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 God departed from him in the place where he talked with him.

And Jacob set up a mark in the place where he talked with him; even a pillar of stone, and poured drink offering thereon and poured also oil thereon,

and called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.

Then as her soul was departing, that she must die: she called his name Benoni. But his father called him Benjamin.

The sons of Zilpah, Lea's maid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons which were born him in Mesopotamia.

and then fell he sick and died, and was put unto his people being old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

And Aholibamah bare Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These are the sons of Esau which were born him in the land of Canaan.

And Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he begat him in his old age, and he made him a coat of many colors.

When his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him and could not speak one kind word unto him.

Moreover, Joseph dreamed a dream and told it his brethren: wherefore they hated him yet the more.

Then said his brethren unto him, "What, shalt thou be our king or shalt thou reign over us?" And they hated him yet the more, because of his dream and of his words.

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 his brethren hated him, but his father noted the saying.

And he said unto him, "Go and see whether it be well with thy brethren and the sheep, and bring me word again." And sent him out of the vale of Hebron, for to go to Shechem.

And a certain man found him wandering out of his way in the field, and asked him what he sought.

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."

When Reuben heard that, he went about to rid him out of their hands, and said, "Let us not kill him."

And Reuben said moreover unto them, "Shed not his blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hands upon him." For he would have rid him out of their hands and delivered him to his father again.

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

and they took him and cast him into a pit. But the pit was empty and had no water therein.

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.

Then as the Midianites merchant men passed by, they drew Joseph out of the pit and sold him unto the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought him into Egypt.

And he knew it, saying, "It is my son's coat: a wicked beast hath devoured him, and Joseph is rent in pieces."

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 the Midianites sold him in Egypt unto Potiphar, a lord of Pharaoh's: and his chief marshal.

And it fortuned at that time that Judah went from his brethren and gat him to a man called Hirah of Adullam,

And she conceived again and bare a son and called him Onan.

And she conceived the third time and bare a son, whom she called Shelah: and he was at Chezib when she bare him.

But this Er, Judah's eldest son, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; wherefore the LORD slew him.

And the thing which he did, displeased the LORD, wherefore he slew him also.

And she put her widow's garments off from her and covered her with a cloak, and disguised herself: And sat her down at the entering of Enaim which is by the high way's side to Timnath, for because she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

Then said he, "What pledge shall I give thee?" And she said, "Thy signet, thy necklace, and thy staff that is in thy hand." And he gave it her and lay by her, and she was with child by him.

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.

Joseph was brought unto Egypt, and Potiphar - a lord of Pharaoh's, and his chief marshal, an Egyptian - bought him of the Ishmaelites which brought him thither.

And his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all that he did prosper in his hand.

Wherefore he found grace in his master's sight, and served him. And his master made him ruler of his house, and put all that he had in his hand.

And as soon as he had made him ruler over his house and over all that he had, the LORD blessed this Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake, and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had: both in the house and also in the fields.

And therefore he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and looked upon nothing that was with him, save only on the bread which he ate. And Joseph was a goodly person and a well favored.

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.

And when he heard that I lift up my voice and cried, he left his garment with me and fled away and got him out."

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.

When his master heard the words of his wife which she told him, saying, "after this manner did thy servant to me," he waxed wroth.

And he took Joseph and put him in prison: even in the place where the king's prisoners lay bound. And there continued he in prison,

but the LORD was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and got him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison;

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.

They answered him, "We have dreamed a dream, and have no man to declare it." And Joseph said unto them, "Interpreting belongeth to God, but tell me yet."

And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph and said unto him, "In my dream me thought there stood a vine before me,

And Joseph said unto him, "This is the interpretation of it.

Notwithstanding, the chief butler remembered not Joseph, but forgot him.

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.

And there was with us a young man, an Hebrew-born servant unto the chief marshal. And we told him, and he declared our dreams to us according to either of our dreams.

Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph. And they made him haste out of prison. And he shaved himself and changed his raiment, and went in to Pharaoh.

Now therefore, let Pharaoh provide for a man of understanding and wisdom, and set him over the land of Egypt.

Then said Pharaoh unto his servants, "Where shall we find such a man as this is, that hath the spirit of God in him?"

And he took off his ring from his finger, and put it upon Joseph's finger, and he arrayed him in raiment of byss, and put a golden chain about his neck,

and set him upon the best chariot that he had, save one. And they cried before him "Abrech!" And that Pharaoh had made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

And he called Joseph's name Zaphenath-Paneah. And he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On. Then went Joseph abroad in the land of Egypt.

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.

for Benjamin, Joseph's brother, would not Jacob send with his other brethren: for he said, "Some misfortune might happen him."

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.

Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

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

Send therefore one of you and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be in prison in the mean season. And thereby shall your words be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh, ye are but spies."

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 he turned from them and wept, and then turned to them again and communed with them, and took out Simeon from among them and bound him before their eyes,

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

And we said unto him, 'We mean truly and are no spies.

Reuben answered his father, saying, "Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee again. Deliver him therefore to my hand, and I will bring him to thee again."

And he said, "My son shall not go down with you. For his brother is dead, and he is left alone. Moreover, some misfortune might happen upon him by the way which ye go. And so should ye bring my gray head with sorrow unto the grave."

Then said Judah unto him, "The man did testify unto us saying, 'Look that ye see not my face except your brother be with you.'

But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go: for the man said unto us, 'Look that ye see not my face, except your brother be with you.'"

And they said, "The man asked us of our kindred saying, 'Is your father yet alive? Have ye not another brother?' And we told him according to these words. How could we know that he would bid us bring our brother down with us?"

I will be surety for him, and of my hands require him. If I bring him not to thee and set him before thine eyes, then let me bear the blame forever.

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

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 they prepared for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians which ate with him by themselves; because the Egyptians may not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

And they sat before him; the eldest according unto his age, and the youngest according unto his youth. And the men marveled among themselves.

And they brought rewards unto them from before him: but Benjamin's part was five times so much as any of theirs. And they ate and they drank, and were drunk with him.

And they answered him, "Wherefore saith my lord such words? God forbid that thy servants should do so.

With whosoever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and let us also be my lord's bondmen."

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

Then Judah went unto him and said, "O my lord, let thy servant speak a word in my lord's audience, and be not wroth with thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.

And we answered my lord, 'We have a father that is old, and a young lad which he begat in his age: and the brother of the said lad is dead, and he is all that is left of that mother. And his father loveth him.'

Then said my lord unto his servants, 'Bring him unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.'

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

And the one went out from me and it is said of a surety that he is torn in pieces of wild beasts, and I saw him not since.

If ye shall take this also away from me and some misfortune happen upon him, then shall ye bring my gray head with sorrow unto the grave.'

For I thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father and said, 'If I bring him not unto thee again. I will bear the blame all my life long.'

And Joseph could no longer refrain before all them that stood about him, but commanded that they should go all out from him, and that there should be no man with him, while he uttered himself unto his brethren.

And he said unto his brethren, "I am Joseph: doth my father yet live?" But his brethren could not answer him, for they were abashed at his presence.

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.

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

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

And they told him all the words of Joseph which he had said unto them. But when he saw the chariots which Joseph had sent to carry him, then his spirits revived.

And Israel said, "I have enough, if Joseph my son be yet alive: I will go and see him, yer that I die."

And God said unto Israel in a vision by night, and called unto him, "Jacob, Jacob." And he answered, "Here am I."

And Jacob rose up from Beersheba. And the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their children and their wives in the chariots which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

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;