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Genesis 40:1

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The Cupbearer and the Baker

Some time later, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their master, the king of Egypt.

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Genesis 40:2

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Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

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Genesis 40:3

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and put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison where Joseph was confined.

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Genesis 40:4

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The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he attended them. After they had been in custody for some time,

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Genesis 40:5

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each of the two men—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were being held in prison—had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.

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Genesis 40:6

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When Joseph came to them the next morning, he saw that they were dejected.

Genesis 40:7

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So he asked Pharaoh's officials who were in custody with him in his master's house, "Why do you look so sad today?"

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Genesis 40:8

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"We both had dreams," they answered, "but there is no one to interpret them." Then Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams."

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Genesis 40:9

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So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. He said to him, "In my dream I saw a vine in front of me,

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Genesis 40:10

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and on the vine were three branches. As soon as it budded, it blossomed, and its clusters ripened into grapes.

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Genesis 40:11

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Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup and put the cup in his hand."

Genesis 40:12

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"This is what it means," Joseph said to him. "The three branches are three days.

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Genesis 40:13

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Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your position, and you will put Pharaoh's cup in his hand, just as you used to do when you were his cupbearer.

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Genesis 40:14

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But when all goes well with you, remember me and show me kindness; mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison.

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Genesis 40:15

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I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in a dungeon."

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Genesis 40:16

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When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given a favorable interpretation, he said to Joseph, "I too had a dream: On my head were three baskets of bread.

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Genesis 40:17

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

Genesis 40:18

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"This is what it means," Joseph said. "The three baskets are three days.

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Genesis 40:19

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Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and impale your body on a pole. And the birds will eat away your flesh."

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Genesis 40:20

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Now the third day was Pharaoh's birthday, and he gave a feast for all his officials. He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker in the presence of his officials:

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Genesis 40:21

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He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again put the cup into Pharaoh's hand—

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Genesis 40:22

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but he impaled the chief baker, just as Joseph had said to them in his interpretation.

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Genesis 40:23

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The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.

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Genesis 41:1

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Pharaoh's Dreams

When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing by the Nile,

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Genesis 41:2

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when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds.

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Genesis 41:3

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After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank.

Genesis 41:4

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And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.

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Genesis 41:5

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He fell asleep again and had a second dream: Seven heads of grain, healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk.

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Genesis 41:6

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After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—thin and scorched by the east wind.

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Genesis 41:7

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The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, full heads. Then Pharaoh woke up; it had been a dream.

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Genesis 41:8

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In the morning his mind was troubled, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

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Genesis 41:9

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Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, "Today I am reminded of my shortcomings.

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Genesis 41:10

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Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he imprisoned me and the chief baker in the house of the captain of the guard.

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Genesis 41:11

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Each of us had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.

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Genesis 41:12

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Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us, giving each man the interpretation of his dream.

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Genesis 41:13

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And things turned out exactly as he interpreted them to us: I was restored to my position, and the other man was impaled."

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Genesis 41:14

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So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon. When he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh.

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Genesis 41:15

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Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it."

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Genesis 41:16

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"I cannot do it," Joseph replied to Pharaoh, "but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires."

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Genesis 41:17

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Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,

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Genesis 41:18

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when out of the river there came up seven cows, fat and sleek, and they grazed among the reeds.

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Genesis 41:19

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After them, seven other cows came up—scrawny and very ugly and lean. I had never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 41:20

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The lean, ugly cows ate up the seven fat cows that came up first.

Genesis 41:21

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But even after they ate them, no one could tell that they had done so; they looked just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.

Genesis 41:22

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"In my dream I saw seven heads of grain, full and good, growing on a single stalk.

Genesis 41:23

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After them, seven other heads sprouted—withered and thin and scorched by the east wind.

Genesis 41:24

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The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads. I told this to the magicians, but none of them could explain it to me."

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Genesis 41:25

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Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.

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Genesis 41:26

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The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain are seven years; it is one and the same dream.

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Genesis 41:27

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The seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They are seven years of famine.

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Genesis 41:28

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"It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.

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Genesis 41:29

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Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,

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Genesis 41:30

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but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will ravage the land.

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Genesis 41:31

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

Genesis 41:32

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The reason the dream was given to Pharaoh in two forms is that the matter has been firmly decided by God, and God will do it soon.

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Genesis 41:33

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"And now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and put him in charge of the land of Egypt.

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Genesis 41:34

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Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.

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Genesis 41:35

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They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the cities for food.

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Genesis 41:36

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This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the country may not be ruined by the famine."

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Genesis 41:37

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The plan seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his officials.

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Genesis 41:38

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So Pharaoh asked them, "Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?"

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Genesis 41:39

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Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you.

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Genesis 41:40

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You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you."

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Genesis 41:41

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So Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt."

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Genesis 41:42

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Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it on Joseph's finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.

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Genesis 41:43

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He had him ride in a chariot as his second-in-command, and people shouted before him, "Make way!" Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt.

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Genesis 41:44

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Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, but without your word no one will lift hand or foot in all Egypt."

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Genesis 41:45

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Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt.

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Genesis 41:46

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Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Pharaoh's presence and traveled throughout Egypt.

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Genesis 41:47

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During the seven years of abundance the land produced plentifully.

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Genesis 41:48

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Joseph collected all the food produced in those seven years of abundance in Egypt and stored it in the cities. In each city he put the food grown in the fields surrounding it.

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Genesis 41:49

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Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.

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Genesis 41:50

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Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

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Genesis 41:51

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Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, "It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's household."

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Genesis 41:52

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The second son he named Ephraim and said, "It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering."

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Genesis 41:53

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The seven years of abundance in Egypt came to an end,

Genesis 41:54

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and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all the other lands, but in the whole land of Egypt there was food.

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Genesis 41:55

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When all Egypt began to feel the famine, the people cried to Pharaoh for food. Then Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, "Go to Joseph and do what he tells you."

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Genesis 41:56

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When the famine had spread over the whole country, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout Egypt.

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Genesis 41:57

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And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere.

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Genesis 42:1

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Joseph's Brothers Go to Egypt

When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you just keep looking at each other?"

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Genesis 42:2

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He continued, "I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die."

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Genesis 42:3

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Then ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.

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Genesis 42:4

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But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him.

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Genesis 42:5

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So Israel's sons were among those who went to buy grain, for there was famine in the land of Canaan also.

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Genesis 42:6

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Now Joseph was the governor of the land, the person who sold grain to all its people. So when Joseph's brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.

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Genesis 42:7

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As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. "Where do you come from?" he asked. "From the land of Canaan," they replied, "to buy food."

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Genesis 42:8

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Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.

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Genesis 42:9

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Then he remembered his dreams about them and said to them, "You are spies! You have come to see where our land is unprotected."

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Genesis 42:10

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"No, my lord," they answered. "Your servants have come to buy food.

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Genesis 42:11

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We are all the sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies."

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Genesis 42:12

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"No!" he said to them. "You have come to see where our land is unprotected."

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Genesis 42:13

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But they replied, "Your servants were twelve brothers, the sons of one man, who lives in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more."

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Genesis 42:14

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Joseph said to them, "It is just as I told you: You are spies!

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Genesis 42:15

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And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.

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Genesis 42:16

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Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be kept in prison, so that your words may be tested to see if you are telling the truth. If you are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!"

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Genesis 42:17

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And he put them all in custody for three days.

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Genesis 42:18

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On the third day, Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live, for I fear God:

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Genesis 42:19

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If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison, while the rest of you go and take grain back for your starving households.

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Genesis 42:20

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But you must bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words may be verified and that you may not die." This they proceeded to do.

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Genesis 42:21

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They said to one another, "Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that's why this distress has come on us."

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Genesis 42:22

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Reuben replied, "Didn't I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you wouldn't listen! Now we must give an accounting for his blood."

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Genesis 42:23

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They did not realize that Joseph could understand them, since he was using an interpreter.

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Genesis 42:24

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He turned away from them and began to weep, but then came back and spoke to them again. He had Simeon taken from them and bound before their eyes.

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Genesis 42:25

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Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to put each man's silver back in his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. After this was done for them,

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Genesis 42:26

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they loaded their grain on their donkeys and left.

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Genesis 42:27

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At the place where they stopped for the night one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of his sack.

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Genesis 42:28

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"My silver has been returned," he said to his brothers. "Here it is in my sack." Their hearts sank and they turned to each other trembling and said, "What is this that God has done to us?"

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Genesis 42:29

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When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them. They said,

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Genesis 42:30

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"The man who is lord over the land spoke harshly to us and treated us as though we were spying on the land.

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Genesis 42:31

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But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies.

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Genesis 42:32

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We were twelve brothers, sons of one father. One is no more, and the youngest is now with our father in Canaan.'

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Genesis 42:33

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"Then the man who is lord over the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest men: Leave one of your brothers here with me, and take food for your starving households and go.

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Genesis 42:34

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But bring your youngest brother to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.'"

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Genesis 42:35

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As they were emptying their sacks, there in each man's sack was his pouch of silver! When they and their father saw the money pouches, they were frightened.

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Genesis 42:36

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Their father Jacob said to them, "You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!"

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Genesis 42:37

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Then Reuben said to his father, "You may put both of my sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will bring him back."

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Genesis 42:38

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But Jacob said, "My son will not go down there with you; his brother is dead and he is the only one left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in sorrow."

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Genesis 43:1

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The Second Journey to Egypt

Now the famine was still severe in the land.

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Genesis 43:2

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So when they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Go back and buy us a little more food."

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Genesis 43:3

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But Judah said to him, "The man warned us solemnly, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.'

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Genesis 43:4

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If you will send our brother along with us, we will go down and buy food for you.

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Genesis 43:5

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But if you will not send him, we will not go down, because the man said to us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.'"

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Genesis 43:6

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Israel asked, "Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man you had another brother?"

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Genesis 43:7

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They replied, "The man questioned us closely about ourselves and our family. ‘Is your father still living?' he asked us. ‘Do you have another brother?' We simply answered his questions. How were we to know he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here'?"

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Genesis 43:8

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Then Judah said to Israel his father, "Send the boy along with me and we will go at once, so that we and you and our children may live and not die.

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Genesis 43:9

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I myself will guarantee his safety; you can hold me personally responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life.

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Genesis 43:10

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As it is, if we had not delayed, we could have gone and returned twice."

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Genesis 43:11

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Then their father Israel said to them, "If it must be, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift—a little balm and a little honey, some spices and myrrh, some pistachio nuts and almonds.

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Genesis 43:12

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Take double the amount of silver with you, for you must return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.

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Genesis 43:13

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Take your brother also and go back to the man at once.

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Genesis 43:14

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And may God Almighty grant you mercy before the man so that he will let your other brother and Benjamin come back with you. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved."

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Genesis 43:15

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So the men took the gifts and double the amount of silver, and Benjamin also. They hurried down to Egypt and presented themselves to Joseph.

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Genesis 43:16

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When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, "Take these men to my house, slaughter an animal and prepare a meal; they are to eat with me at noon."

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Genesis 43:17

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The man did as Joseph told him and took the men to Joseph's house.

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Genesis 43:18

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Now the men were frightened when they were taken to his house. They thought, "We were brought here because of the silver that was put back into our sacks the first time. He wants to attack us and overpower us and seize us as slaves and take our donkeys."

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Genesis 43:19

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So they went up to Joseph's steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

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Genesis 43:20

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"We beg your pardon, our lord," they said, "we came down here the first time to buy food.

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Genesis 43:21

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But at the place where we stopped for the night we opened our sacks and each of us found his silver—the exact weight—in the mouth of his sack. So we have brought it back with us.

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Genesis 43:22

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We have also brought additional silver with us to buy food. We don't know who put our silver in our sacks."

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"It's all right," he said. "Don't be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks; I received your silver." Then he brought Simeon out to them.

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Genesis 43:24

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The steward took the men into Joseph's house, gave them water to wash their feet and provided fodder for their donkeys.

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Genesis 43:25

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They prepared their gifts for Joseph's arrival at noon, because they had heard that they were to eat there.

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Genesis 43:26

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When Joseph came home, they presented to him the gifts they had brought into the house, and they bowed down before him to the ground.

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Genesis 43:27

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He asked them how they were, and then he said, "How is your aged father you told me about? Is he still living?"

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They replied, "Your servant our father is still alive and well." And they bowed down, prostrating themselves before him.

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Genesis 43:29

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As he looked about and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother's son, he asked, "Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?" And he said, "God be gracious to you, my son."

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Deeply moved at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept there.

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Genesis 43:31

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After he had washed his face, he came out and, controlling himself, said, "Serve the food."

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Genesis 43:32

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They served him by himself, the brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews, for that is detestable to Egyptians.

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Genesis 43:33

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The men had been seated before him in the order of their ages, from the firstborn to the youngest; and they looked at each other in astonishment.

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Genesis 43:34

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When portions were served to them from Joseph's table, Benjamin's portion was five times as much as anyone else's. So they feasted and drank freely with him.

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