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He gave each of the brothers changes of clothes, but he gave Benjamin 300 pieces of silver and five changes of clothes.

But when they told Jacob all that Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to transport him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.

Judah's sons: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. Perez's sons: Hezron and Hamul.

But there was no food in that entire region, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted by the famine.

But Joseph said, "Give me your livestock. Since the money is gone, I will give you food in exchange for your livestock."

Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face again, but now God has even let me see your offspring."

But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and crossing his hands, put his left on Manasseh's head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.

But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know! He too will become a tribe, and he too will be great; nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a populous nation."

Then Israel said to Joseph, "Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.

Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.

But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid. Am I in the place of God?

Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die, but God will certainly come to your aid and bring you up from this land to the land He promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."

But the Israelites were fruitful, increased rapidly, multiplied, and became extremely numerous so that the land was filled with them.

But the more they oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.

"When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them as they deliver. If the child is a son, kill him, but if it's a daughter, she may live."

Pharaoh then commanded all his people: "You must throw every son born to the Hebrews into the Nile, but let every daughter live."

But when she could no longer hide him, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with asphalt and pitch. She placed the child in it and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile.

When Pharaoh heard about this, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in the land of Midian, and sat down by a well.

Then some shepherds arrived and drove them away, but Moses came to their rescue and watered their flock.

Then the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire within a bush. As Moses looked, he saw that the bush was on fire but was not consumed.