Jacob sendeth his ten sons

B. C. 1715. pch. 22. 17. Judg. 7. 12. 1 Sam. 13. 5.

Ps, 78. 27. gch, 46. 20, & 48. 5.

Or, prince, ver. 45.

2 Sam. 8. 18. about 1712.

|| That is, Forgetting. about 1711. That is, Fruitful. rch. 49. 22.

1708.

8 Ps. 105. 16. Acts 7. 11. t ver. 30.

the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.

49 And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.

50 And unto Joseph were born two sons, before the years of famine came: which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah | priest of On bare unto him.

51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.

52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be "fruitful in the land of my affliction. 53 And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended. 54 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.' 56 And the famine was over all the face + Heb. all of the earth; and Joseph opened tall the wherein was.storehouses, and "sold unto the Egyptians; uch. 42. 6. & and the famine waxed sore in the land of 47. 14, 24. Egypt.

≈ Deut. 9. 28.

57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him. 5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was din the land of Canaan.

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6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. 11 We are all one man's sons; we are true men; thy servants are no spies.

to buy corn in Egypt,

12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are comic. 13 And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one his not.

B. C. 1707.

h ch. 37. 30. Lam. 5. 7. Seo ch.44.20.

14 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies : 15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life i See 1 Sam. 1. of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

26. & 17. 55,

16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, † Heb. bound. that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.

17 And he + put them all together into ward† Heb. gathered. three days.

18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: 19 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison : go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

20. But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and 'ye shall not die. And they did so.

Lev. 25. 43. Neh. 5, 15.

/ ver. 34. ch.43.5.& 44. 23.

Hos. 5. 15.

21 And they said one to another, m Wem Joh 36, 8, 9. are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; "therefore is this distress come upon us.

n Prov. 21, 13. Matt. 7. 2.

• ch. 37. 21.

22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is rc-p ch. 9. 5. quired.

23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; "for the spake unto them by an interpreter.

24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

25 T Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.

27 And as "one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth.

Jacob sendeth Benjamin.

B. C. 1707. u ch. 34. 10. See ch, 43. 21.

y ch, 43. 14.

z ver. 13.

ch. 37. 33. & 41. 28.

a vor. 4.

ch. 44. 29.

b ch. 37. 35. & 41. 31.

you your brother, and ye shall "traffick in the land.

35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, "every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: "if mischief befall him by the way. in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

CHAPTER XLIII:

1 Jacob is hardly persuaded to send Benjamin. 15 Joseph entertaineth his brethren. 31 He maketh them a feast.

a ch. 41.54,57. And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

ND the famine was a sore in the land.

3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The mant did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your broth er be with you.

4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

5 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with

you.

6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

7 And they said, The man tasked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: Could we cer+ Heb. Know-tainly know that he would say, Bring your ing could we brother down? know?

+ Heb.mouth.

c ch. 44. 32.

8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.

9 I will be surety for hin; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto Philem, 18, thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:

19.

Joseph entertains his brethren.

they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.

B. C. 1707:

h ch. 24. 2. & 39. 4. & 44. 1. † Heb. kill a killing,

1 Sam. 25.11.

17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. † Heb. eat. 18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

20 And said, O sir, tiwe came indeed down at the first time to buy food: 21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

22 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

26¶ And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves m ch. 37.7, 10. to him to the earth. 27 And he asked them of their welfare, Heb. peace, and said, † Is your father well, the old man "of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

28 And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. "And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.

30 And Joseph made haste; for "his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on thread.

32 And they set on for him by himself, and. for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is "an abomination unto the Egyptians.

33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

34 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was

five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and † were merry with him.

His policy to stay them.

B. C. 1707.

† Heb.

him

that was over his house.

CHAPTER XLIV.

1 Joseph's policy to stay his brethren. 14 Judah's
humble supplication to Joseph.

AND he commanded + the steward of his
house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with
food, as much as they can carry, and put
every man's money in his sack's mouth.
2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the
sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn
money. And he did according to the word
that Joseph had spoken.

3 As soon as the morning was light, the
men were sent away, they and their asses.
4 And when they were gone out of the
city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto
his steward, Up, follow after the men; and |
when thou dost overtake them, say unto
them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for
good?

5 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, Or, maketh and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have trial? done evil in so doing.

6 And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.

7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing: 8 Behold, "the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?

9. With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.

10 And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.

11 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack..

12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

13 Then they "rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.

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

15 And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly vine?

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16 And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.

17 And he said, ƒ God forbid that I should do so but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your .father.

18¶ Then Judah came near unto him, and said, O my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant for thou art even as Pharaoh.

19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?

20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.

21 And thou saidst unto thy servants,

B. C. 1707.

ich. 42,15,20.

23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Ex-k ch. 43. 3, 5. cept your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

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

25 And lour father said, Go again, and | ỉ ch. 43. 2. buy us a little food.

26 And we said, We cannot go down if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us. 27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that ". my wife bare me two sons : 28 And the one went out from me, and I said, "Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since :

29 And if ye "take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave

m ch, 46, 19.

n ch. 37. 33.

o ch, 42,36,38.

30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that "'his life is bound up in the lad's p 1 Sam. 18. 1. life;

31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.

32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring himqch, 43 9. not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.

33 Now therefore, I pray thee, "let thyr Ex. 32, 32. servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.

34 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.

before all them that stood by him; and HEN Joseph could not refrain himself he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.

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

3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, "I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

+ Heb. find my father, Ex. 18. 8. Job 31. 29. Ps. 116. 3. & 119. 143,

4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come 6 ch. 37, 28. near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, 6 whom ye sold into Egypt.

5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: d for God did send me before you to preserve life.

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

7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

2 Cor. 2, 7.

† Heb.neither let there be anger in your eyes. 1706. dch. 50, 20.

Ps. 105,16,17, See 2 Sam. 16. 10, 11. Acts 4,27,28. Heb, to put for you a

remnant.

i ch. 27. 28. Num. 18. 12, 29.

† Heb. let not your spare, fc.

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10 And ƒthou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast :

11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.

eyes

12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the of 1 f my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you. 13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall baste and bring down my fa

ther hither.

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

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

16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Ca

naan;

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

19. Now thou art commanded, this do o ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.

20 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.

21 And the children of Israel did so and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the Heb. mouth, commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.

Num. 3. 16.

& ch. 43. 34.

tHeb, ing.

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

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

Job 29. 24.
Ps. 126, 1.
Luke 24. 11,
41.

† Heb. his.

24 So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.

25 And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,

26 And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not.

27 And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived.

28 And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

Jacob goeth into Egypt.

CHAPTER XLVI.

1 Jacob is comforted by God at Beer-sheba: 5 Thence he with his company goeth into Egypt. 8 The number of his family that went into Egypt. 29 Joseph meeteth Jacob, 31 He instructeth his brethren how to answer to Pharaoh, ND Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to "Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.

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2. And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

B. C. 1706.

a ch. 21.31,33. & 28. 10.

b ch. 26. 24,25. & 28. 13, & 31. 42.

c ch. 15. 1. Job 33.14,15.

d ch. 23. 13.
e ch. 12. 2.
Deut. 26. 5.

3 And he said, I am God, dthe God of thy father; fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation. 4 ƒI will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: fch. 28. 15. & and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

5 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

48. 21.

g ch. 15. 16. & 50. 13, 24, 25, Ex. 3. 8.

ch, 50. 1. Acts 7. 15.

ch. 45.19,21.

6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and Deut. 26. 5. all his seed with him:

7 His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt. 8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn. 9 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

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10 ¶ And the sons of Simeon; "Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. 11 And the sons of "Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Ouan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but "Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

13 ¶ And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.

14 And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

15 These be the sons of Leah, which she bare_unto_Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three. 16 And the sons of Gad; "Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and "Ezbon, Eri, and "Arodi, and Areli.

17 And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuab, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serali their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.

18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. 19 The sons of Rachel "Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.

20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah "priest of On bare unto him..

21 ¶ And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, dEhi, and Rosh, "Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

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

23 ¶ And the sons of Dan; "Hushim.

Puah,

and Jashub.

u Num.26.15, &c. Zephon. || Or, Ozni. || Or, Arod. 1 Chr. 7. 30. y ch. 30, 10. z ch. 29. 24. a ch. 44. 27. b ch. 41, 50. Or, prince.

c 1 Chr. 7. 6, & 8. 1.

d Num.26.38, Ahiram.

e Num. 26. 39, Shupham.

1 Chr. 7. 12, Shuppim.

|| Hipriani, Num. 26. 39. f 1 Chr. 7. 12. | Or, Shuham, Num. 26. 42.

Joseph meeteth his father.

B. C. 1706. g1 Chr. 7. 13. h ch. 30. 5, 7. í ch, 29. 29.

& Ex. 1. 5.

ch. 35. 11.

24 ¶ And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.

25 h These are the sons of Bilhah, i which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls |

were seven.

Jacob presented to Pharaoh.

7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

B. C. 1706.

8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, † How old † Heb. art thou?

Deut. 10.22. See Acts 7. 14.

mch. 31. 21. n ch. 47. 1.

o So ch. 45.14. p So Luke 2. 29, 30.

q ch. 47. 1.

† Heb. they men of cattle.

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27 And the sons of Joseph, which were borne him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came "into the land of Goshen. 29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he "fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

30 And Israel said unto Joseph, "Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.

31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; 32 And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh → ch. 47. 2, 3. shall call you, and shall say," What is your occupation?

1706.

ach. 46. 31.

1 Joseph presenteth five of his brethren, 7 and his father, before Pharaoh. 11 He giveth them habitation and maintenance 13 He getteth all the Egyptians' money, 16 their cattle, 18 their -lands to Pharaoh. 22 The priests' land was not bought. 23 He letteth the land_to them for a fifth part. 28 Jacob's age. 29 He sweareth Joseph to bury him with his fathers.

THEN Joseph a 'came and told Pharaoh,

and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of bch. 45. 10. & Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land 46. 28. of Goshen.

2 And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. 3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, d What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.

4 They said moreover unto Pharaoh, ƒ For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants & dwell in the land of Goshen. 5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto

thee:

6 The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; kin the land of Goshen let them dwell and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.

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

How

many are the days of the years of thy life?

{ Ps. 39. 12. Heb. 11.9.13.

m Job 14. 1. n ch. 25, 7, & 35..28. o ver. 7.

11 ¶ And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had p Ex. 1. 11. & commanded.

12. 37.

12 And Joseph nourished his father, and | q ver. 6. his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families. 13 ¶ And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, "so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

as

a

child

|| Or, little is nourished. + Heb. according to the little ones, ck. 50. 21.

Acts 7. 11. sch. 41. 56. 1702.

15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in ver. 19. thy presence? for the money faileth.

16 And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail. 17 And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses; and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.

18 When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent ; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not aught left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:

19 Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land

ants unto Pharaoh and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.

20 And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's.

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

Only the land of the priests bought « Ezra 7. 24. he not; for the priests had a portion assign- ||| Or, princes, ed them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.

23 Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.

24 And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.

ch. 41. 45. 2 Sam, 8. 18.