For it was but little that thou hadst before I came, and now it is increased into a multitude, and the LORD hath blessed thee for my sake. But now when shall I make provision for mine own house also?"

And he put the staves which he had peeled even before the sheep; in the gutters and watering troughs, when the sheep came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.

And God came to Laban the Sirian in a dream by night, and said unto him, "Take heed to thyself, that thou speak not to Jacob ought save good."

Then said she to her father, "My lord, be not angry that I cannot rise up before thee, for the disease of women is come upon me." So searched he, but found them not.

Now therefore, come on, let us make a bond, I and thou together, and let it be a witness between thee and me."

this heap be witness and also this mark, that I will not come over this heap to thee, and thou shalt not come over this heap and this mark, to do any harm.

But Jacob went forth on his journey. And the angels of God came and met him.

And the messengers came again to Jacob, saying, "We came unto thy brother Esau, and he cometh against thee; and four hundred men with him."

and said, "If Esau come to the one part and smite it, the other may save itself."

I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and truth which thou hast showed unto thy servant. For with my staff came I over this Jordan, and now have I gotten two droves.

Deliver me from the hands of my brother Esau, for I fear him: lest he will come and smite the mother with the children.

And he tarried there that same night, and took of that which came to hand, a present, unto Esau his brother:

Jacob lift up his eyes and saw his brother Esau come, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Lea and unto Rachel and unto the two maidens.

And he went before them and fell on the ground seven times, until he came unto his brother.

Then came the maidens forth, and did their obeisance.

Lea also and her children came and did their obeisance. And last of all came Joseph and Rachel and did their obeisance.

Let my lord therefore go before his servant and I will drive fair and softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children, be able to endure: until I come to my lord unto Seir."

And Jacob came peaceably into the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, after that he was come from Mesopotamia, and pitched before the city;

And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dina, his daughter, but his sons were with the cattle in the field: and therefore he held his peace, until they were come.

And the sons of Jacob came out of the field as soon as they heard it, for it grieved them, and they were not a little wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel, in that he had lain with Jacob's daughter, which thing ought not to be done.

Then came the sons of Jacob upon the deed, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister:

So came Jacob to Luz in the land of Canaan, otherwise called Bethel, with all the people that was with him.

And God appeared unto Jacob again after he came out of Mesopotamia, and blessed him,

And God said unto him, "I am God almighty: grow and multiply; for people and a multitude of people shall spring of thee, yea and kings shall come out of thy loins.

And it chanced, as Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine, and it came to Israel's ear. The sons of Jacob were twelve in number.

duke Korah, duke Gatam and duke Amaleck: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and these were the sons of Adah.

These were the children of Reuel Esau's son: duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah. These are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom, and these were the sons of Basemath Esau's wife.

These were the children of Aholibamah Esau's wife: duke Jeusg, duke Jalam, duke Korah. These dukes came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah Esau's wife.

These are the dukes that came of Hori: duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,

duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan. These be the dukes that came of Hori in their dukedoms in the land of Seir.

These are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, in their kindreds, places and names: Duke Timna, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,

And when he had told it unto his father and his brethren, his father rebuked him, and said unto him, "What meaneth this dream which thou hast dreamed: shall I and thy mother and thy brethren come and fall on the ground before thee?"

and Israel said unto Joseph, "Do not thy brethren keep in Shechem? Come, that I may send thee to them." And he answered, "Here am I."

And when they saw him afar off before he came at them, they took counsel against him, for to slay him,

come now and let us slay him and cast him into some pit, and let us say that some wicked beast hath devoured him, and let us see what his dreams will come to."

And as soon as Joseph was come unto his brethren, they stripped him out of his gay coat that was upon him,

And they sat them down to eat bread. And as they lift up their eyes and looked about, there came a company of Ishmaelites from Gilead, and their camels laden with spicery, balm, and myrrh, and were going down into Egypt.

Come on, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hands be defiled upon him: for he is our brother and our flesh." And his brethren were content.

And when Reuben came again unto the pit and found not Joseph there, he rent his clothes,

Then came all his sons and all his daughters to comfort him. And he would not be comforted, but said, "I will go down into the grave unto my son, mourning." And thus his father wept for him.

And turned to her unto the way and said, "Come, I pray thee, let me lie with thee." For he knew not that it was his daughter-in-law. And she said, "What wilt thou give me, for to lie with me?"

And he came to Judah again, saying, "I cannot find her, and also the men of the place said that there was no whore there."

And it came to pass that after three months, one told Judah, saying, "Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the whore, and with playing the whore is become great with child." And Judah said, "Bring her forth and let her be burnt."

When time was come that she should be delivered, behold there was two twins in her womb.

And as she travailed, the one put out his hand and the midwife took and bound a red thread about it, saying, "This will come out first."

But he plucked his hand back again, and his brother came out. And she said, "Wherefore hast thou rent a rent upon thee?" And called him Perez.

And afterward came out his brother that had the red thread about his hand, which was called Zerah.

And it fortuned, after this, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, "Come lie with me."

And she caught him by the garment, saying, "Come, sleep with me." And he left his garment in her hand and fled and got him out.

she called unto the men of the house, and told them, saying, "See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to do us shame: for he came in to me, for to have slept with me. But I cried with a loud voice.

And she laid up his garment by her, until her lord came home.

And she told him according to these words, saying, "This Hebrews' servant which thou hast brought unto us came in to me to do me shame.

And the keeper of the prison looked unto nothing that was under his hand, because the LORD was with him, and because that whatsoever he did, the LORD made it come luckily to pass.

When Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them: behold, they were sad.

And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants. And he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

and that there came out of the river seven goodly cows and fat fleshed, and fed in a meadow.

And him thought that seven other cows came up after them out of the river; evil favored and lean fleshed and stood by the other upon the brink of the river.

When the morning came, his spirit was troubled. And he sent and called for all the soothsayers of Egypt and all the wise men thereof, and told them his dream: but there was none of them that could interpret it unto Pharaoh.

And as he declared them unto us, even so it came to pass. I was restored to mine office again, and he was hanged."

and there came out of the river seven fat fleshed and well favored cows, and fed in the meadow.

And then seven other cows came up after them, poor and very evil favored and lean fleshed: so that I never saw their like, in all the land of Egypt, in evil favoredness.

Likewise, the seven thin and evil favored cows that came out after them, are seven years: and the seven empty and blasted ears shall be seven years of hunger.

"Behold, there shall come seven years of great plenteousness throughout all the land of Egypt.

so that the plenteousness shall not be once a seen in the land, by reason of that hunger that shall come after, for it shall be exceeding great.

and let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up corn under the power of Pharaoh: that there may be food in the cities,

and there let them keep it: that there may be food in store in the land, against the seven years of hunger which shall come in the land of Egypt, and that the land perish not through hunger."

And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of hunger came, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On, bare unto him.

then came the seven years of dearth, according as Joseph had said. And the dearth was in all lands: but in the land of Egypt was there yet food.

And all countries came to Egypt, to Joseph, for to buy corn: because that the hunger was so sore in all lands.

And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among other that came, for there was dearth also in the land of Canaan.

And Joseph was governor in the land, and sold corn to all the people of the land. And his brethren came, and fell flat on the ground before him.

When Joseph saw his brethren, he knew them: But made strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them saying, "Whence come ye?" And they said, "Out of the land of Canaan, to buy victuals."

And they said unto him, "Nay, my lord: but to buy victuals thy servants are come.

Hereby ye shall be proved. For by the life of Pharaoh, ye shall not go hence, until your youngest brother be come hither.

Then they said one to another, "We have verily sinned against our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul when he besought us, and would not hear him: therefore is this trouble come upon us."

And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened them, saying,

For except we had made this tarrying: by this we had been there twice and come again."

When they were brought to Joseph's house, they were afraid, and said, "Because of the money that came in our sacks' mouths at the first time, are we brought, to pick a quarrel with us and to lay something to our charge: to bring us in bondage and our asses also."

Therefore came they to the man that was the ruler over Joseph's house, and communed with him at the door,

and said, "Sir, we came hither at the first time to buy food,

and as we came to an inn and opened our sacks: behold, every man's money was in his sack with full weight. But we have brought it again with us,

And they made ready their present against Joseph came at noon, for they heard say that they should dine there.

When Joseph came home, they brought the present into the house to him, which they had in their hands, and fell flat on the ground before him.

And he washed his face and came out and refrained himself, and bade set bread on the table.

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

Then saidest thou unto thy servants, 'Except your youngest brother come with you, look that ye see my face no more.'

And when we came unto thy servant our father, we showed him what my lord had said.

Now therefore, when I come to thy servant my father, if the lad be not with me - seeing that his life hangeth by the lad's life -

then as soon as he seeth that the lad is not come, he will die. So shall we thy servants bring the gray head of thy servant our father with sorrow unto the grave.

For how can I go unto my father, and the lad not with me: lest I should see the wretchedness that shall come on my father?"

And Joseph said unto his brethren, "Come near to me." And they came near. And he said, "I am Joseph your brother whom ye sold into Egypt.

Haste you and go to my father and tell him, 'This sayeth thy son Joseph: God hath made me lord over all Egypt. Come down unto me and tarry not.

And when the tidings was come unto Pharaoh's house that Joseph's brethren were come, it pleased Pharaoh well and all his servants.

And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, "Say unto thy brethren, 'This do ye: lade your beasts and get you hence. And when ye be come unto the land of Canaan,

take your father and your households and come unto me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.'"

And commanded also, "This do ye: take chariots with you out of the land of Egypt, for your children and for your wives: and bring your father and come.

And they departed from Egypt and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father, and told him, saying,

Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came unto Beersheba and offered offerings unto the God of his father Isaac.

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

These are the names of the children of Israel which came into Egypt, both Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's first son.