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JOSEPH AND THE FAMINE
Joseph and the Famine. And when the money was exhausted in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food! Why should we die before your very eyes? For our money is gone.”
Joseph said, “Give up your livestock, and I will give you food in exchange for your livestock, since the money is gone.”
JACOB AND JOSEPH REUNITED
Jacob And Joseph Reunited. Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen; as soon as he presented himself before him (authenticating his identity), he fell on his [father’s] neck and wept on his neck a [very] long time.
JOSEPH BRINGS HIS FAMILY TO EGYPT
Joseph Brings His Family To Egypt. And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” And he said, “Here I am.”
And He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you (your descendants) a great nation there.
JOSEPH SENDS FOR HIS FATHER
Joseph Sends For His Father. Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: load your animals and return to the land of Canaan [without delay],
and get your father and your households and come to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you will eat the fat (the finest produce) of the land.’
JUDA PLEADS FOR BEJAMIN
Judah Pleads For Benjamin. Then Judah approached him, and said, “O my lord, please let your servant say a word to you in private, and do not let your anger blaze against your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh [so I speak as if directly to him].
JOSEPH FEAST HIS BROTHERS
Joseph Feasts His Brothers. When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, “Bring the men into the house, and kill an animal and make [a meal] ready; for the men will dine with me at noon.”
JOSEPH’S BROTHERS RETURN TO EGYPT
Joseph’s Brothers Return To Egypt. And it happened that when the families of Jacob’s sons had finished eating [all of] the grain which they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little food.”
JOSEPH HOLDS SIMEON BACK SENDING THE REST HOME
Joseph’s Holds Simon Back Sending The Rest Home. He turned away from his brothers and [left the room and] wept; then he returned and talked with them, and took Simeon from them and bound him in front of them [to be kept as a hostage in Egypt].
JOSEPH RISES TO POWER IN EGYPT
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since [your] God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and clear-headed and wise as you are.
You shall have charge over my house, and all my people shall be governed according to your word and pay respect [to you with reverence, submission, and obedience]; only in [matters of] the throne will I be greater than you [in Egypt].”
JOSEPH INTERPRETS PHARAOH’S TWO DREAMS
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dreams. Joseph answered Pharaoh, “It is not in me [to interpret the dream]; God [not I] will give Pharaoh a favorable answer [through me].”