He is cast into a pit. B. C. 1729. about 1729. +Heb see the prace of the I brethren, de. ch. 23. 6. * ch. 35, 27. 1 Cent 1.7. m? Kings 6. GENESIS. 12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. He is sold into Egypt. your flesh and his brethren t were content. B. C. about 1729. † Heb. hearkened. 13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do 28 Then there passed by Midiannot thy brethren feed the flock in She-ites merchantmen; and they drew and chem? come, and I will send thee lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and y ch. 29. 14. unto them. And he said to him, sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for Here am I. btwenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. 14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of * Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? 16 And he said, I seek my brethren : 1 tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. 17 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. 18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. 19 And they said one to another, Hebmaster Behold, this dreamer cometh. of dreams #1 Sam 19. 1. 20°Come now therefore, and let us P. 31. 15&slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him; and we shall see what will become of his dreams. 17.12 32 & Matt. 27.1. • Prov. L. 11, 6. 17. & 21.4. Pch 42 22 21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. 22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. 23 ¶ And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him; 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. 25 And they sat down to eat bread : and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of 1 Serer. 2, Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and 'balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. 29 T And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. 30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go? e 31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; 32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no. 33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an 'evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. 34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For 'I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. 36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard. CHAPTER XXXVIII. Judah begetteth Er. Onan, and Shelah. 6 Er marri eth Tamar. 8 The trespass of Onan. 11 Tamar waiteth for Shelah. 13 She deceiveth Judah. 27 She beareth twins, Pharez and Zarah. AND it came to pass at that time, z Judg. 6. 3. a ch. 45. 4, 5. Ps. 105. 17. Acts 7. 9. b See Matt. 27. 9. © Job 1. 20. d ch. 42. 13, 36. Jer. 31. 15. e ver. 23. f ver. 20. ch. 44. 28. g ver. 29. 2 Sam. 3. 31. h 2 Sam. 12. 17. i ch. 42. 38. & 44. 29, 31. k ch. 39. 1. Heb. eunuch. But the word doth signify not only eunuchs, but also chamberlains, courtiers, and officers. Esth. 1. 10. Or, chief marshal. Heb. chief of the slaughtermen, or, executioners. a ch. 19. 3. 2 Kings 4. 8. b ch. 34. 2. 1 Chr. 2. 3. 3 And she conceived, and bare a about 1727. son; and he called his name d Er. e 4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name 'Shelah and he was at Chezib, when she bare him. d ch. 46. 12. Num. 26. 19. e ch. 46. 12. Num. 26. 19. f ch. 46. 12. Num. 26. 20. 6 And Judah took a wife for Er his g ch. 21. 21. firstborn, whose name was Tamar. 7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him. h ch. 46. 12. Num. 26. 9. i 1 Chr. 2. 3. 11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, "Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt "in her father's house. 12 And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; p 2 Sam. 13.39. and Judah Pwas comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep. 14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; because she had covered her face. 16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; for he knew not that she was his daughter in law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me? 17 And he said, 'I will send thee ta kid from the flock. And she said, "Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it? 18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, 'Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. 19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. 20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand but he found her not. 21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, Pharez and Zarah born. B. C. that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot about 1727. in this place. 22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place. | Or, in Enajim. 23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, Heb. become I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. 24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. a a contempt. z Judg. 19. 2. a Lev. 21. 9. Deut. 22. 21. 25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, 'Discern, I pray b ch. 37. 32. thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff. e C 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more rightcous than I; because that 'I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. 27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out and she said, "How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand and his name was called Zarah. CHAPTER XXXIX. Joseph, advanced in Potiphar's house, 7 resisteth his mistress temptation. 13 He is falsely accused, 20 and cast into prison. 21 God is with him there. c ver. 18. 3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD dmade all that he did to prosper in a Ps. 1. S. his hand. g ch. 30. 27. 5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not aught he had, save the bread which he did b1 Sam. 16. 12. eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured. h 7 ¶ And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her 25m 13. 11. eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. 8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand; 9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and 'sin against God? He is cast into prison. up my voice and cried, that he left B. C. 1729. 20 And Joseph's master took him, o Prov. 6. 34, 35. P Ps. 105. 18. The butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison. 4 t ver. 2, 3. 10 And it came to pass, as she spake AND it came to pass after these about 1720. to Joseph day by day, that he heark- 11 And it came to pass about this 12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. 13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. a Neh. 1. 11. 2 And Pharaoh was wroth against Prov. 16. 14. two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 3 And he put them in ward in the ch. 39. 20, 23. house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. 4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them and they continued a season in ward. 5 And they dreamed a dream both about 1718. 14 That she called unto the men of of them, each man his dream in one her house, and spake unto them, say-night, each man according to the ining, See, he hath brought in a He- terpretation of his dream, the butler brew unto us to mock us; he came and the baker of the king of Egypt, in unto me to lie with me, and I which were bound in the prison. ↑ Heb. great. cried with a loud voice: 6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad. 7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers 8 And they said unto him, d We have † Heb. are your faces evil? Neb. 2. 2. d ch. 41. 15. • See ch. 41.16. Dan. 2. 11, 28, 47. Pharaoh's butler and baker. B. C. about 1718. f ver. 18. ch. 41. 12, 25. Judg. 7. 14. Dan. 2. 36. & 4. 19. g ch. 41. 26. h 2 Kings 25. 27. GENESIS. to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; 10 And in the vine were three branches and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes : 11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. 12 And Joseph said unto him, 'This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days: 13 Yet within three days shall PhaOr, reckon. raoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place; and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. Ps. 3. 3. Jer. 52. 31. 17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for the work of a Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. baker, or, cook. m ver. 12. n ver. 13. || Or, reckon thee and take thy office from thee. o Matt. 14. 6. p Mark 6. 21. m 18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: 19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. 20 ¶ And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his serOr, reckoned. vants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. q ver. 13, 19. Matt. 25. 19. r ver. 13. s Neh. 2. 1. t ver. 19. u Job 19. 14. Ps. 31. 12. Ecc. 9. 15, 16. Amos 6. 6. 1715. 21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again, and 'he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand; 22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but "forgat him. CHAPTER XLI. Pharaoh's two dreams. 25 Joseph interpreteth them. 33 He giveth Pharaoh counsel. 38 Joseph is advanced. 50 The birth of Manasseh and Ephraim. 53 The famine beginneth. Pharaoh's two dreams. dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. 2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fat-fleshed; and they fed in a meadow. 3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and lean-fleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river. 4 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. AND it came to pass at the end of saying. It is not in me: P God shall two full years, that Pharaoh give Pharaoh an answer of peace. thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it. Joseph interpreteth them. B. C. 1715. q ver. L + Heb. come to the inard GENESIS. 17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: 18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: 19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: 20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: 21 And when they had eaten them parts of them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. | Or, small. • Dan. 2. 28, 29.45. Rev. 4. L. 22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: 23 And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them : 24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me. 25 T And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: "God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do. 26 The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. 27 And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall 12 Kings 8. 1. be 'seven years of famine. I ver. 47. ch. 47. 13. 28 "This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: what God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh. 29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: 30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; 31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine Bet heary following; for it shall be very griev ous. 32 And for that the dream was douIs 10, 11. bled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because prepared the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. 34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him b Pharaoh advanceth Joseph. Or, overseers. b Prov. 6. 6, 7, 8. appoint "officers over the land, and B. C. 1715. take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. 35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. c ver. 48. 46 ¶ And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh 01 Sam. 16.21. king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. 47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. 48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities. the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. 49 And Joseph gathered corn Pas the sand of the sea, very much, until Dan. 1. 19. p ch. 22. 17. Judg. 7. 12. 1 Sam. 13. 5. Ps. 78. 27. |