The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel.

Then Jacob kissed Rachel and began to weep loudly.

He had so many sheep and cattle and such a great household of servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.

Joseph instructed the physicians in his service to embalm his father, so the physicians embalmed Israel.

Rescue me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, as well as the mothers with their children.

I will say to a young woman, 'Please lower your jar so I may drink.' May the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac reply, 'Drink, and I'll give your camels water too.' In this way I will know that you have been faithful to my master."

May the sovereign God grant you mercy before the man so that he may release your other brother and Benjamin! As for me, if I lose my children I lose them."

Then Leah said, "God has given me a good gift. Now my husband will honor me because I have given him six sons." So she named him Zebulun.

Then he said to them, "If you agree that I may bury my dead, then hear me out. Ask Ephron the son of Zohar

These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of nations, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar. Four kings fought against five.

He went to his father and said, "My father!" Isaac replied, "Here I am. Which are you, my son?"

After Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines happened to look out a window and observed Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.

When the stronger females were in heat, Jacob would set up the branches in the troughs in front of the flock, so they would mate near the branches.

Jacob said to Joseph, "The sovereign God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.

Come, let's sell him to the Ishmaelites, but let's not lay a hand on him, for after all, he is our brother, our own flesh." His brothers agreed.

Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

Then he brought out gold, silver jewelry, and clothing and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave valuable gifts to her brother and to her mother.

Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! He tore his clothes,

Then Abimelech exclaimed, "What in the world have you done to us? One of the men might easily have had sexual relations with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us!"

Then you will take it to your father. Thus he will eat it and bless you before he dies."

He gave them portions of the food set before him, but the portion for Benjamin was five times greater than the portions for any of the others. They drank with Joseph until they all became drunk.

Even though she continued to speak to Joseph day after day, he did not respond to her invitation to have sex with her.

"Before I finished praying in my heart, along came Rebekah with her water jug on her shoulder! She went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, 'Please give me a drink.'

She said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom Milcah bore to Nahor.

Then Leah said, "God has granted me a reward because I gave my servant to my husband as a wife." So she named him Issachar.

Come now, let's kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and then say that a wild animal ate him. Then we'll see how his dreams turn out!"

On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do as I say and you will live, for I fear God.

Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat the meal. They ate the meal and spent the night on the mountain.

Now, if you will show faithful love to my master, tell me. But if not, tell me as well, so that I may go on my way."

The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

Reuben continued, "Don't shed blood! Throw him into this cistern that is here in the wilderness, but don't lay a hand on him." (Reuben said this so he could rescue Joseph from them and take him back to his father.)

So Jacob set up a sacred stone pillar in the place where God spoke with him. He poured out a drink offering on it, and then he poured oil on it.

I have oxen, donkeys, sheep, and male and female servants. I have sent this message to inform my lord, so that I may find favor in your sight.'"

Tamar was told, "Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep."

Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

Leah said, "How happy I am, for women will call me happy!" So she named him Asher.

When Laban heard this news about Jacob, his sister's son, he rushed out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban how he was related to him.

He left with all he owned. He quickly crossed the Euphrates River and headed for the hill country of Gilead.

Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

and asked Abraham's servant, "Who is that man walking in the field toward us?" "That is my master," the servant replied. So she took her veil and covered herself.

and I return safely to my father's home, then the Lord will become my God.

From the time Potiphar appointed him over his household and over all that he owned, the Lord blessed the Egyptian's household for Joseph's sake. The blessing of the Lord was on everything that he had, both in his house and in his fields.

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation of the first dream was favorable, he said to Joseph, "I also appeared in my dream and there were three baskets of white bread on my head.

While the famine was over all the earth, Joseph opened the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians. The famine was severe throughout the land of Egypt.

The man said, "They left this area, for I heard them say, 'Let's go to Dothan.'" So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.

When Isaac's servants dug in the valley and discovered a well with fresh flowing water there,

Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau, your firstborn. I've done as you told me. Now sit up and eat some of my wild game so that you can bless me."

Now Jacob's sons had come in from the field when they heard the news. They were offended and very angry because Shechem had disgraced Israel by sexually assaulting Jacob's daughter, a crime that should not be committed.

Asher's food will be rich, and he will provide delicacies to royalty.

May he give you and your descendants the blessing he gave to Abraham so that you may possess the land God gave to Abraham, the land where you have been living as a temporary resident."

The dream was repeated to Pharaoh because the matter has been decreed by God, and God will make it happen soon.

He said, "What pledge should I give you?" She replied, "Your seal, your cord, and the staff that's in your hand." So he gave them to her and had sex with her. She became pregnant by him.

Then they took him and threw him into the cistern. (Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it.)

They took forty days, for that is the full time needed for embalming. The Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph from their hands, saying, "Let's not take his life!"

Now Rebekah had been listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. When Esau went out to the open fields to hunt down some wild game and bring it back,

Then Israel traveled on and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder.

So they called Rebekah and asked her, "Do you want to go with this man?" She replied, "I want to go."

There they buried Abraham and his wife Sarah; there they buried Isaac and his wife Rebekah; and there I buried Leah.

When all the land of Egypt experienced the famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh said to all the people of Egypt, "Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you."

So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a memorial pillar.

"It is not our custom here," Laban replied, "to give the younger daughter in marriage before the firstborn.

Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, all the people in his household, his livestock, his animals, and all his possessions which he had acquired in the land of Canaan and went to a land some distance away from Jacob his brother

"What have you done?" Laban demanded of Jacob. "You've deceived me and carried away my daughters as if they were captives of war!

Soon Leah's servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son.

Go to the flock and get me two of the best young goats. I'll prepare them in a tasty way for your father, just the way he loves them.

the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water belongs to us!" So Isaac named the well Esek because they argued with him about it.

Laban overtook Jacob, and when Jacob pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead, Laban and his relatives set up camp there too.

To Sarah he said, "Look, I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your 'brother.' This is compensation for you so that you will stand vindicated before all who are with you."

"No, my lord! Hear me out. I sell you both the field and the cave that is in it. In the presence of my people I sell it to you. Bury your dead."

This was my lot for twenty years in your house: I worked like a slave for you -- fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks, but you changed my wages ten times!

Then Rebekah took her older son Esau's best clothes, which she had with her in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.

Did Abraham not say to me, 'She is my sister'? And she herself said, 'He is my brother.' I have done this with a clear conscience and with innocent hands!"

"Assemble and listen, you sons of Jacob; listen to Israel, your father.

He took away all the livestock he had acquired in Paddan Aram and all his moveable property that he had accumulated. Then he set out toward the land of Canaan to return to his father Isaac.

Hasn't he treated us like foreigners? He not only sold us, but completely wasted the money paid for us!

But Simeon and Levi replied, "Should he treat our sister like a common prostitute?"

The sons of Heth answered Abraham,

His master observed that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he was doing successful.

and they started on their journey. The surrounding cities were afraid of God, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

(Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.)

Israel said to Joseph, "Your brothers are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I will send you to them." "I'm ready," Joseph replied.

"Hear me, my lord. The land is worth 400 pieces of silver, but what is that between me and you? So bury your dead."

All the men who assembled at the city gate agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem. Every male who assembled at the city gate was circumcised.

chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

Three days later Laban discovered Jacob had left.

Then Esau realized that the Canaanite women were displeasing to his father Isaac.

Then he became very attached to Dinah, Jacob's daughter. He fell in love with the young woman and spoke romantically to her.

"So now Pharaoh should look for a wise and discerning man and give him authority over all the land of Egypt.

But the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph -- he forgot him.

Silently the man watched her with interest to determine if the Lord had made his journey successful or not.

Bilhah became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.

You must also say, 'In fact your servant Jacob is behind us.'" Jacob thought, "I will first appease him by sending a gift ahead of me. After that I will meet him. Perhaps he will accept me."

So Abimelech summoned Isaac and said, "She is really your wife! Why did you say, 'She is my sister'?" Isaac replied, "Because I thought someone might kill me to get her."

They said to them, "We cannot give our sister to a man who is not circumcised, for it would be a disgrace to us.

seven fine-looking, fat cows were coming up out of the Nile, and they grazed in the reeds.

You can make the bride price and the gift I must bring very expensive, and I'll give whatever you ask of me. Just give me the young woman as my wife!"

Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had predicted. There was famine in all the other lands, but throughout the land of Egypt there was food.

Lot went outside to them, shutting the door behind him.

Isaac said, "Bring some of the wild game for me to eat, my son. Then I will bless you." So Jacob brought it to him, and he ate it. He also brought him wine, and Isaac drank.

Now it was reported in the household of Pharaoh, "Joseph's brothers have arrived." It pleased Pharaoh and his servants.

Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel,

His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said.

Abraham got up and bowed down to the local people, the sons of Heth.

but your father has humiliated me and changed my wages ten times. But God has not permitted him to do me any harm.

So Laban invited all the people of that place and prepared a feast.

Here I am, standing by the spring, and the daughters of the people who live in the town are coming out to draw water.

Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man's money to his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. His orders were carried out.

After that she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.

So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: "In my dream, there was a vine in front of me.

Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard about you, that you can interpret dreams."

So he blessed them that day, saying, "By you will Israel bless, saying, 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.'" So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

"No, please take them," Jacob said. "If I have found favor in your sight, accept my gift from my hand. Now that I have seen your face and you have accepted me, it is as if I have seen the face of God.

Then Abimelech said, "Look, my land is before you; live wherever you please."

Tell Joseph this: Please forgive the sin of your brothers and the wrong they did when they treated you so badly.' Now please forgive the sin of the servants of the God of your father." When this message was reported to him, Joseph wept.

Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, "Today I recall my failures.

The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

Jacob and all those who were with him arrived at Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

When Joseph saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim's head, it displeased him. So he took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.

Jacob's sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully when they spoke because Shechem had violated their sister Dinah.

When Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab, reigned in his place; the name of his city was Avith.

chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.

These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.

She put the skins of the young goats on his hands and the smooth part of his neck.

Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the whole land of Egypt.

Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, "You are spies; you have come to see if our land is vulnerable!"

Jacob was very afraid and upset. So he divided the people who were with him into two camps, as well as the flocks, herds, and camels.

When her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid, for you are having another son."

and said to Ephron in their hearing, "Hear me, if you will. I pay to you the price of the field. Take it from me so that I may bury my dead there."

When Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the Lord.

Now go up to my father quickly and tell him, 'This is what your son Joseph says: "God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay!

When Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

but you must go to the family of my father and to my relatives to find a wife for my son.'

When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone off the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would put the stone back in its place over the well's mouth.

Stay there until your brother's anger against you subsides and he forgets what you did to him. Then I'll send someone to bring you back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?"

Both of them, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, had a dream the same night. Each man's dream had its own meaning.

Then Isaac said to Jacob, "Come closer so I can touch you, my son, and know for certain if you really are my son Esau."

Laban said, "This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement today." That is why it was called Galeed.

But I said to my master, 'What if the woman does not want to go with me?'

When his master heard his wife say, "This is the way your slave treated me," he became furious.

Then his brothers asked him, "Do you really think you will rule over us or have dominion over us?" They hated him even more because of his dream and because of what he said.

Then Israel said to Joseph, "I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.

in addition to Basemath the daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

You will live in the land of Goshen, and you will be near me -- you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.

Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their fury, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel!

When the Canaanites who lived in the land saw them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "This is a very sad occasion for the Egyptians." That is why its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

she called for her household servants and said to them, "See, my husband brought in a Hebrew man to us to humiliate us. He tried to have sex with me, but I screamed loudly.

They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword, took Dinah from Shechem's house, and left.

This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.

The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chief lists in the land of Seir.

While she was giving birth, one child put out his hand, and the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his hand, saying, "This one came out first."

But he refused, saying to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not give any thought to his household with me here, and everything that he owns he has put into my care.

God paid attention to Leah; she became pregnant and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time.

One day he went into the house to do his work when none of the household servants were there in the house.

His eyes will be dark from wine, and his teeth white from milk.

So Jacob said to him, "Go now and check on the welfare of your brothers and of the flocks, and bring me word." So Jacob sent him from the valley of Hebron.

and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

Pharaoh should do this -- he should appoint officials throughout the land to collect one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.

Please take my present that was brought to you, for God has been generous to me and I have all I need." When Jacob urged him, he took it.

He turned away from them and wept. When he turned around and spoke to them again, he had Simeon taken from them and tied up before their eyes.

So he said to them, "Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?" "We know him," they said.

I have the power to do you harm, but the God of your father told me last night, 'Be careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob.'

For these past two years there has been famine in the land and for five more years there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.

But Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are young, and that I have to look after the sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven too hard for even a single day, all the animals will die.

Let us go up at once to Bethel. Then I will make an altar there to God, who responded to me in my time of distress and has been with me wherever I went."

Pharaoh was enraged with his two officials, the cupbearer and the baker,

Get your father and your households and come to me! Then I will give you the best land in Egypt and you will eat the best of the land.'

The messengers returned to Jacob and said, "We went to your brother Esau. He is coming to meet you and has four hundred men with him."

"Drink, my lord," she replied, and quickly lowering her jug to her hands, she gave him a drink.

These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath.

So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were.

as his property in the presence of the sons of Heth before all who entered the gate of Ephron's city.

So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city,

The son of Dan: Hushim.

Then Rebekah and her female servants mounted the camels and rode away with the man. So Abraham's servant took Rebekah and left.

Then Abimelech asked Abraham, "What prompted you to do this thing?"

When she had done so, she said, "I'll draw water for your camels too, until they have drunk as much as they want."

The seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end.

The warden did not concern himself with anything that was in Joseph's care because the Lord was with him and whatever he was doing the Lord was making successful.

These were the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, along with Dinah his daughter. His sons and daughters numbered thirty-three in all.

"You know how I have worked for you," Jacob replied, "and how well your livestock have fared under my care.

When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

So Abimelech commanded all the people, "Whoever touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death."

But Jacob himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

"Everything is fine," the man in charge of Joseph's household told them. "Don't be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks. I had your money." Then he brought Simeon out to them.

Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac. She got down from her camel

He said to me, 'I am going to make you fruitful and will multiply you. I will make you into a group of nations, and I will give this land to your descendants as an everlasting possession.'

But Isaac asked his son, "How in the world did you find it so quickly, my son?" "Because the Lord your God brought it to me," he replied.

Doesn't my master drink from this cup and use it for divination? You have done wrong!'"

Jacob's sons killed them and looted the city because their sister had been violated.

When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the servant who was over his household, "Bring the men to the house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for the men will eat with me at noon."

Then Abraham said, "May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak! What if thirty are found there?" He replied, "I will not do it if I find thirty there."

Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel in Goshen. When he met him, he hugged his neck and wept on his neck for quite some time.

Abraham's servant ran to meet her and said, "Please give me a sip of water from your jug."

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream I was standing by the edge of the Nile.

Judah replied, "What can we say to my lord? What can we speak? How can we clear ourselves? God has exposed the sin of your servants! We are now my lord's slaves, we and the one in whose possession the cup was found."

Then she will reply to me, "Drink, and I'll draw water for your camels too." May that woman be the one whom the Lord has chosen for my master's son.'

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.

So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn promise he would carry out his wishes.

Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,

Isaac lived to be 180 years old.

In three more days Pharaoh will reinstate you and restore you to your office. You will put Pharaoh's cup in his hand, just as you did before when you were cupbearer.

two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,

Then he sent his brothers on their way and they left. He said to them, "As you travel don't be overcome with fear."

The archers will attack him, they will shoot at him and oppose him.

We said to my lord, 'We have an aged father, and there is a young boy who was born when our father was old. The boy's brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother's sons left, and his father loves him.'

So Rachel gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob had marital relations with her.

Then she had yet another son, whom she named Shelah. She gave birth to him in Kezib.

The sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; Lotan's sister was Timna.

So the men took these gifts, and they took double the money with them, along with Benjamin. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

There he said to them, "I can tell that your father's attitude toward me has changed, but the God of my father has been with me.

Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.

The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan Aram.

From there Isaac went up to Beer Sheba.

It is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought for a burial plot from Ephron the Hittite.

But when they related to him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to transport him, their father Jacob's spirit revived.

But remember me when it goes well for you, and show me kindness. Make mention of me to Pharaoh and bring me out of this prison,

While they were bringing her out, she sent word to her father-in-law: "I am pregnant by the man to whom these belong." Then she said, "Identify the one to whom the seal, cord, and staff belong."

Now then, my son, do exactly what I tell you!

These were the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

Let me take my wives and my children whom I have acquired by working for you. Then I'll depart, because you know how hard I've worked for you."

Now Israel's eyes were failing because of his age; he was not able to see well. So Joseph brought his sons near to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.

When one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey at their resting place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack.

In this way God has snatched away your father's livestock and given them to me.

Then Jacob started out from Beer Sheba, and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob, their little children, and their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent along to transport him.

for I really was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews and I have done nothing wrong here for which they should put me in a dungeon."

He imprisoned them all for three days.

But Hamor made this appeal to them: "My son Shechem is in love with your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.

then you must say, 'They belong to your servant Jacob. They have been sent as a gift to my lord Esau. In fact Jacob himself is behind us.'"

"This is its meaning," Joseph said to him. "The three branches represent three days.

Then he asked, "Are you really my son Esau?" "I am," Jacob replied.

The man became wealthy. His influence continued to grow until he became very prominent.

Reuben said to them, "Didn't I say to you, 'Don't sin against the boy,' but you wouldn't listen? So now we must pay for shedding his blood!"

So his mother told him, "Any curse against you will fall on me, my son! Just obey me! Go and get them for me!"

The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant, were Dan and Naphtali.

So the gifts were sent on ahead of him while he spent that night in the camp.

He recognized it and exclaimed, "It is my son's tunic! A wild animal has eaten him! Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!"

When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked, "Where do you come from?" They answered, "From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food."

When he told his father and his brothers, his father rebuked him, saying, "What is this dream that you had? Will I, your mother, and your brothers really come and bow down to you?"

Laban replied, "I'd rather give her to you than to another man. Stay with me."

But Judah said to him, "The man solemnly warned us, 'You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.'

The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you. To your descendants I will also give this land."

But seven years of famine will occur after them, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will devastate the land.

He said to them, "Listen to this dream I had:

She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Then she said, "God has taken away my shame."

Then they brought the special tunic to their father and said, "We found this. Determine now whether it is your son's tunic or not."

When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh's royal court, "If I have found favor in your sight, please say to Pharaoh,

I will go down with you to Egypt and I myself will certainly bring you back from there. Joseph will close your eyes."

The servant in charge brought the men into Joseph's house. He gave them water, and they washed their feet. Then he gave food to their donkeys.

He put the servants and their children in front, with Leah and her children behind them, and Rachel and Joseph behind them.

In the evening he brought his daughter Leah to Jacob, and Jacob had marital relations with her.

When Joseph reached Shechem, a man found him wandering in the field, so the man asked him, "What are you looking for?"

The female servants came forward with their children and bowed down.

"Is he well?" Jacob asked. They replied, "He is well. Now look, here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep."

thirty female camels with their young, forty cows and ten bulls, and twenty female donkeys and ten male donkeys.

The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best region of the land. They may live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any highly capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock."

These were the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, the son of Esau's wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau's wife Basemath.

Jacob set up a marker over her grave; it is the Marker of Rachel's Grave to this day.

Then Joseph said to his brothers and his father's household, "I will go up and tell Pharaoh, 'My brothers and my father's household who were in the land of Canaan have come to me.

If you take this one from me too and an accident happens to him, then you will bring down my gray hair in tragedy to the grave.'

Leah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a son for the sixth time.

He turned aside to her along the road and said, "Come on! I want to have sex with you." (He did not realize it was his daughter-in-law.) She asked, "What will you give me in exchange for having sex with you?"

So now, don't be afraid. I will provide for you and your little children." Then he consoled them and spoke kindly to them.

This is just what I told Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.

These were the sons of Esau's son Reuel: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath.

Now Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, so I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and put the cup in Pharaoh's hand."

He then said, "Look, I hear that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy grain for us so that we may live and not die."

Then put my cup -- the silver cup -- in the mouth of the youngest one's sack, along with the money for his grain." He did as Joseph instructed.

(Now they did not know that Joseph could understand them, for he was speaking through an interpreter.)

So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, accompanied by her female attendant, with Abraham's servant and his men.

She became pregnant and had a son. Judah named him Er.

These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah. These were the chiefs descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.

When Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, "You must sleep with me because I have paid for your services with my son's mandrakes." So he had marital relations with her that night.

You may live among us, and the land will be open to you. Live in it, travel freely in it, and acquire property in it."

They sat before him, arranged by order of birth, beginning with the firstborn and ending with the youngest. The men looked at each other in astonishment.

One of you must go and get your brother, while the rest of you remain in prison. In this way your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If not, then, as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!"

Then Shechem's father Hamor went to speak with Jacob about Dinah.

Joseph said to his father, "They are the sons God has given me in this place." His father said, "Bring them to me so I may bless them."

So Abraham secured the field and the cave that was in it as a burial site from the sons of Heth.

Early in the morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters goodbye and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home.

These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon: She bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah to Esau.

When he sees a good resting place, and the pleasant land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and become a slave laborer.

He gave sets of clothes to each one of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five sets of clothes.

After he buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, along with his brothers and all who had accompanied him to bury his father.

The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

Let my lord go on ahead of his servant. I will travel more slowly, at the pace of the herds and the children, until I come to my lord at Seir."

Jacob named the place where God spoke with him Bethel.

Then Esau said, "Let's be on our way! I will go in front of you."

Then Jacob said, "Since it is still the middle of the day, it is not time for the flocks to be gathered. You should water the sheep and then go and let them graze some more."

So Joseph went up to bury his father; all Pharaoh's officials went with him -- the senior courtiers of his household, all the senior officials of the land of Egypt,

So Joseph moved them from Israel's knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.

They told him, "Joseph is still alive and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!" Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.

Bilhah, Rachel's servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son.

She became pregnant again and had another son, whom she named Onan.

He asked the men who were there, "Where is the cult prostitute who was at Enaim by the road?" But they replied, "There has been no cult prostitute here."

So Judah and his brothers came back to Joseph's house. He was still there, and they threw themselves to the ground before him.

Jacob asked them, "My brothers, where are you from?" They replied, "We're from Haran."

Jacob did as Laban said. When Jacob completed Leah's bridal week, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.

Then he threw himself on the neck of his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.

Joseph collected all the money that could be found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan as payment for the grain they were buying. Then Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's palace.

But Leah replied, "Wasn't it enough that you've taken away my husband? Would you take away my son's mandrakes too?" "All right," Rachel said, "he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son's mandrakes."

Surely all the wealth that God snatched away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So now do everything God has told you."

When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was used up, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, "Give us food! Why should we die before your very eyes because our money has run out?"

Then he said, 'Observe that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled, or spotted, for I have observed all that Laban has done to you.

He replied, "I'll send you a young goat from the flock." She asked, "Will you give me a pledge until you send it?"

(Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)

Jacob also deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was leaving.

Then Abimelech said to Isaac, "Leave us and go elsewhere, for you have become much more powerful than we are."

Joseph hurried out, for he was overcome by affection for his brother and was at the point of tears. So he went to his room and wept there.

When the sheep mated in front of the branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.

"So now, please let your servant remain as my lord's slave instead of the boy. As for the boy, let him go back with his brothers.

Then Leah's servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son.

These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, sixteen in all.

Then they said, "We'll call the girl and find out what she wants to do."

I myself pledge security for him; you may hold me liable. If I do not bring him back to you and place him here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life.

Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.

When he sees the boy is not with us, he will die, and your servants will bring down the gray hair of your servant our father in sorrow to the grave.

The young man did not delay in doing what they asked because he wanted Jacob's daughter Dinah badly. (Now he was more important than anyone in his father's household.)

These were the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.

My father made me swear an oath. He said, "I am about to die. Bury me in my tomb that I dug for myself there in the land of Canaan." Now let me go and bury my father; then I will return.'"

"Be careful never to take my son back there!" Abraham told him.

So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. Each of the Egyptians sold his field, for the famine was severe. So the land became Pharaoh's.

The seven lean, bad-looking cows that came up after them represent seven years, as do the seven empty heads of grain burned with the east wind. They represent seven years of famine.

Then Israel said, "Enough! My son Joseph is still alive! I will go and see him before I die."

You didn't even allow me to kiss my daughters and my grandchildren good-bye. You have acted foolishly!

Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How long have you lived?"

"If Esau attacks one camp," he thought, "then the other camp will be able to escape."

Then God went up from the place where he spoke with him.

When Jacob was told, "Your son Joseph has just come to you," Israel regained strength and sat up on his bed.

He wept loudly; the Egyptians heard it and Pharaoh's household heard about it.

but when I rest with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place." Joseph said, "I will do as you say."

So they went up from Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.

When we returned to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

Then Reuben said to his father, "You may put my two sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my care and I will bring him back to you."

When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

But Rebekah's brother and her mother replied, "Let the girl stay with us a few more days, perhaps ten. Then she can go."

These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said, "Here we are; we are your slaves."

You know that I've worked for your father as hard as I could,

He instructed the servant leading the first herd, "When my brother Esau meets you and asks, 'To whom do you belong? Where are you going? Whose herds are you driving?'

Pharaoh said to Joseph's brothers, "What is your occupation?" They said to Pharaoh, "Your servants take care of flocks, just as our ancestors did."

When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought inside, and they bowed down to the ground before him.

"The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying on the land.

"I left secretly because I was afraid!" Jacob replied to Laban. "I thought you might take your daughters away from me by force.

Then Judah had his friend Hirah the Adullamite take a young goat to get back from the woman the items he had given in pledge, but Hirah could not find her.

They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to the servant who was over his household, "Pursue the men at once! When you overtake them, say to them, 'Why have you repaid good with evil?

The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. So I told all this to the diviner-priests, but no one could tell me its meaning."

It happened just as he had said to us -- Pharaoh restored me to my office, but he impaled the baker."

We will give you our consent on this one condition: You must become like us by circumcising all your males.

Then Shechem said to Dinah's father and brothers, "Let me find favor in your sight, and whatever you require of me I'll give.

After this, he and the men who were with him ate a meal and stayed there overnight. When they got up in the morning, he said, "Let me leave now so I can return to my master."

Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see you again, but now God has allowed me to see your children too."

Why should we die before your very eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we, with our land, will become Pharaoh's slaves. Give us seed that we may live and not die. Then the land will not become desolate."

When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, he said, "Is this your youngest brother, whom you told me about?" Then he said, "May God be gracious to you, my son."

He said to his brothers, "My money was returned! Here it is in my sack!" They were dismayed; they turned trembling one to another and said, "What in the world has God done to us?"

But the men were afraid when they were brought to Joseph's house. They said, "We are being brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks last time. He wants to capture us, make us slaves, and take our donkeys!"

They returned to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan and told him all the things that had happened to them, saying,

So Israel's sons came to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan.

Now a young man, a Hebrew, a servant of the captain of the guards, was with us there. We told him our dreams, and he interpreted the meaning of each of our respective dreams for us.

But if the animals were weaker, he did not set the branches there. So the weaker animals ended up belonging to Laban and the stronger animals to Jacob.

returned to his brothers, and said, "The boy isn't there! And I, where can I go?"

He restored the chief cupbearer to his former position so that he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand,

So he went and got the goats and brought them to his mother. She prepared some tasty food, just the way his father loved it.

Jacob and all his descendants took their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and they went to Egypt.

He also gave these instructions to the second and third servants, as well as all those who were following the herds, saying, "You must say the same thing to Esau when you meet him.

They should gather all the excess food during these good years that are coming. By Pharaoh's authority they should store up grain so the cities will have food, and they should preserve it.

When Jacob heard that Shechem had violated his daughter Dinah, his sons were with the livestock in the field. So Jacob remained silent until they came in.

This is what she said to him: "That Hebrew slave you brought to us tried to humiliate me,

They captured as plunder all their wealth, all their little ones, and their wives, including everything in the houses.

Rebekah stands here before you. Take her and go so that she may become the wife of your master's son, just as the Lord has decided."

So he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob for seven days. He caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.

but the chief baker he impaled, just as Joseph had predicted.

Joseph also provided food for his father, his brothers, and all his father's household, according to the number of their little children.

Abimelech summoned Abraham and said to him, "What have you done to us? What sin did I commit against you that would cause you to bring such great guilt on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done!"

He entrusted them to his servants, who divided them into herds. He told his servants, "Pass over before me, and keep some distance between one herd and the next."

Shechem said to his father Hamor, "Acquire this young girl as my wife."

He added, "Just name your wages -- I'll pay whatever you want."

These were the sons of Esau (also known as Edom), and these were their chiefs.

Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head."

Then he fell asleep again and had a second dream: There were seven heads of grain growing on one stalk, healthy and good.

Then seven bad-looking, thin cows were coming up after them from the Nile, and they stood beside the other cows at the edge of the river.

Chariots and horsemen also went up with him, so it was a very large entourage.

Then seven fat and fine-looking cows were coming up out of the Nile, and they grazed in the reeds.

He did not recognize him because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau's hands. So Isaac blessed Jacob.

When they finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Return, buy us a little more food."

He kissed all his brothers and wept over them. After this his brothers talked with him.

So Joseph made it a statute, which is in effect to this day throughout the land of Egypt: One-fifth belongs to Pharaoh. Only the land of the priests did not become Pharaoh's.

These were the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, seven in all.

So Esau said, "Let me leave some of my men with you." "Why do that?" Jacob replied. "My lord has already been kind enough to me."

So that same day Esau made his way back to Seir.

Jacob obeyed his father and mother and left for Paddan Aram.

Then seven heads of grain, thin and burned by the east wind, were sprouting up after them.

In the morning Jacob discovered it was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, "What in the world have you done to me! Didn't I work for you in exchange for Rachel? Why have you tricked me?"

These were the chiefs of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah,

Joseph made all the people slaves from one end of Egypt's border to the other end of it.

Then he washed his face and came out. With composure he said, "Set out the food."

They replied, "Your servants are from a family of twelve brothers. We are the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is with our father at this time, and one is no longer alive."

He asked them how they were doing. Then he said, "Is your aging father well, the one you spoke about? Is he still alive?"

Esau then asked, "What did you intend by sending all these herds to meet me?" Jacob replied, "To find favor in your sight, my lord."

so he imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard in the same facility where Joseph was confined.

Then seven heads of grain, withered and thin and burned with the east wind, were sprouting up after them.

He brought with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters -- all his descendants.

So he asked Pharaoh's officials, who were with him in custody in his master's house, "Why do you look so sad today?"

Then they said to Pharaoh, "We have come to live as temporary residents in the land. There is no pasture for your servants' flocks because the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen."

Pharaoh will summon you and say, 'What is your occupation?'

But Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, "What if some accident happens to him?"

"So now, when I return to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us -- his very life is bound up in his son's life.

This food should be held in storage for the land in preparation for the seven years of famine that will occur throughout the land of Egypt. In this way the land will survive the famine."

So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.

So the sons of Jacob did for him just as he had instructed them.

Indeed, your servant pledged security for the boy with my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him back to you, then I will bear the blame before my father all my life.'

But Joseph told them, "It is just as I said to you: You are spies!

In the top basket there were baked goods of every kind for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them from the basket that was on my head."

But if you will not send him, we won't go down there because the man said to us, 'You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.'"

"These men are at peace with us. So let them live in the land and travel freely in it, for the land is wide enough for them. We will take their daughters for wives, and we will give them our daughters to marry.

She quickly emptied her jug into the watering trough and ran back to the well to draw more water until she had drawn enough for all his camels.

"Then your servant my father said to us, 'You know that my wife gave me two sons.

But Joseph said, "Far be it from me to do this! The man in whose hand the cup was found will become my slave, but the rest of you may go back to your father in peace."

because they had too many possessions to be able to stay together and the land where they had settled was not able to support them because of their livestock.

So they sent word to Joseph, saying, "Your father gave these instructions before he died:

I will provide you with food there because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise you would become poor -- you, your household, and everyone who belongs to you."'

But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are honest men and not spies. Then I will give your brother back to you and you may move about freely in the land.'"

They took their flocks, herds, and donkeys, as well as everything in the city and in the surrounding fields.

Then Judah said to his father Israel, "Send the boy with me and we will go immediately. Then we will live and not die -- we and you and our little ones.

The warden put all the prisoners under Joseph's care. He was in charge of whatever they were doing.

But Esau said, "I have plenty, my brother. Keep what belongs to you."

She left immediately, removed her veil, and put on her widow's clothes.

"We can't," they said, "until all the flocks are gathered and the stone is rolled off the mouth of the well. Then we water the sheep."

Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Say to your brothers, 'Do this: Load your animals and go to the land of Canaan!

The previous abundance of the land will not be remembered because of the famine that follows, for the famine will be very severe.

Joseph said to the people, "Since I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed for you. Cultivate the land.

When that year was over, they came to him the next year and said to him, "We cannot hide from our lord that the money is used up and the livestock and the animals belong to our lord. Nothing remains before our lord except our bodies and our land.

Look, the money that we found in the mouths of our sacks we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. Why then would we steal silver or gold from your master's house?

For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn't bear to see my father's pain."

Abraham bowed before the local people

But he said to them, "Don't detain me -- the Lord has granted me success on my journey. Let me leave now so I may return to my master."

On the vine there were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes.

When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were looking depressed.

When she saw that he had left his outer garment in her hand and had run outside,

The sons of Rachel the wife of Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin.

"This pile of stones and the pillar are reminders that I will not pass beyond this pile to come to harm you and that you will not pass beyond this pile and this pillar to come to harm me.

Take double the money with you; you must take back the money that was returned in the mouths of your sacks -- perhaps it was an oversight.

When they were emptying their sacks, there was each man's bag of money in his sack! When they and their father saw the bags of money, they were afraid.

"Here is this pile of stones and this pillar I have set up between me and you," Laban said to Jacob.

To his father he sent the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best products of Egypt and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, food, and provisions for his father's journey.

Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence.

Judah said, "Let her keep the things for herself. Otherwise we will appear to be dishonest. I did indeed send this young goat, but you couldn't find her."

If we do so, won't their livestock, their property, and all their animals become ours? So let's consent to their demand, so they will live among us."

The servant told Isaac everything that had happened.

They replied, "You have saved our lives! You are showing us favor, and we will be Pharaoh's slaves."

Don't worry about your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt will be yours.'"

Their offer pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.

They replied, "The man questioned us thoroughly about ourselves and our family, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' So we answered him in this way. How could we possibly know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down'?"

But he did not purchase the land of the priests because the priests had an allotment from Pharaoh and they ate from their allotment that Pharaoh gave them. That is why they did not sell their land.

You are also commanded to say, 'Do this: Take for yourselves wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives. Bring your father and come.

Any children that you father after them will be yours; they will be listed under the names of their brothers in their inheritance.

He replied, "I'm looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are grazing their flocks."

Joseph replied, "This is its meaning: The three baskets represent three days.

Then she handed the tasty food and the bread she had made to her son Jacob.

If you are honest men, leave one of your brothers confined here in prison while the rest of you go and take grain back for your hungry families.

The field and the cave in it were acquired from the sons of Heth."

Bring me some wild game and prepare for me some tasty food. Then I will eat it and bless you in the presence of the Lord before I die.'

The bad-looking, thin cows ate the seven fine-looking, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.

So he returned to Judah and said, "I couldn't find her. Moreover, the men of the place said, 'There has been no cult prostitute here.'"

He took five of his brothers and introduced them to Pharaoh.

Joseph said to them, "What did you think you were doing? Don't you know that a man like me can find out things like this by divination?"

"Whose daughter are you?" he asked. "Tell me, is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?"

You will be tested in this way: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not depart from this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Your father and your brothers have come to you.

The seven good cows represent seven years, and the seven good heads of grain represent seven years. Both dreams have the same meaning.

We each had a dream one night; each of us had a dream with its own meaning.

So tell my father about all my honor in Egypt and about everything you have seen. But bring my father down here quickly!"

So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them food in exchange for their horses, the livestock of their flocks and herds, and their donkeys. He got them through that year by giving them food in exchange for livestock.

Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive."

Pharaoh was enraged with his servants, and he put me in prison in the house of the captain of the guards -- me and the chief baker.

The men are shepherds; they take care of livestock. They have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.'

If he said, 'The speckled animals will be your wage,' then the entire flock gave birth to speckled offspring. But if he said, 'The streaked animals will be your wage,' then the entire flock gave birth to streaked offspring.

"Your servant our father is well," they replied. "He is still alive." They bowed down in humility.

Then seven other cows came up after them; they were scrawny, very bad-looking, and lean. I had never seen such bad-looking cows as these in all the land of Egypt!

The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be their attendant, and he served them. They spent some time in custody.

But we said to him, 'We are honest men; we are not spies!

They all tore their clothes! Then each man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city.

all Joseph's household, his brothers, and his father's household. But they left their little children and their flocks and herds in the land of Goshen.

Israel said, "Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man you had one more brother?"

You and my brother Benjamin can certainly see with your own eyes that I really am the one who speaks to you.

So Pharaoh said, "Go and bury your father, just as he made you swear to do."

So they loaded their grain on their donkeys and left.

So they approached the man who was in charge of Joseph's household and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

When morning came, the men and their donkeys were sent off.

But when we came to the place where we spent the night, we opened our sacks and each of us found his money -- the full amount -- in the mouth of his sack. So we have returned it.

These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob, fourteen in all.

So the sons of Israel did as he said. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he gave them provisions for the journey.

The first disappeared and I said, "He has surely been torn to pieces." I have not seen him since.

Then the man searched. He began with the oldest and finished with the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack!

We have brought additional money with us to buy food. We do not know who put the money in our sacks!"

But you must bring your youngest brother to me. Then your words will be verified and you will not die." They did as he said.

They answered him, "Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

When the man overtook them, he spoke these words to them.

We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies."

"Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, 'This is how I will find out if you are honest men. Leave one of your brothers with me, and take grain for your hungry households and go.

Intermarry with us. Let us marry your daughters, and take our daughters as wives for yourselves.

If one of us has it, he will die, and the rest of us will become my lord's slaves!"

But if you do not agree to our terms by being circumcised, then we will take our sister and depart."

But you said to your servants, 'If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.'

Only on this one condition will these men consent to live with us and become one people: They demand that every male among us be circumcised just as they are circumcised.

Then we will give you our daughters to marry, and we will take your daughters as wives for ourselves, and we will live among you and become one people.

Then Leah came forward with her children and they bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed down.

So she laid his outer garment beside her until his master came home.

The lean, bad-looking cows ate up the seven fat cows.

But if we had not delayed, we could have traveled there and back twice by now!"

We are from a family of twelve brothers; we are the sons of one father. One is no longer alive, and the youngest is with our father at this time in the land of Canaan.'

I also saw in my dream seven heads of grain growing on one stalk, full and good.

When he heard me raise my voice and scream, he left his outer garment beside me and ran outside."

"Then you told your servants, 'Bring him down to me so I can see him.'

Take your brother too, and go right away to the man.

The thin heads swallowed up the seven healthy and full heads. Then Pharaoh woke up and realized it was a dream.

but when I raised my voice and screamed, he left his outer garment and ran outside."

Then Joseph said, "If your money is gone, bring your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock."

"No," he insisted, "but you have come to see if our land is vulnerable."

My lord asked his servants, 'Do you have a father or a brother?'

They said, "My lord, we did indeed come down the first time to buy food.

He replied, "You have suggested your own punishment! The one who has it will become my slave, but the rest of you will go free."

They got their gifts ready for Joseph's arrival at noon, for they had heard that they were to have a meal there.

But we replied, 'We cannot go down there. If our youngest brother is with us, then we will go, for we won't be permitted to see the man's face if our youngest brother is not with us.'

"Then our father said, 'Go back and buy us a little food.'

If you send our brother with us, we'll go down and buy food for you.

But they exclaimed, "No, my lord! Your servants have come to buy grain for food!

So each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

We said to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father. If he leaves his father, his father will die.'

The man did just as Joseph said; he brought the men into Joseph's house.