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When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.

He went over to her and said, "Come, let me sleep with you," for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, "What will you give me for sleeping with me?"

Judah replied, "Let her keep the items for herself; otherwise we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send this young goat, but you couldn't find her."

When the time came for her to give birth, there were twins in her womb.

When he heard me screaming for help, he left his garment with me and ran outside."

but when I screamed for help, he left his garment with me and ran outside."

The warden put all the prisoners who were in the prison under Joseph's authority, and he was responsible for everything that was done there.

The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to them, and he became their personal attendant. And they were in custody for some time.

But when all goes well for you, remember that I was with you. Please show kindness to me by mentioning me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this prison.

For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should put me in the dungeon."

In the top basket were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head."

On the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, he gave a feast for all his servants. He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

When morning came, he was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

Now a young Hebrew, a slave of the captain of the guards, was with us there. We told him our dreams, he interpreted our dreams for us, and each had its own interpretation.

Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they quickly brought him from the dungeon. He shaved, changed his clothes, and went to Pharaoh.

The abundance in the land will not be remembered because of the famine that follows it, for the famine will be very severe.

"So now, let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.

The food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine that will take place in the land of Egypt. Then the country will not be wiped out by the famine."

Extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt, and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh told all Egypt, "Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you."

Because the famine had spread across the whole country, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.