Tamar deceiveth Judah. GENESIS.-CHAP. XXXIX. 7 And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him. 8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. f De. 25.5. Mat. 22.24 as evil in the eyes of the Lord. h the days were mul i Jos 15.10. Ju. 14.1. j the door of eyes, or, of Enajim. 9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his Pr.7.12. brother. 10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also. 11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughterin-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: and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers 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. 1 a kid of the goats. m ver.25. n 28a.14. 2,5 o or, in Joseph's advancement. lest we be ashamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. r 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. 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 thee, whose are these, the "signet, and bracelets, and staff. 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. W 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 Enajim. she said, ' How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez." become a contempt, q Pr.6.33. Ro. 6.21. Ep.5.12. r Ju. 19.2. Ho.3.3. 8 Le. 21.9. De. 22. 21. 2 Sa. 12.5. t c.37.32. u ver. 18. w 18.24.17 ver. 14. x Job 34. Ro. 13.12. b 14 And she put her widow's garments off 2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he which is by the way to Timnath: for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. 12. fore hast thou made this breach against thee? breach. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to ea 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 a 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 thy hand: and he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save 1 Ch.22.13 the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was ah goodly person, and well-favoured. PB. 1.3. d ver. 21. 1 Sa. 16.22 e c.24.2 fc.30.27. 19 And she arose and went away and laid by her vail from her, and put on the " "gar-g De.28. ments of her widowhood. 3..6. 7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and she said, Lie with me. J 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? I.200 Ps.51.4. Je. 28. 16. n Pr. 22.14. 23.27. 11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; Joseph interpreteth the dreams of GENESIS.-CHAP. XL., XLI. B. C. 1719. and there was none of the men of the house | AM 2285. there within. 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. p 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 a Hebrew unto us to mock us: he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: 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. 8 o Pr.7.13. p Ec.7.26. q Eze. 22.5. I great. s Ex.23.1. Ps. 37. 14. 120.3. Pr. 12. 19. t Pr.6.34,35 Ca.8.6. u c.41.14. P.105.18 ▾ extended Pharaoh's butler and baker. 9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said unto 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 kindness interpretation of it: The three branches are three days: unto him. w Ex. 12.36. Ps. 106.46. Pr. 16.7. Da.1 9. Ac.7.10. x ver.2,3. B. C. 1718. a Ne. 1.11. m 13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when 17 And she spake unto him according to A. M. 26. thou wast his butler. b Pr. 16.14. 19.19. 15..17. e Da.4.5. 18 And it came to pass as I lifted up my voice | cc.390,23 and cried, that he left his garment with me, A. M. 27. and fled out. B. C. 1717. 19 And it came to pass, when his masterd Job 33. heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. 20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the "prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. 21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and 'showed him mercy, and gave him * favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper. 3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the ver. 13. 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 of 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. 14 But think on me when it shall be wel with thee, and show 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 of the land of the Hebrews: and 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, I had three white baskets on my head: 17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bake-meats for Pharaoh : and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. 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. V 20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birth-day, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he * lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 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 a forgat him. CHAPTER XLI. 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 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 lean-fleshed 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 up upon one stalk, rank and good. D 6 And behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them. 7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream. 8 And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit was troubled: and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof; and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. B. C. 1715. c Da.4.5, 19; 7.28. 8.27. d Ex.7.11. 18. 29. 14. Da. 2.2. Joseph interpreteth them. unto Pharaoh: what God is about to do he showeth 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 Co.1.19. forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine c.40.2 shall consume the land: g c.40.15. run. 9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pha-h made him raoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day: 10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me, and the chief baker: 11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he: we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. 12 And there was there with us a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret. 13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was: me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged. il Sa. 28. Pa. 105.20. PA25.14. Da. 5.16. kor, then thou hearest a dream thou canst in terpret it. 140.8 m Da. 2.30. 2 Co.3.5. ver. 1. come to the inward parts of Unem 35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under oor, small the hand of Pharaoh; and let them keep food in the cities. P ver 8. Da. 4.7. 14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dun-9 Da. 2.29, geon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. 15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. 16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. 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: 45. Re. 4.1. r 2 KL.8.1. 8 ver. 47. t ver.54. u c. 47.13. v heavy. w c.37.7,9. x or, pre 37 And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. 38 And Pharaoh said unto his serva ts, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom d the Spirit of God is? 39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Foras-much as God hath showed thee all this, there pared of is none so discreet and wise as thou art: 40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled only in the throne will I be greater God. Is. 46. 10. zor, overseers. a Pr.6.6,8. 22.3. b be not cu! of. Ac.7.10. Job 32.8. e Ps. 105.21. f be armed, or, kiss. 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 Da.6.3. the beginning. So I awoke. 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 magicans; but there was none that could declare it to me. 25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath showed Pharaoh what he is about to do. h E. 3.10. 8.2; 8.15. or, silk. j Da. 5.7,29. tender Abrech father. m c.45.8.26. Ac. 7.10. n which in significs, 41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. 42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; 43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had: and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the m land of Egypt. 44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah P priest of On: and Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. 46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of arerenier Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. the Coptic of secrets, or, the man to whom secreta are revealed. 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 as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number. born" Manasseh; for God, said he, hath made ie for any truth in you: or else, by the life of Pha me forget all my toil, and all my father's house. getting. vi.e. fruitful. 52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be w c.49.22. w 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. x ver.30. raoh, surely ye are spies. 17 And he put them all together into ward 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 y Je 14.12 be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses: La. 4.4. z all wherein was. a c. 42.6. 47.14,24. a Ac.7.12. 55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Gob418 unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do. Ps. 118.17. ver.38. e hard things with them 56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and a sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. 57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine c.37.5,9. was so sore in all lands. g c.37.30. 41.20,28. 45.26. Je 31.15. 18. 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 P required. 23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter. 24 And he turned himself about from them, Mat 216, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes. 1 Sa. 1.26. 17.55. Ja. 5.12. 2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that De.6.13 there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live and not die. b 3 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 in the land of Canaan. 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. e i bound. j gathered. k c. 20.11. Le. 25.43. Ne. 5.15. Lu. 18.24 ver 34. c. 43.5. 44.23. 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. 28 And he said unto his brethren; My money is restored; and lo, it is even in my sack: and 1K 17.18 their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us? m Nu.32.23. Job36.8,9. Ho. 5.15. Mat. 27. 3,4. Ma. 9.44, n Pr. 21. 13. 24.11,12 Je.34.17. Mat. 7.2. 1 Ja.1.9. Ja.2.13. 7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said .37.21. 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. 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 one is not. p.9.5. 1 Kl.2.32. 2 Ch.24. 22. Pr. 9. 12. Eze. 3.18. Lu.11.50, 51. Ac.28.4. Re. 13.10. 16.9. qan interpreter was be tween them. r Mat. 5.44. Ro. 12. 17, 20. 8 c. 43.21. t went forth. u with us hard things. v ver. 7,12. wc.34.10. х с.43.21. 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 y 6.43.14. 32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father: one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan. 33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone: 34 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic 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 y Jacob sendeth Benjamin. GENESIS.-CHAP. XLII., XLIV. Joseph entertaineth his brethren. z 18a. 27.1. is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Ben-in; that he may seek occasion against us, jamin away: all these things are against me. and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, 37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, and our asses. Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him | a c.37.33. to thee again. 38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is a dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in 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. AND the famine was sore in the land. b c. 44.29. a c.41.54. b protesting protested. c asking d mouth. e knowing 2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out 4.32 of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. Ps. 119. gor, twice 3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying,h 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: Pr.18.16. i c.37.25. 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 asked 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 a he would say, Bring your brother down? d or, and I, as I have m Es 4.16. ing. p eat. 19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house, 8 20 And said, O sir, we 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 hands. 22 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks. 23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: " I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them. 24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. 25 And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there. V W 26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth. 2 27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom yespake? 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 c son. d 30 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought ney came where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. to me. v c. 18.4. ver.11. x c.37.7,10. y peace. 11 And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little i balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds: 12 And take double money in your 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: 13 Take also your brother, and arise, gob c.35.17, again unto the man: 31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. 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 first-born 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 d1 K.326 drank, and were merry with him. CHAPTER XLIV. Je.31.20. e c.46.34. f 2 Sa. 11.8. g drank Ec.9.7. 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 P dine with me at noon. 17 And the man did as Joseph bade: and the h Pr.31.6. 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 was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought 10.19. Mat. 11.19 a him that h 1 Joseph's policy to stay his brethren. 14 Judah's 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 cornmoney: 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, his house. and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his stew |