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m Prov. 7. 13, &c.

10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

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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,

14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with +Heb.great. me, and I cried with a + loud voice:

n Exod. 23. 1. Ps. 120. 3

15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.

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

17 And she "spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.

19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she o Prov. 6.34, spake unto him, saying, After this manner PPs. 105. 18, did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

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i Pet. 2. 19.

q See ch. 40. 3,15. & 41.14.

+ Heb. ex- P

20 And Joseph's master took him, and tended kind put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he Exod. 3.21. Was there in the prison.

ness unto

him.

35. Ps. 106.

& 11. 3. & 12. 21 ¶ But the LORD was with Joseph, and 46. Prov. 16. shewed him mercy, and gave him favour Acts 7. 9, 10. in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

7. Dan. 1.9.

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23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that t ver. 2 which he did, the LORD made it to prosper. CHAP. XL.

1 The butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison.
4 Joseph hath charge of them. 5 He in-
terpreteth their dreams. 20 They come to
pass according to his interpretation.
The ingratitude of the butler.

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a Neh.

AND it came to pass after these things, cir. 1 that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

2 And Pharaoh was b wroth against 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 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.

b Prov.

14.

e ch. 33

23.

5¶ And they dreamed a dream both of cir. 17 them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

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 that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?

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8 And they said unto him, We have a ch. 41. dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, * Do not interpretations belong to God? See ch tell me them, I pray you.

9 And the chief butler told his dream 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.

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The butler's ingratitude.

Before CHRIST 1718

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CHAP. XLI.

be well with thee, and shew kindness, I
pray thee, unto me, and make mention
of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out
of this house:

15 For indeed I was stolen away out an of the land of the Hebrews: 1and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, Orff I had three || white baskets on my head: 17 And in the uppermost basket there

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Pharaoh's two dreams.
Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Before
Pharaoh told them his dream; but there
was none that could interpret them unto e Matt. 2. 1.
Pharaoh.

9¶ Then spake the chief butler unto
Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults
this day:

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10 Pharaoh was wroth with his serv-dch. 40. 2, 3ants, and put me in ward in the cap- ch. 39. 20. tain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:

11 And we dreamed a dream in one of ch. 40. 5. night, I and he; we dreamed each man acBeb meat was of all manner of † bakemeats for Pha-cording to the interpretation of his dream. raoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

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ver. 12.

B ver. 13

18 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:

19 Yet within three days shall PhaOr, reckon raoh || lift up thy head from off thee, and take thy of shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

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Pr. 31. 12. Eccles. 9

15, 16. Amos 66.

1715

CHAP. XLI.

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17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph,
1 Pharaoh's two dreams. 25 Joseph interpret-In my dream, behold, I stood upon the
eth them. 33 He giveth Pharaoh counsel. 38 | bank of the river:
Joseph is advanced. 50 He begetteth Manas-
sek and Ephraim. 54 The famine beginneth.

AND it came to pass at the end of two

full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.

3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; 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.

5 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came + Heb. fat. up upon one stalk, †rank and good.

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18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed 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 leanfleshed, 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 up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.

22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:

&c.

Ps. 105. 20. Dan. 2. 25him run. m 1 Sam. 2

+ Heb. made

8. Ps. 113-7,

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P's. 25-14

ver. 12. Dan. 5. 16.

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Or, when thou hearest

dream interpret it.

thou canst

o Dan. 2. 30. Acts 3. 12,

2

Cor. 3.5. Ban. 2. 22,

ch. 40. 8.

28, 47. & 4.2. q ver. 1.

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CHRIST

1729.

CHRIST

Pharaoh's butler and baker. 22 And the keeper of the prison com- Before mitted to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever s ch. 40. 3, 4they did there, he was the doer of it.

GENESIS. Before house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for g ch. 30. 27. 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 ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. h1 Sam. 16. And Joseph was a goodly person, and

12.

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well favoured.

1729.

23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that t ver. 2, 3. which he did, the LORD made it to prosper. CHAP. XL.

7¶ And it came to pass after these 1 The butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison. things, that his master's wife cast her eyes

i 2 Sam. 13. upon Joseph; and she said, ' Lie with me. 8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not

4 Joseph hath charge of them. 5 He in-
terpreteth their dreams. 20 They come to
pass according to his interpretation. 23
The ingratitude of the butler.

it came to after these cir. 1720.

what is with me in the house, and he hath A that the butler of the king of Egypt a Neh. 1.1

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 k Prov. 6. 29, his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and 'sin against God?

32.

1 ch. 20. 6. Lev. 6. 2.

2 Sam. 12. 13. Ps. 51.4

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m Prov. 7. 13, &c.

10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

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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,

14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with † Heb.great. me, and I cried with a † loud voice:

n Exod. 23. 1. Ps. 120. 3

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15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.

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

17 And she " spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:

18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.

19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she Prov. 6.34, spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

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5¶ And they dreamed a dream both of cir. 1718. them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

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 that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore † look ye so sadly to day?

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8 And they said unto him, "We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? See ch. 41. tell me them, I pray you.

9 And the chief butler told his dream 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.

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Joseph imprisoneth his brethren.

Before CHRIST 1707

CHAP. 5 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, <ver Lest peradventure mischief befall him. 5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the faA mine was in the land of Canaan.

6 And Joseph was the governor cover the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's 7 brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

Phings with

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

ch. 37-5

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.

12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are

come.

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 bh 37.30 one is not. Lam. S. 7Ne ch.44.

20.

i See 1 Sam. 1.26. & 17. 55. Judith 11.7.

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Neb. 5 15

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 of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

16 Send one of you, and let him fetch | your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, 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 three days.

18 And Joseph said unto them the third Le 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:

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

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36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye 'bereaved of my child- y ch. 43. 14. ren: 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

Jacob is hardly persuaded to send Benjamin.

Before CHRIST 1707.

44.28.

GENESIS.

not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

58 And he said, My son shall not go z ver. 13. &. down with you; for his brother is dead, ch. 37. 33. & and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then b ch. 37. 35. shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

a ver. 4. & ch. 44-29

& 44.31.

a ch. 41.54 57.

+Heb. pro

testing protested.

bch. 42. 20.

& 44.23.

+ Heb. asking asked us.

+ Heb. mouth.

+ Heb. Knowing could we know?

Philem. 18,

19.

CHAP. XLIII.

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

a

AND the famine was sore in the land.

2 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. 3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man †did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother 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 certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

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 him; of my hand ch. 44. 32. shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever: 10 For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.

Or, twice by this.

ch. 32. 30 ech. 37. 25.

Prov. 18. 16.

Jer. 8. 22.

35.

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12 And take double money in your fch. 42. 25, hand; and the money 'that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:

g Esth. 4. 16.

13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:

14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away Or, and I your other brother, and Benjamin. "If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

as I have been, &c.

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15 And the men took that and 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 h ch. 24 house, Bring these men home, and †slay, 44.1 and make ready; for these men shall Heb. +dine with me at noon.

17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.

18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that

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20 And said, O sir, it we came indeed ich. 42.3 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.

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