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And
Jacob dwelt
in the land of
his father's
sojournings
, in
the land of Canaan.
Now
Jacob lived
in the land where
his father
had
resided
, the land of Canaan.
These
are
the generations
of Jacob. Joseph ,
being
seventeen years old, was feeding
the flock with his brethren;
and
he
was
a
lad
with
the sons of Bilhah ,
and with
the
sons
of
Zilpah, his
father's
wives:
and Joseph
brought the
evil
report
of
them
unto
their father.
This
is
the account
of Jacob. When
Joseph was
seventeen years old, he
was tending
the flock with his brothers,
the sons of his
father’s
wives
Bilhah and Zilpah, and he
brought their father a
bad
report
about
them
.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all
his children
, because he
was
the
son
of
his old age :
and
he made him a coat
of many colors.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other
sons
, because Joseph
had
been
born
to
him
in
his old age ;
so
he made him a robe
of many colors.
And
his
brethren
saw that their father loved him more than all
his
brethren;
and
they hated him ,
and could not speak peaceably
unto
him.
When
Joseph’s
brothers
saw that their father loved him more than any
of
them,
they hated him and could not speak a
kind
word
to
him.
And
Joseph dreamed
a dream, and he told it to his brethren:
and
they hated him yet
the
more.
Then
Joseph had
a dream, and when
he told it to his brothers,
they hated him even
more.
And
he said unto
them, Hear,
I
pray
you,
this dream which
I have
dreamed
:
He said to
them, “Listen
to
this dream I had
:
for,
behold,
we were binding sheaves in the field, and ,
lo,
my sheaf arose,
and also
stood upright ;
and
, behold,
your sheaves came
round
about,
and made
obeisance
to my
sheaf
.
We were binding sheaves of
grain
in the field, and suddenly
my sheaf rose
and stood upright, while
your sheaves gathered
around
and bowed
down
to mine
. ”
And
his
brethren
said
to him,
Shalt
thou
indeed
reign over us? Or
shalt
thou
indeed
have
dominion
over
us? And
they hated him yet
the
more for
his dreams,
and for
his words
.
“Do
you
intend
to reign over us? ”
his
brothers
asked.
“Will
you
actually
rule
us? ”
So
they hated him even
more because
of
his dream
and his statements
.
And
he
dreamed
yet
another dream ,
and told it to his brethren
, and
said, Behold,
I have
dreamed
yet
a
dream :
and
, behold,
the sun and the
moon and eleven stars made
obeisance
to me.
Then
Joseph
had
another dream and told it to his brothers.
“Look
, ”
he
said, “
I had
another
dream, and
this
time
the sun and moon and eleven stars were
bowing
down
to me. ”
And
he told it
to
his father ,
and to
his
brethren;
and
his father rebuked him ,
and said unto
him
, What is this dream that thou
hast
dreamed
? Shall
I
and
thy
mother and thy
brethren
indeed
come to
bow down ourselves
to thee
to
the earth
?
He told his father and brothers,
but
his father rebuked him and said, “
What is this dream that you
have
had
? Will
your
mother and brothers
and
I
actually
come and
bow down to the ground
before
you
? ”
And his brethren
envied
him ;
but his father kept the
saying
in mind.
And his brothers
were
jealous
of
him ,
but his father kept in mind what
he
had
said
.
And
his
brethren
went
to feed
their father's
flock
in
Shechem.
Some
time
later,
Joseph’s
brothers
had
gone
to pasture
their father’s
flocks
near
Shechem.
And
Israel said unto
Joseph
, Are not thy
brethren
feeding
the flock
in
Shechem? Come,
and
I will
send
thee
unto
them. And
he
said
to
him,
Here
am
I.
Israel said to
him
, “
Are not your
brothers
pasturing
the flocks
at
Shechem? Get
ready;
I am
sending
you
to
them. ”
“
I am
ready,”
Joseph
replied
.
And
he
said
to
him, Go now ,
see whether
it
is
well
with
thy
brethren,
and well
with
the flock;
and bring me
word again
. So he sent him out
of
the vale
of Hebron ,
and he
came
to
Shechem .
Then
Israel
told
him, “
Go now and
see how
your
brothers
and the flocks
are
faring,
and bring word back
to
me
. ”
So he sent him off
from
the Valley
of Hebron .
And when
Joseph
arrived
in
Shechem ,
And
a certain
man found him ,
and,
behold,
he
was
wandering in the field :
and the
man
asked him
, saying,
What seekest
thou
?
a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “
What are
you
looking
for
? ”
And
he
said,
I am seeking
my brethren:
tell me ,
I
pray
thee,
where they are feeding
`the
flock'.
“
I am looking
for
my brothers,”
Joseph
replied.
“Can
you
please
tell me where they are pasturing
their
flocks?”
And
the man said,
They
are
departed
hence;
for
I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And
Joseph went
after his brethren,
and found them in
Dothan.
“They
have
moved
on
from
here,”
the man answered.
“
I heard them say, ‘
Let us go to Dothan. ’”
So
Joseph set
out
after his brothers
and found them at
Dothan.
And
they
saw him afar
off
, and before he came
near
unto
them
, they conspired
against
him
to slay
him.
Now
Joseph’s
brothers
saw him in
the
distance
, and before he arrived
, they plotted
to kill
him.
And
they said one
to another ,
Behold,
this
dreamer
cometh
.
“Here
comes
that
dreamer!”
they said to one
another.
Come now therefore
, and
let us slay
him ,
and cast
him into one of the pits ,
and
we will
say ,
And
evil
beast
hath
devoured him :
and
we shall see what will
become
of his dreams .
“
Come now, let us kill
him and throw
him into one of the pits .
We can
say that
a
vicious
animal
has
devoured him .
Then
we shall see what becomes
of his dreams !”
And
Reuben heard it
, and
delivered
him
out
of
their hand,
and
said,
Let us not take his life.
When
Reuben heard this
, he
tried
to
rescue
Joseph
from
their hands.
“
Let us not take his life ,”
he
said
.
And
Reuben
said
unto
them,
Shed no
blood ;
cast
him into this pit that
is
in the wilderness, but lay no
hand upon
him :
that he might
deliver
him
out
of
their hand,
to
restore
him to his father.
“Do
not
shed his
blood .
Throw
him into this pit in the wilderness, but do
not
lay a
hand on
him .”
Reuben
said
this
so
that he could
rescue
Joseph
from
their hands
and
return
him to his father.
And
it
came
to
pass,
when Joseph was
come
unto
his brethren
, that
they stripped Joseph
of his coat,
the coat
of many colors that
was on
him;
So
when Joseph came
to
his brothers
, they stripped him
of his robe—
the robe
of many colors he
was wearing—
and they took him ,
and cast
him into the pit :
and
the pit was empty, there
was
no water in it.
and they took him and threw
him into the pit .
Now
the pit was empty, with
no water in it.
And they sat down to eat bread:
and
they lifted
up
their
eyes
and
looked ,
and ,
behold,
a caravan of Ishmaelites was
coming from Gilead ,
with
their camels bearing
spicery
and
balm and myrrh ,
going
to
carry
it
down to Egypt.
And as
they sat down to eat a
meal,
they looked up
and saw
a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead .
Their camels were
carrying
spices,
balm ,
and myrrh on
their
way
down to Egypt.
And
Judah said unto
his brethren
, What profit is
it
if we slay
our brother and conceal
his blood?
Then
Judah said to
his brothers
, “
What profit will
we
gain
if we kill
our brother and cover
up
his blood?
Come, and
let us sell him to the Ishmaelites ,
and let
not our
hand be
upon
him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his
brethren
hearkened
unto
him
.
Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay
a
hand on
him; for he is our brother, our own
flesh. ”
And they
agreed
.
And
there
passed by Midianites
, merchantmen;
and
they
drew
and
lifted
up
Joseph out of the pit ,
and sold Joseph
to
the
Ishmaelites
for twenty pieces
of silver .
And
they
brought
Joseph
into
Egypt.
So
when
the
Midianite
traders
passed by, his
brothers
pulled
Joseph out of the pit and sold him
for twenty shekels
of silver to
the
Ishmaelites,
who
took
him
to
Egypt.
And
Reuben returned unto
the pit ;
and ,
behold,
Joseph was not in
the
pit;
and
he rent
his clothes .
When
Reuben returned to
the pit and saw
that
Joseph was not there,
he tore
his clothes ,
And
he
returned unto
his brethren
, and said, The child
is not;
and
I,
whither
shall
I go
?
returned to
his brothers
, and said, “
The boy
is gone!
What
am
I going
to
do
? ”
And
they took Joseph's
coat
, and
killed
a he-
goat, and dipped the coat
in the
blood ;
Then
they took Joseph’s
robe
, slaughtered
a young
goat, and dipped the robe
in its
blood .
and
they sent the coat
of many colors ,
and
they
brought
it
to their father ,
and said, This
have
we found :
know
now
whether it is thy
son's
coat
or not.
They sent the robe
of many colors to their father and said, “
We found this.
Examine
it
to
see
whether it is your
son’s
robe
or not. ”
And
he
knew
it ,
and said, It is my son's
coat:
an
evil
beast
hath
devoured him ;
Joseph is
without
doubt
torn in
pieces .
His
father
recognized
it and said, “
It is my son’s
robe!
A
vicious
animal
has
devoured him .
Joseph has
surely
been
torn to
pieces !”
And
Jacob rent
his garments
, and
put sackcloth upon
his loins
, and mourned for his son many days.
Then
Jacob tore
his clothes
, put sackcloth around
his waist
, and mourned for his son many days.
And
all his sons and all
his
daughters rose
up
to comfort him ;
but he refused to be comforted ;
and
he said ,
For
I will go down to Sheol to
my son mourning
. And
his father wept for him.
All his sons and daughters tried
to comfort him ,
but he refused to be comforted .
“No,”
he said .
“
I will go down to Sheol mourning
for
my son. ”
So
his father wept for him.
And
the Midianites sold him
into
Egypt unto
Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's,
the
captain of the guard.
Meanwhile,
the Midianites sold Joseph
in
Egypt to
Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh
and
captain of the guard.
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