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Joseph resisteth temptation.

ch.3.16, Travail.

Pharez, ch.46.12.

ch.4.25, Children Named.

B.C.1729.

GENESIS, 39

He is cast into prison. these are, am I with child: and these things, that his master's Nu.25.6, Lasciviousness. she said, Discern, I pray thee, wife cast her eyes upon Jo'seph; Jud.16.4, Evil Women. whose are these, the signet, and and she said, Lie with me. ch.3.6, Temptresses. bracelets, and staff. 8 But he refused, and said unto Ps.24.4, Purity. 26 And Jū'dah acknowledged his master's wife, Behold, my them, and said, She hath been master wotteth not what is with more righteous than I; because me in the house, and he hath that I gave her not to She'lah committed all that he hath to my son. And he knew her my hand;

again no more.

9 There is none greater in

27 And it came to pass in this house than I; neither hath
the time of her travail, that, he kept back any thing from

behold, twins were in her womb. me but thee, because thou art De.5.18, Chastity.
28 And it came to pass, when his wife: how then can I do p.p.ch.20.6.

she travailed, that the one put this great wickedness, and sin See Adultery, Ex.20.14.
out his hand: and the midwife against God?

took and bound upon his hand 10 And it came to pass, as she Pr.29.3, Wantonness.
a scarlet thread, saying, This spake to Jo'şeph day by day, p.p.Pr.7.18.
came out first.
that he hearkened not unto her, ch.3.1, Temptation(1).

29 And it came to pass, as he to lie by her, or to be with her. ch.14.23, Temptation Re-
drew back his hand, that, be- 11 And it came to pass about
[sisted.
hold, his brother came out: and this time, that Jo'seph went
she said, How hast thou broken into the house to do his busi-
forth? this breach be upon thee: ness; and there was none of
therefore his name was called the men of the house there
Pharěz.
within.

30 And afterward came out 12 And she caught him by his Nu.25.6, Lasciviousness.
his brother, that had the scar- garment, saying, Lie with me:

let thread upon his hand: and and he left his garment in her

his name was called Za'rah. hand, and fled, and got him out. De.5.18, Chastity.
13 And it came to pass, when

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Joseph, advanced in Potiphar's she saw that he had left his gar-
house, 7 resisteth his mistress's ment in her hand, and was fled
temptation: 13 he is falsely ac- forth,

cused, 20 and cast into prison: 21
God is with him there.

14 That she called unto the

A unto saying, See,

ND Joseph was brought men of her house, and spake

ch.12.10, Egypt, ch.46.3.

phar, an officer of Pharaoh, cap- brought in an Hebrew unto us

tain of the guard, an E-gyp'tian, to mock us; he came in unto See Slander(1), Ps.31.13. ch.37.28, Traffic in Men,J1.3.3. bought him of the hands of me to lie with me, and I cried Le.19.11, Falsehood. the Ish'me-el-ites, which had with a loud voice:

ch.28.15, Divine Presence. ch.30.24, Joseph, ch.40.4.

Prosperity (4), De.29.9. p.p.Ps.1.3; Pr.10.6. Ex.3.21, Human Favor.

Overseers, 1 Chr.9.29.

Promotion, ch.41.40.

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2 And the LORD was with Jō'- he heard that I lifted up my Mt.15.7, Hypocrites.
seph, and he was a prosperous voice and cried, that he left his
man; and he was in the house garment with me, and fled, and

of his master the E-gyptian. got him out.

3 And his master saw that the 16 And she laid up his gar-
LORD was with him, and that ment by her, until his lord
the LORD made all that he did came home.

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4 And Jo'seph found grace in cording to these words, saying,
his sight, and he served him: The Hebrew servant, which

and he made him overseer over thou hast brought unto us, came ch.3.4, Lying.
his house, and all that he had in unto me to mock me:
he put into his hand.

18 And it came to pass, as I Jud.16.4, Evil Women.
5 And it came to pass from the lifted up my voice and cried,
time that he had made him over- that he left his garment with
seer in his house, and over all me, and fled out.

that he had, that the LORD 19 And it came to pass, when
blessed the E-gyp'tian's house his master heard the words of
for Jo'seph's sake; and the his wife, which she spake unto
blessing of the LORD was upon him, saying, After this manner
[ings. all that he had in the house, did thy servant to me; that his
and in the field.
wrath was kindled.

ch.24.35, Temporal Bless

Fidelity(1), 2 K.12.15. Nu.16.15, Integrity (2). p.p.1 S.16.12.

ch.4.5, Man's Wrath.

6 And he left all that he had 20 And Jo'şeph's master took Injustice (3), ch.40.15.
in Jo'seph's hand; and he knew him, and put him into the

not ought he had, save the bread prison, a place where the king's Imprisonment, 1 K.22.27.
which he did eat. And Jo'seph prisoners were bound: and he
was a goodly person, and well was there in the prison.

favoured.

21 But the LORD was with Jo'- ch.28.15, Divine Presence. 7 ¶And it came to pass after seph, and shewed him mercy, De.4.31, Mercy (1).

Pharaoh's butler and baker.

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Pr.16.14, King's Wrath.

Prisons, Nu.15.34.

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and gave him favour in the Pha'raoh's cup, and I gave the
sight of the keeper of the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
prison.
12 And Joseph said unto him,

22 And the keeper of the prison This is the interpretation of it: Dreams Interpreted,
committed to Jo'şeph's hand all The three branches are three

the prisoners that were in the days:

prison; and whatsoever they 13 Yet within three days shall

did there, he was the doer of it. Pha'raōh lift up thine head, and

23 The keeper of the prison restore thee unto thy place: and ch.39.5, Promotion.
looked not to any thing that thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup
was under his hand; because into his hand, after the former
the LORD was with him, and manner when thou wast his
that which he did, the LORD butler.
made it to prosper.

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[ch.41.25.

14 But think on me when it Ne.13.14, Remember Me. shall be well with thee, and p.p.Jos.2.12; 1 S.20.14. The butler and baker of Pharaoh are shew kindness, I pray thee, unto Ro.12.10, Kindness (1). imprisoned; 4 Joseph hath charge me, and make mention of me of them; 5 he interpreteth their unto Pha'raōh, and bring me dreams. 23 The ingratitude of the butler.

A

out of this house:

ND it came to pass after 15 For indeed I was stolen
these things, that the but-away out of the land of the

ler of the king of Egypt and Hebrews: and here also have I ch.14.13, Hebrews, ch.43.32.
his baker had offended their done nothing that they should ch.39.20,Injustice(3),1 S.8.3.
lord the king of Egypt.
put me into the dungeon.

Ps.19.13, Innocence.

2 And Pharaoh was wroth 16 When the chief baker saw v.1, Bakers.
against two of his officers, that the interpretation was good,
against the chief of the butlers, he said unto Jo'şeph, I also was
and against the chief of the in my dream, and, behold, I had Baskets, Ex.29.3.
three white baskets on my head:

bakers.
3 And he put them in ward in 17 And in the uppermost bas-
the house of the captain of the ket there was of all manner of
guard, into the prison, the place bakemeats for Pharaoh; and
where Jo'seph was bound. the birds did eat them out of
4 And the captain of the guard the basket upon my head.
ch.30.24, Joseph, ch.41.25. charged Jo'seph with them, and 18 And Jo'seph answered and
he served them: and they contin-
ued a season in ward.

ch.28.12, Dreams (2).

said, This is the interpretation v.12, Dreams Interpreted. thereof: The three baskets are

ch.28.12, Dreams(2), ch.41.1. 5 ¶ And they dreamed a dream three days:

Nu.11.15, Despondency.

v.12, Dreams Interpreted. p.p.ch.41.16.

Da.2.22, Revelations.

v.1, Butlers.

Cups, ch.44.2.

Le.19.10, Grapes.

both of them, each man his 19 Yet within three days shall
dream in one night, each man Pha'raōh lift up thy head from
according to the interpretation off thee, and shall hang thee on

of his dream, the butler and the a tree; and the birds shall eat See Unburied, De.28.26.
baker of the king of Egypt, thy flesh from off thee.

which were bound in the prison. 20 And it came to pass the

6 And Joseph came in unto third day, which was Phā'raōh's Birthdays, Mt.14.6.
them in the morning, and looked birthday, that he made a feast 1 K.8.65, Feasts.
upon them, and, behold, they unto all his servants: and he

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7 And he asked Pha'raōh's of- butler and of the chief baker
ficers that were with him in among his servants.

the ward of his lord's house, 21 And he restored the chief
saying, Wherefore look ye so butler unto his butlership again;
sadly to day?
and he gave the cup into Pha-

8 And they said unto him, We raōh's hand:

have dreamed a dream, and 22 But he hanged the chief Hanging, De.21.23.
there is no interpreter of it. baker: as Joseph had inter-

And Jō'şeph said unto them, Do preted to them

ch.4.9, Selfishness (2).

not interpretations belong to 23 Yet did not the chief butler Ingratitude (2), Nu.16.13.
God? tell me them, I pray you. remember Jo'şeph, but forgat p.p.Ps.31.12; Am.6.6.
9 And the chief butler told his him.
dream to Jo'seph, and said to
him, In my dream, behold, a
vine was before me;

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11 And Pharaoh's cup was in Pha'raōh dreamed: and, behold, ch.28.12, Dreams (2), my hand: and I took the he stood by the river.

grapes, and pressed them into 2 And, behold, there came up

[Jud.7.13.

Pharaoh's dreams.

ch.1.25, Cattle.

v.49, Grain.

De.28.67, Unrest. v.24, Magicians. Wise Men, Est.1.13.

Jb.8.9, Man's Ignorance.

ch.40.1, Butlers.

Pr.16.14, King's Wrath. p.p.ch.40.3.

ch.40.1, Bakers. ch.28.12, Dreams (2). p.p.ch.40.5.

ch.14.13, Hebrews.

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out of the river seven well fa- 17 And Phā'raōh said unto
voured kine and fatfleshed; and Jo'seph, In my dream, behold, I ch.28.12, Dreams (2).
they fed in a meadow.
stood upon the bank of the

3 And, behold, seven other river:

kine came up after them out of 18 And, behold, there came up p.p.v.3.
the river, ill favoured and lean- out of the river seven kine, fat-
fleshed; and stood by the other fleshed and well favoured; and

kine upon the brink of the river. they fed in a meadow:

4 And the ill favoured and 19 And, behold, seven other

leanfleshed kine did eat up the kine came up after them, poor ch.1.25, Cattle.
seven well favoured and fat and very ill favoured and lean-
kine. So Pha'raōh awoke. fleshed, such as I never saw in
5 And he slept and dreamed all the land of Egypt for bad-
the second time: and, behold, ness:
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.

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

7 And the seven thin ears de-
voured the seven rank and full
ears. And Pha'raōh awoke, and, at the beginning. So I awoke.
behold, it was a dream.
22 And I saw in my dream, and,

8 And it came to pass in the behold, seven ears came up in p.p.v.6.
morning that his spirit was one stalk, full and good:
troubled; and he sent and called 23 And, behold, seven ears,
for all the magicians of Egypt, withered, thin, and blasted with
and all the wise men thereof: the east wind, sprung up after
and Pha'raōh told them his them:

dream; but there was none 24 And the thin ears devoured
that could interpret them unto the seven good ears: and I told
Pharaoh.
this unto the magicians; but Magicians, Ex.7.11.
9 Then spake the chief butler there was none that could de- Jb.8.9, Man's Ignorance.
unto Pharaoh, saying, I do re- clare it to me.

member my faults this day: 25 ¶ And Jo'şeph said unto ch.30.24, Joseph, ch.42.7.
10 Pha'raōh was wroth with Pha'raoh, The dream of Pha- ch.40.12, Dreams Inter-
his servants, and put me in ward raoh is one: God hath shewed
[preted, Da.1.17.

in the captain of the guard's Pharaoh what he is about to do. Da.2.22, Revelations.
house, both me and the chief 26 The seven good kine are
baker:
seven years; and the seven
11 And we dreamed a dream good ears are seven years: the
in one night, I and he; we dream is one.

dreamed each man according to 27 And the seven thin and ill
the interpretation of his dream. favoured kine that came up
12 And there was there with after them are seven years; and
us a young man, an He'brew, the seven empty ears blasted
servant to the captain of the with the east wind shall be
guard; and we told him, and he seven years of famine.
interpreted to us our dreams; 28 This is the thing which I
Lpreted. to each man according to his have spoken unto Pharaoh:
dream he did interpret.
What God is about to do he
13 And it came to pass, as he sheweth unto Pha'raōh.
interpreted to us, so it was; me
he restored unto mine office,
and him he hanged.

ch.40.12, Dreams Inter

ch.30.24, Joseph.
1 S.21.8, Haste.
Shaving, Le.13.33.

p.p.Ps.25.14; Pr.3.32.

ch.32.10, Humility (3). See Dependence, Jn.3.27. Jb.12.13, God's Wisdom.

14

Famine (1), Hab.3.17.

p.p.Da.2.28.

29 Behold, there come seven ch.29.18, Seven Years, v.54. years of great plenty through- Le.26.5, Plenty Promised. out all the land of Egypt:

Then Pharaoh sent and 30 And there shall arise after
called Jo'seph, and they brought them seven years of famine;
him hastily out of the dungeon and all the plenty shall be for-
and he shaved himself, and gotten in the land of Egypt;
changed his raiment, and came and the famine shall consume p.p.ch.47.13.
in unto Pha'raōh.

the land;

15 And Pharaoh said unto 31 And the plenty shall not
Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, be known in the land by reason
and there is none that can inter- of that famine following; for it
pret it: and I have heard say of shall be very grievous.
thee, that thou canst understand 32 And for that the dream
a dream to interpret it.
was doubled unto Phā'raōh

16 And Jo'seph answered Pha- twice; it is because the thing

raoh, saying, It is not in me: is established by God, and God Ps.33.11, Divine Counsels.
God shall give Pha'raōh an an- will shortly bring it to pass.
swer of peace.

33 Now therefore let Pha'raōh

Joseph is advanced.

v.39, Discretion.

Pr.6.8, Forethought.

Ex.18.19, Wise Counsel.

v.27, Famine (1).

Ex.3.21, Human Favor. Eze.36.27, Spirit Indwelling. p.p.Da.4.8; 5.8.

Da.2.22, Revelations.

Discretion, Pr.2.11.

Jb.28.28, Wisdom (3).

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look out a man discreet and years the earth brought forth Ex.3.8, Fruitful Land. wise, and set him over the land by handfuls.

48 And he gathered up all the

of Egypt.
34 Let Pha'raōh do this, and food of the seven years, which

let him appoint officers over the were in the land of Egypt, and Pr.6.8, Forethought.
land, and take up the fifth part laid up the food in the cities: ch.11.4, Cities, Nu.13.28.
of the land of Egypt in the the food of the field, which was
seven plenteous years.

round about every city, laid he See Storehouses, v.56.
35 And let them gather all the up in the same.
food of those good years that 49 And Joseph gathered corn Grain, Nu.18.27.
come, and lay up corn under as the sand of the sea, very ch.22.17, Sand.
the hand of Pha'raōh, and let much, until he left numbering;
them keep food in the cities. for it was without number.

36 And that food shall be for 50 And unto Jo'şeph were born
store to the land against the two sons before the years of
seven years of famine, which famine came, which Ås'e-nath
shall be in the land of Egypt; the daughter of Pot'i-phe'rah
that the land perish not through priest of Ŏn bare unto him.
the famine.
51 And Joseph called the ch.4.25, Children Named,
37 And the thing was good name of the firstborn Mâ-năs ́-
[Ex..
in the eyes of Pha'raōh, and in seh: For God, said he, hath Manasseh (a), ch.48.5.
the eyes of all his servants. made me forget all my toil, and
38 And Pha'raōh said unto his all my father's house.
servants, Can we find such a
one as this is, a man in whom
the Spirit of God is?

52 And the name of the second
called he E'phră-im: For God Ephraim, ch.48.5.
hath caused me to be fruitful in
39 And Pharaoh said unto the land of my affliction.
Jo'seph, Forasmuch as God hath 53 And the seven years of
shewed thee all this, there is plenteousness, that was in the
none so discreet and wise as land of Egypt, were ended.
thou art:

54 And the seven years of ch.29.18, Seven Years, ch.39.5, Promotion,1 K.11.28. 40 Thou shalt be over my dearth_began to come, accord[Da.4.23 house, and according unto thy ing as Jo'seph had said: and the 1 K.8.56, God's Word Sure. word shall all my people be dearth was in all lands; but in v.27, Famine (1). ruled: only in the throne will all the land of Egypt there was be greater than thou. bread.

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41 And Pha'raōh said unto Jo'- 55 And when all the land of

seph, See, I have set thee over
all the land of Egypt.

Eze.4.16, Bread (3).

Egypt was famished, the people Mt.4.2, Hunger.
cried to Pha'raōh for bread: and
42 And Pharaoh took off his Pha'raōh said unto all the
ring from his hand, and put it E-gyp'tians, Go unto Jo'şeph;
upon Jo'seph's hand, and ar- what he saith to you, do.
rayed him in vestures of fine 56 And the famine was over
linen, and put a gold chain about all the face of the earth: And
his neck;
Jo'seph opened all the store-

43 And he made him to ride in houses, and sold unto the Storehouses, 1 Chr.27.25.
the second chariot which he E-gyptians; and the famine p.p.Pr.11.26.
had; and they cried before him, waxed sore in the land of
Bow the knee: and he made Egypt.

him ruler over all the land of 57 And all countries came into
Egypt.
Egypt to Jo'seph for to buy

44 And Pharaoh said unto corn; because that the famine v.49, Grain.
Jo'seph, I am Pharaoh, and was so sore in all lands.
without thee shall no man lift

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up his hand or foot in all the Jacob sendeth his ten sons to buy corn B.C.1707.
land of Egypt.

45 And Pharaoh called Jō'şeph's name Zăph'nath-pa-a

ne'ah; and he gave him to wife

in Egypt: 17 they are imprisoned
by Joseph for spies: 21 their re-
morse for Joseph: 25 their return:
29 their relation to Jacob.

NOW when Jacob, saw that ch.25.26, Jacob, ch.43.11. As'e-nath the daughter of Poti- there was corn in Egypt, ch.12.10, Egypt. phe'rah priest of On. And Jo'- Ja'cob said unto his sons, Why p.p.Ac.7.12. seph went out over all the land do ye look one upon another? of Egypt.

2 And he said, Behold, I have

46 And Joseph was thirty heard that there is corn in
years old when he stood before Egypt: get you down thither,
Pha'raoh king of Egypt. And and buy for us from thence;
Jo'seph went out from the pres- that we may live, and not die.
ence of Pharaoh, and went 3 ¶And Jo'şeph's ten brethren
throughout all the land of went down to buy corn in
Egypt.
Egypt.

47 And in the seven plenteous 4 But Bĕn'ja-min, Jo'seph's ch.35.18, Benjamin.

Jacob sendeth his ten sons

ch.31.28, Paternal Love.

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ch.25.28, Parental Partiality, brother, Ja'cob sent not with words be verified, and ye shall [ch.48.22. his brethren; for he said, Lest not die. And they did so. peradventure mischief befall 21 ¶ And they said one to anhim. other, We are verily guilty con- Nu.22.34, Confession of [Sin (3). 5 And the sons of Is'ra-el came cerning our brother, in that we Guilt, Ex.9.27. to buy corn among those that saw the anguish of his soul, Guilty Conscience, Ex.9.27. came: for the famine was in the when he besought us, and we land of Ca'nǎan. would not hear; therefore is Nu.14.39, Remorse. 6 And Jo'şeph was the gov- this distress come upon us. ernor over the land, and he it 22 And Reu ben answered ch.29.32, Reuben, v.37. was that sold to all the people of them, saying, Spake I not unto the land: and Jo'şeph's breth- you, saying, Do not sin against

ch.41.27, Famine (1).

ch.11.31, Canaan, ch.49.30.

ch.37.7, Obeisance.

ch.30.24, Joseph, ch.43.16.

p.p.ch.37.2; 41.46.

See Dreams (2), ch.37.5.

Spies, Nu.13.16.

p.p.ch.37.8.

ch.4.12, Barrenness.

ch.11.31, Canaan.

p.p.ch.37.30.

ch.40.3, Prisons.

Pr.12.19, Truthfulness.

Jud.1.7, Retribution (2).

Ne.5.15, Godly Fear.

ch.41.49, Grain.

p.p.ch.43.5; 44.23.

De.28.67, Sin's Misery.

ren came, and bowed down the child; and ye would not Ex.32.9, Stubbornness (2).
themselves before him with hear? therefore, behold, also Jb.24.9, Pitiless.
their faces to the earth.

his blood is required.

7 And Jo'şeph saw his breth- 23 And they knew not that Jo'-
ren, and he knew them, but seph understood them; for he
made himself strange unto spake unto them by an inter-
them, and spake roughly unto preter.

them; and he said unto them, 24 And he turned himself
Whence come ye? And they about from them, and wept;
said, From the land of Ca'nǎan and returned to them again, and
to buy food.
communed with them, and took

8 And Jo'şeph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

2 S.1.16, Blood upon Men.

from them Sim'e-on, and bound ch.29.33, Simeon, ch.46.10. him before their eyes.

25 Then Jo'şeph commanded

9 And Joseph remembered the
dreams which he dreamed of to fill their sacks with corn, and

them, and said unto them, Ye to restore every man's money ch.45.15, Good for Evil.
are spies; to see the nakedness into his sack, and to give them

of the land ye are come.

provision for the way: and thus

10 And they said unto him, did he unto them.
Nay, my lord, but to buy food
are thy servants come.

26 And they laded their asses

with the corn, and departed ch.41.49, Grain.
thence.

27 And as one of them opened

11 We are all one man's sons';
we are true men, thy servants
are no spies.
his sack to give his ass proven- ch.24.25, Provender,
12 And he said unto them, der in the inn, he espied his
Nay, but to see the nakedness money; for, behold, it was in
of the land ye are come.
his sack's mouth.

[Jud.19.19.

13 And they said, Thy servants 28 And he said unto his breth-
are twelve brethren, the sons ren, My money is restored; and,
of one man in the land of Ca'-lo, it is even in my sack: and
năan; and, behold, the young- their heart failed them, and 2 S.24.10.Condemnation (2).
est is this day with our father, they were afraid, saying one to ch.3.8, Guilty Fear.
and one is not.
another, What is this that God Jud.1.7, Retribution (2).

14 And Joseph said unto them, hath done unto us?
That is it that I spake unto 29 And they came unto Ja'-
you, saying, Ye are spies: cob their father unto the land
15 Hereby ye shall be proved: of Ca'nǎan, and told him all
By the life of Pharaoh ye shall that befell unto them; saying,
not go forth hence, except your 30 The man, who is the lord
youngest brother come hither. of the land, spake roughly to

16 Send one of you, and let us, and took us for spies of the v.9, Spies.
him fetch your brother, and ye country.

shall be kept in prison, that 31 And we said unto him, We
your words may be proved, are true men; we are no spies:
whether there be any truth in 32 We be twelve brethren, sons
you: or else by the life of Pha'- of our father; one is not, and
raoh surely ye are spies. the youngest is this day with
our father in the land of Ca'-

17 And he put them all to
gether into ward three days. năạn.
18 And Jo'seph said unto them 33 And the man, the lord of
the third day, This do, and live; the country, said unto us, Here-
for I fear God:
by shall I know that ye are true
19 If ye be true men, let one men; leave one of your breth-
of your brethren be bound in ren here with me, and take
the house of your prison: go food for the famine of your
ye, carry corn for the famine households, and be gone:
of your houses:
34 And bring your youngest
20 But bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I
brother unto me; so shall your know that ye are no spies, but|

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