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These men are peaceable with us; and, Let them live in the land and trade in it. And, behold, the land is wide on both hands before them. Let us take their daughters for ourselves for wives, and let us give our daughters to them.

And it happened, when she had hard labor in her bearing, even the midwife said to her, Do not fear, for this also is a son for you.

And it happened, when her soul was going forth (for she died) even she called his name Benoni. But his father called him Benjamin.

For their possessions had become too great for them to dwell together. And the land was not able to bear their travels, in the presence of their livestock.

And these were the sons of Zibeon, even Aiah and Anah; he is the Anah who found the hot springs in the desert as he fed the asses for his father Zibeon.

And his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him. And they were not able to speak to him for peace.

And he said, I am looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are feeding the flock .

And the man said, They have left here, for I heard them say, Let us go towards Dothan. And Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan.

Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and do not let our hand be on him. For he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers listened.

And men, Midianites, traders, passed. And they drew up and took Joseph out of the pit, and they sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph into Egypt.

And Jacob tore his clothing and put sackcloth on his loins. And he mourned many days for his son.

And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him. And he refused to be comforted, and said, I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son. And his father wept for him.

And Judah took a wife for his first-born, Er, and her name, Tamar.

And Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, Live as a widow in your father's house until my son Shelah is grown. For he said, Lest he also die like his brothers. And Tamar went and lived in her father's house.

And she took off her widow's robes from her, and veiled herself with a veil, and disguised herself. And she sat at the entrance of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she sawthat Shelah had grown up, and she had not beengiven to him for a wife.

And he turned aside to her by the roadway, and said, Come now, let me come in to you. For he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will you give me that you may come in to me?

And Judah said, Let her take them for herself, that we not become a laughing stock. See, I sent this kid, and you did not find her.

And it happened as he withdrew his hand, behold, his brother came out. And she said, How have you broken a break for yourself? And one called his name Pharez.

And it came about that from the time he appointed him over his house and over all he owned, Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake. And the blessing of Jehovah was on all that he had, in the house and in the field.

For truly I was stolen from the land of the Hebrews; and here also I have not done anything that they should have put me into the dungeon.