Pharaoh's butler and baker.

Before CHRIST about 1718.

† Heb. are your faces evil? Neh. 2. 2. dch. 41. 15.

e See ch. 41.

16.

Dan. 2, 11, 28, 47.

f ver. 18.

ch.41. 12, 25. Judg. 7. 14. Dan. 2.36. &

4. 19. Ech. 41. 26. h2 Kings 25. 27.

Ps. 3. 3.
Jer. 52. 31.

about 1718.

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? 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.

12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days:

13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place; and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's Or, reckon. cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he a lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

Matt. 14. 6. P Mark 6. 21. ver. 13, 19.

Matt. 25. 19. 1Or, reckoned. ver. 13.

21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and she gave the cup into Pha-Neh. 2. 1. raoh's hand:

22 But he thanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.

23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but "forgat him.

CHAPTER XLI.

1 Pharaoh's two dreams. 25 Joseph interpreteth them. 33 He giveth Pharaoh counsel. 38 Joseph is advanced. 50 He begetteth Manasseh 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 up upon one stalk, trank and good.

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.

ver. 19.

" Job 19. 14.

Ps. 31. 12.
Ecc. 9. 15,

16.

Amos 6. G.

1715.

† Heb.fat.

a Dan. 2. 1. & 4. 5, 19.

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, Ex. 7. 11. 22. and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

9 Then spake the chief butler

Is. 29. 14. Dan. 1. 20. & 2.2. & 4. 7. © Matt. 2. 1.

Before unto Pharaoh, saying, I do reCHRIST member my faults this day:

1715.

dch. 40. 2, 3.

e ch. 39. 20.

fch. 40. 5.

5 ch. 37. 36.

heh. 40. 12, &c.

ich. 40. 22.

k Ps. 105. 20.

1 Dan. 2. 25. ↑ Heb. made him run.

m1 Sam. 2. 8. Ps. 113. 7, 8.

n ver. 12. Ps. 25. 14. Dan. 5. 16. Or, when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it. Dan. 2. 30. Acts 3. 12. 2 Cor. 3. 5. Pch. 40. 8. Dan. 2. 22,

q ver. 1.

10 Pharaoh was dwroth 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, s servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he hinterpreted 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.

14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they It brought him hastily mout of the dungeon: 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: nand 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: P God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

Before CHRIST 1715.

dreams, and giveth him counsel. 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 ver. 8. me.

Dan. 4. 7.

25 ¶ And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh Dan. 2. 28, 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 be tseven years of famine.

u

29, 45.

Rev, 4. 1.

12 Kings 8. 1.

"ver. 25.

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 ver. 47. years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:

30 And there shall y arise after Yver. 54. them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine 2 shall consume the land; ch. 47. 13. 31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very † grievous.

† Heb. heavy.

32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the athing is estab- Num. 23. 19. lished by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

33 Now therefore let Pharaoh

Is. 46. 10, 11. 1Or, prepar ed of God.

35 And let them gather all the ver. 48. food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.

36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.

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

k Esth. 8. 15. i Or, silk.

m Esth. 6. 9.

Or, Tender futher, ch. 45. 8. ↑ Heb. Abrech nch. 42. 6. & 45, 8, 26. Acts 7. 10.

Which in the Coptic signifies, A

43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; mand they cried before him, t Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the 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 revealer of daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

secrets, or. The man to whom secrets are revealed.

Or, prince, Ex. 2. 16.

& 20. 26.

about 1715.

46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before

2 Sam. 8. 18. Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went oh, and went throughout all Egypt.

01 Sam. 16.

21.

1 Kings 12.

6,8.

Dan. 1. 19.

Pch. 22. 17. Judg. 7. 12.

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 1 Sain. 13. 5. much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.

Ps. 78. 27.

9 ch. 46, 20. & 48.5.

50 q And unto Joseph were born two sons, before the years of famine came: which Asenath the Or, prince, daughter of Poti-pherah priest 2 Sam. 8. 18. of On bare unto him.

ver. 45.

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 of the earth: and Joseph opened tall the storehouses, and "sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.

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

CHAPTER XLII.

1 Jacob sendeth his ten sons to buy corn in

Egypt. 16 They are imprisoned by Joseph for spies. 18 They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Benjamin. 21 They have remorse for Joseph. 24 Simeon is kept for a pledge. 25 They return with corn, and their money. 29 Their relation to Jacob. 36 Jacob refuseth to send Benjamin.

OW when a Jacob saw that

Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

Acts 7. 11. t ver. 30.

2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may blive, and not die. 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 peradven-ver. 38. ture mischief befall him.

5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was din d Acts 7. 11. the land of Canaan.

6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it wasch. 41. 41. that sold to all the people of

to buy corn in Egypt.

Before CHRIST 1707. f ch. 37. 7.

+ Heb. hard things with them.

5 ch. 37, 5, 9.

h ch. 37. 30. Lam. 5. 7. See ch. 44. 20.

i See 1 Sam. 1. 26. & 17. 55.

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 5 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 his not.

14 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:

15 Hereby ye shall be proved: iBy 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 Heb.bound. 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.

+ Heb. gathered.

17 And he put them all together into ward three days.

18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; k Lev. 25. 43. k for I fear God:

Nel. 5. 15.

1 ver. 34. ch. 43. 5. & 44. 23.

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.

21 And they said one to anJob 36. 8,9. other, m We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that

Hos. 5. 15.

Their return, and relation.

Before CHRIST 1707.

" Prov. 21. 13. Matt. 7. 2.

we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. 22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, ch. 37. 21. saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

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.

P ch. 9. 5.

1 Kings 2. 32. 2 Chr. 24. 22 Ps. 9. 12. Luke 11. 50,

51.

† Heb. an interpreter was between them.

28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack and their heart failed them, and they t Heb. went were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?

29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

30 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake troughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.

31 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:

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.

y ch. 43. 14.

36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye y 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 ch. 37. 33. & brother is dead, and he is left alone: aif mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then b ch. 37. 35. & shall ye bbring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

Z ver. 13.

44. 28.

a ver. 4.

cli. 44. 29.

44. 31.

ach. 41. 54, 57.

↑ Heb. pro

tested.

CHAPTER XLIII.

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

A

ND the famine was a 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 solemntesting Pro-ly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your b brother be with you. 4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

bch. 42. 20. &

44. 23.

† Heb. asking asked

us.

† Heb. mouth.

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 I 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

to send Benjamin. words: + Could we certainly Before know that he would say, Bring CHRIST 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.

1707.

+Heb. Knowing could we know?

Philem. 18, 19.

9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, ch. 44. 32. 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.

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 d carry down the man a present, del. 32. 20. a little e balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds:

Prov. 18. 16. e ch. 37. 25. Jer. 8. 22.

35.

12 And take double money in your hand; and the money that fch. 42. 25, 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, go again unto the man:

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

If I

15 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

Esth. 4. 16. Or, And 1,

as I have been, &c.

16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these hch. 24. 2. & men home, and † slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.

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

39. 4. & 44. 1. † Heb, kill a killing.

1 Sam. 25.11. † Heb. cat..

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, Heb. roll and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

19 And they came near to the

himself

upon us, Job 30. 14.