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Now
Jacob lived
in the land where
his father had
resided
, the land of Canaan.
And
Jacob dwelt
in the land wherein
his father was
a
stranger
, in
the land of Canaan.
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
.
These
are
the generations
of Jacob. Joseph ,
being
seventeen years old, was feeding
the flock with his brethren;
and
the lad
was
with
the
sons of Bilhah ,
and with
the
sons
of
Zilpah, his
father's
wives:
and Joseph
brought unto
his
father their
evil
report.
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.
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.
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
when his
brethren
saw that their father loved him more than all
his
brethren
, they hated him ,
and could not speak peaceably
unto
him.
Then
Joseph had
a dream, and when
he told it to
his brothers,
they hated him even
more.
And
Joseph dreamed
a dream, and he told it his brethren:
and
they hated him yet
the
more.
He said to
them, “Listen
to
this dream I had
:
And
he said unto
them, Hear,
I
pray
you,
this dream which
I have
dreamed
:
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
. ”
For,
behold,
we were binding sheaves in the field, and ,
lo,
my sheaf arose,
and also
stood upright ;
and
, behold,
your sheaves stood
round
about,
and made
obeisance
to my
sheaf
.
“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
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
.
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
dreamed
yet
another dream ,
and told it his brethren
, and
said, Behold,
I have
dreamed
a
dream more;
and ,
behold,
the sun and the
moon and the
eleven stars made
obeisance
to me.
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
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
?
And his brothers
were
jealous
of
him ,
but his father kept
in
mind
what
he
had
said
.
And his brethren
envied
him ;
but his father observed
the
saying
.
Some
time
later,
Joseph’s
brothers
had
gone
to pasture
their father’s
flocks
near
Shechem.
And
his
brethren
went
to feed
their father's
flock
in
Shechem.
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
Israel said unto
Joseph
, Do
not thy
brethren
feed
the flock
in
Shechem? come,
and
I will
send
thee
unto
them. And
he
said
to
him
, Here
am
I
.
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
he
said
to
him, Go ,
I
pray
thee,
see whether
it
be
well
with
thy
brethren,
and well
with
the flocks ;
and bring me word
again
. So he sent him out
of
the vale
of Hebron ,
and he
came
to
Shechem .
a man found him wandering in the field and asked, “
What are
you
looking
for
? ”
And
a certain
man found him ,
and,
behold,
he
was
wandering in the field :
and the
man
asked him
, saying,
What seekest
thou
?
“
I am
looking
for
my brothers,”
Joseph
replied.
“Can
you
please
tell me where they are
pasturing
their flocks ?”
And
he
said,
I seek
my brethren:
tell me ,
I
pray
thee,
where they feed
their flocks .
“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
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.
Now
Joseph’s
brothers
saw him in
the
distance
, and
before he arrived
, they plotted
to kill
him.
And
when
they
saw him afar
off
, even
before he came
near
unto
them
, they conspired
against
him
to slay
him.
“Here
comes
that
dreamer!”
they said to
one another.
And
they said one to
another ,
Behold,
this
dreamer
cometh
.
“
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 !”
Come now therefore
, and
let us slay
him ,
and cast
him into some
pit,
and
we will
say ,
Some
evil
beast
hath
devoured him :
and
we shall see what will
become
of his dreams .
When
Reuben heard this
, he tried
to
rescue
Joseph
from
their hands .
“
Let us not take
his
life,”
he
said
.
And
Reuben heard it
, and
he delivered
him
out
of
their hands ;
and
said,
Let us not kill
him
.
“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
Reuben
said
unto
them,
Shed no
blood ,
but
cast
him into this pit that
is
in the wilderness, and
lay no
hand upon
him ;
that he might
rid
him
out
of
their hands ,
to
deliver
him to his father again
.
So
when
Joseph
came to his brothers
, they stripped him
of his robe—the
robe
of many colors he
was wearing—
And
it
came to pass,
when
Joseph
was
come
unto
his brethren
, that
they stripped Joseph
out
of his coat,
his
coat
of many colors that
was on
him;
and they took him and threw
him into the
pit .
Now
the pit was empty, with
no water in it.
And they took him ,
and cast
him into a
pit :
and
the pit was empty, there
was
no water in it.
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 they sat down to eat bread:
and
they lifted
up their
eyes
and looked,
and,
behold,
a company
of Ishmaelites came
from Gilead with
their camels bearing
spicery
and
balm and myrrh ,
going
to
carry
it
down to Egypt.
Then
Judah said to
his brothers
, “
What profit will
we
gain
if we kill
our brother and cover
up
his blood?
And
Judah said unto
his brethren
, What profit is
it
if we slay
our brother ,
and conceal
his blood?
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
.
Come, and
let us sell him to the Ishmaelites ,
and let
not our
hand be
upon
him; for he is our brother and
our flesh. And his
brethren
were
content
.
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.
Then
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.
When
Reuben returned to
the pit and saw
that
Joseph was not there,
he tore
his clothes ,
And
Reuben returned unto
the pit ;
and ,
behold,
Joseph was not in
the
pit;
and
he rent
his clothes .
returned to
his brothers
, and said, “
The boy
is gone!
What
am
I going
to
do
? ”
And
he
returned unto
his brethren
, and said, The child
is not;
and
I ,
whither
shall
I
go
?
Then
they took Joseph’s
robe
, slaughtered
a young
goat
, and dipped the robe
in its
blood .
And
they took Joseph's
coat
, and
killed
a kid
of
the
goats
, and dipped the coat
in the
blood ;
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
they sent the coat
of many colors ,
and
they
brought
it
to their father ;
and said, This
have
we found :
know
now
whether it be
thy
son's
coat
or no
.
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
he
knew
it ,
and said, It is my son's
coat;
an
evil
beast
hath
devoured him ;
Joseph is
without
doubt
rent
in
pieces .
Then
Jacob tore
his clothes, put sackcloth around
his waist
, and mourned for his son many days.
And
Jacob rent
his clothes, and
put sackcloth upon
his loins
, and mourned for his son many days.
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
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 into
the
grave
unto
my son mourning
. Thus
his father wept for him.
Meanwhile,
the Midianites sold Joseph
in
Egypt to
Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh
and captain of the guard.
And
the Midianites sold him
into
Egypt unto
Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's,
and captain of the guard.
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