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HA P. XLIV. policy to flag his brethren. commanded the fteward of se, saying, Fill the mens facks much as they can carry, and is money in his facks mouth. my cup, the filver cup, in th of the youngeft, and his and he did according to Jofeph had fpoken. the morning was light, the away, they and their affes. they were gone out of ot yet far off, Jofeph faid ard, Up, follow after the en thou doft overtake o them, Wherefore have El for good?

it in which my lord drinkcby indeed he divineth? il in fo doing. overtook them, and he these fame words. id unto him, Wherefore hefe words? God forbid s fhould do according to

money which we found uths, we brought again f the land of Canaan: ld we fteal out of thy r or gold?

n foever of thy fervants th let him dic, and we ords bond-men.

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fpeedily took down eick to the ground, and n his fack. rched, and began at the the youngeft: and the Benjamins fack.

rent their clothes, and

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16 And Judah faid, What shall we say unto my lord? what fhall we fpeak? or how fhall we clear our felves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy fervants: behold, we are my lords fervants, bodh we, and he alfo with whom the cup is found.

17 And he faid, God forbid that I fhould do fo: but the man in whole hand the cup is found, he thall be my fervant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

18 Then Judah came nearunto him, and faid, O my lord, let thy fervant, Í pray thee, fpeak a word in my lords ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy fervant for thou art even as Pharaoh.

19 My lord asked his fervants, faying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

20 And we faid unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of 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 faidft unto thy fervants, Bring him down unto me, that I may fet mine eyes upon him.

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

23 And thou faidft unto thy fervants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, you fhall fee my face no more.

24 And it came to pass, when we came up unto thy fervant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

25 And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food,

26 And we faid, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we may not fee the mans face, except our youngest brother be with us.

27 And thy fervant my father faid unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two fons 28 And the one went out from me, and I faid, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I faw him not fince.

29 And if ye take thisalfo from me, and mischief befal him, ye fhall bring down my gray hairs with forrow to the grave.

30 Now therefore when I come to thy

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31 It fhall come to pass, when he feeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy fervants (hall bring down the gray hairs of thy fervant our father with forrow to the grave.

32 For thy fervant became furety for the lad unto my father, faying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I fhall bear the blame to my facher for ever.

33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy fervant abide in ftead of the lad, a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up Iwith his brethren.

34 For how (hall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? left peradventure I fee the evil that fhall come on my father.

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CHAP. XLV.

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1 Jofeph maketh himself known to his bre-
thren. 9 He fendeth for his father
25 who is revived with the news.
"Hen Jofeph could not refrain him-
felf before all them that ftood by
him; and he cried, Caufe every man
to go out from me: and there ftood no
man with him, while Jofeph made him-
felf known unto his brethren.

2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the houfe of Pharaoh heard.

3 And Jofeph faid unto his brethren, I am Jofeph; Doth my father yet live? and his brethren could not answer him: for they were troubled at his prefence.

4 And Jofeph faid unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you; and they came near: and he faid, I am Jofeph your brother, whom ye fold into Egypt.

5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with your felves, that ye fold me hither: for God did fend me before you, to preserve life.

For these two years hath the famine been in the land and yet there are five years, in the which there fhall neither be earing nor harvest.

And God fent me before you, to preferve you a pofterity in the earth, and to fave your lives by a great deliverance. 8 So now it was not you that fent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his houfe, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

9 Hafte you, and go up to my father, and fay unto him, Thus faith thy fon Jo

known to his brethren.

And there will I nourish thee (for yet there are five years of famine; left thou, and thy houfhold, and all that thou haft, come to poverty.

12 And behold, your eyes fee, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that fpeaketh unto you. 13 And fhall tell you my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have feen; and ye shall hafte, and bring down my father hither.

14 And he fell upon his brother Benjamins neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

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

16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaohs house, faying, Jofephs brethren are come: and it pleafed Pharaoh well, and his fervants.

17 And Pharaoh faid unto Jofeph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beafts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan,

18 And take your father, and your houfholds, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye fhall eat the fat of 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.

20 Alfo regard not your ftuff: for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.

21 And the children of Ifrael did fo: and Jofeph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provifion for the way.

22 To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment: but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of filver, and five changes of raiment.

23 And to his father he fent after this manner; ten affes laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten fhe-affes laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.

24 So he fent his brethren away, and they departed: and he faid 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, faying, Jofeph is yet feph, God hath made me lord of all E-alive, and he is governor over all the gypt; come down unto me, tarry not. land of Egypt. And Jacobs heart fainted, for he believed them not.

10 And thoufhalt dwell in the land of Golben, and thou shalt be near unto me, chou, and thy children, and thy childrens hildren, and thy flocks, and thy herds, all that thou haft.

27 And they told him all the words of Jofeph, which he had faid unto them: and when he faw the wagons which Jofeph

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CHAP. XLVI.

Jacob is comforted by God at Beer-fbeba: 5 geeth into Egypt. 8 The number of his family. 28 Fofeph meeteth him.

Jofeph meeteth him.

16 And the fons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggai, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

17 And the fons of Afher; Jimnah, and Ifhuah, and Ifui, and Beriah, and Serah their fifter: And the fons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.

A Naat he had, and came wear these the bare unto Jacob, even fixzcen

18 These are the fons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter: and that to Beer- fouls. Theba, and offered facrifices unto the God of his father Ifaac.

2 And God fpake unto Ifrael in the vilions of the night, and faid, Jacob, Jacob: And he faid, Here am I.

3 And he faid, 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 will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will alfo furely bring thee up again and Jofeph fhall put his hand upon thine eyes.

5 And Jacob rofe up from Beer-fheba: and the fons of Ifrael carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had fent to carry him.

6 And they took their cattle, and their goods which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his feed. with him:

7 His fons, and his fons fons with him, his daughters, and his fons daughters, and all his feed brought he with him into Egypt.

8 And thefe are the names of the children of Ifrael, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his fons: Reuben Jacobs firft-born.

9 And the fons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

10 And the fons of Simeon; femuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitifh woman.

11 And the fons of Levi; Gershon," Kohath, and Merari.

12 And the fons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shielah, and Pharez, and Zarah: But Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the fons of Pharez, were

Hezron and Hamul.

13 And the fons of Iffachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron. 14 And the fons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

15 Thefe be the fons of Leah, which he bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the fouls of his fons and his daughters, were thirty and three.

19 The fons of Rachel Jacobs wife; Jofeph, and Benjamin.

20 And unto Jofeph in the land of Egypt were born Manaffeh and Ephraim, which Afenach the daughter of Potipherah prieft of On bare unto him.

21 And the fons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Afhbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rofh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

22 These are the fons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the fouls were fourteen.

23 And the fons of Dan; Hufhim. 24 And the fons of Naphtali; Jakzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.

25 These are the fons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and the bare thefe unto Jacob: all the fouls were feven.

26 All the fouls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loyns, befides Jacobs fons wives, all the fouls were threefcore and fix;

27 And the fons of Jofeph which were born him in Egypt, were two fouls: all the fouls of the houfe of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threefcore and ten.

28 And he fent Judah before him unto Jofeph, to dire& his face unto Gofhen; and they came into the land of Gothen.

29 And Jofeph made ready his chariot, and went up to meer Ifrael his father, to Gofhen; and prefented himself unto him: and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

30 And Ifrael faid unto Jofeph, Now let me die, fince I have feen thy face, because thou art yet alive.

31 And Jofeph faid unto his brethren, and unto his fathers houfe, I will go up and fhew Pharaoh, and fay unto him, My brethren, and my fathers house, which were in the land of Canaan, are

come unto me:

32 And the men are fhepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle ; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

33 And it fhall come to pass when Phas

Fofeph prefenteth his brethren

Genefis.

and father to Pharaol.

raoh fhall call you, and fhall fay, What houshold with bread, according to their your occupation? families.

34 That ye fhall fay, Thy fervants trade hath been about cattle, from our youth even until now, both we and alfo our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Gofhen; for every fhepherd & an abomination unto the Egyptians.

CHA P. XLVII.

Fofeph prefenteth five of his brethren, 7 and his father before Pharaoh. 11 He giveth them habitation and maintenance. Hen Jofeph came and told Pharaoh, and faid, My father and my brehren, 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 Golben.

2 And he took fome of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.

3 And Pharaoh faid unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they faid unto Pharaoh, Thy fervants are thep herds, both we and alfo our fathers.

4 They faid moreover unto Pharaoh, For to fojourn in the land are we come for thy fervants have no pafture for their Blocks, for the famine is fore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy fervants dwell in the land of Gofhen. 5 And Pharaoh fpake unto Jofeph, faying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:

6 The land of Egypt before thee; in the beft of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell, in the land of Gothen let them dwell: and if thou knoweft any man of activity amongst them; then make them rulers over my cattle.

7 And Jofeph brought in Jacob his father, and fet him before Pharaoh : and Jacob bleffed Pharaoh.

8 And Pharaoh faid unto Jacob, How old art thou?

9 And Jacob faid unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: 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.

10 And Jacob bleffed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.

11And Jofeph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a poffeffion in the land of Egypt, in the beft of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

13 And there was no bread in all the land for the famine was very fore, fo that the land of Egypt, and all the land of Canaan fainted by reafon of the famine.

14 And Jofeph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought and Jofeph brought the money into Pharaohs house.

15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Jofeph, and faid, Give us bread: for why fhould we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.

16 And Jofeph faid, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.

17 And they brought their cattle unto Jofeph: and Jofeph gave them bread in exchange for horfes, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the affes; and he fed them with bread, for all their cattle, for that year.

18 When that year was ended, they came unto him the fecond year, and faid unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is fpent, my lord alfo hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the fight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands,

19 Wherefore fhall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be fervants unto Pharaoh: and give

feed, that we may live and not die, that the land be not defolate.

20 And Jofeph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians fold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: fo the land became Pharaohs.

21 And as for the people, he removed them to cities, from one end of the borders of Egypt, even to the other end thereof.

22 Only the land of the priests bought he not: for the priests had a portion affigned them of Pharaoh, and did cat their portion which Pharaoh gave them; wherefore they fold not their lands.

23 Then Jofeph faid unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day, and 12 And Jofeph nourished his father, your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is feed and his brethren, and all his fathers for you, and ye shall fow the land.

Jofeph vifiteth his father.

Chap.

24 And it fhall come to pass in the increafe, that you fhall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts fhall be your own, for feed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your houfeholds, and for food for your little ones. 25 And they faid, Thou haft faved our lives: let us find grace in the fight of my lord, and we will be Pharaohs fervants. 26 And Jofeph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh fhould have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaohs..

27 And Ifrael dwelt in the land of Egypt in the country of Gothen; and they had poffeffions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.

28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt feventeen years: fo the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and feven years.

29 And the time drew nigh that Ifrael muft die: and he called his fon Jofeph, and faid unto him, If now I have found grace in thy fight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt.

30 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou fhalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying-place. And he faid, I will do as thou haft faid.

31 And he faid, Swear unto me: And he fware unto him. And Ifrael bowed himfelf upon the beds head.

CHAP. XLVIII.

1 Fefeph vifiteth his father. 3 Facob repeateth the promife, 21 and prophefieth

their return to Canaan.

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Facob blefleth Jofephs fans..

6 And thy iffue which thou begetteft after them, fhall be chine, and fhall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.

7 And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in 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 fame is Beth-lehem. 8 And Ifrael beheld Jofephs fons, and faid, Who are there?

9 And Jofeph faid unto his father, They are my fons, whom God hath gi ven me in this place: And he faid, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will blefs them.

10 (Now the eyes of Ifrael were dim for age, fo that he could not fee:) And he brought them near unto him; and he kiffed them, and embraced them.

11 And Ifrael faid unto Jofeph, I had not thought to fee thy face and lo, God hath fhewed me alfo thy feed.

12 And Jofeph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himfelf with his face to the earth.

13 And Jofeph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand towards Ifraels, left hand, and Manaffeh in his left hand towards Ifraels right hand, and brought them near unte him.

14 And Ifrael ftretched out his tight hand, and laid it upon Ephraims head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manaffehs head: guiding his hands wittingly; for Manafleh was the firftborn.

15 And he bleffed Jofeph, and faid, God, before whom my fachers Abraham And it came to pals after these things, and Ifaac did walk, the God which fed that one told Jofeph, Behold,thy fa-me all my life long unto this day, ther is fick and he took with him his 16 The Angel which redeemed me two fons, Manaffch and Ephraim. from all evil, blefs the lads; and let my Be-name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Ifaac: and let them grow into a multitude in the midft of the earth.

2 And one told Jacob, and faid, hold, thy fon Jofeph cometh unto thee: and Ifrael ftrengthned himself, and sat upon the bed.

3 And Jacob faid unto Jofeph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and bleffed me,

4 And faid 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 feed after thee, for an everlafting poffeffion.

And now thy two fons, Ephraim and Manaffeh, which were born unto three in the land of Egypt, before I came funto thee into Egypt, are mine: as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

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