

3 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:

4 '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.

5 And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and kch. 45-19, their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

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11 And the sons of Levi; || Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and ZaChrom rah: but 'Er and Onan died in the land 23421 of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

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28¶ And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, "to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came "into the land of Goshen, n ch. 47. L. 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.

30 And Israel said unto Joseph, "Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.

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31 ¶ And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will ch. 47. 1. 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;

52 And the men are shepherds, for 13 And the sons of Issachar; Tola,+their trade hath been to feed cattle; Heb. they

Chres and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.

! Or, Puak, and Jashub.

14 And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

15 These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons Numb. 26. and his daughters were thirty and three. 16 And the sons of Gad; "Ziphion, Or, Ori and Haggi, Shuni, and || Ezbon, Eri, and 101, Arad || Arodi, and Areli.

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