13And Joseph took both of themwith Ephraim in his right hand toward Israels left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israels right handand brought them close to him. [16] The 2nd reading (, aliyah) ends here. 9. 30Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country. Because he insisted that they bring this younger brother to Egypt, they did so, but in spite of their fathers strong protests. 9Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so that I can make them into a tasty dish for your fatherthe kind he loves. Joseph was a steward. I will provide for you and your little ones. So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more., 14Then Joseph declared, Just as I said, you are spies! If Potiphars house was laid out similarly, it would have been impossible for Joseph to avoid all contact with Potiphars wife.Ge 39:6-10. 16Surely all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. 22We have brought additional silver with us to buy food. 2And as people journeyed eastward,a they found a plain in the land of Shinarb and settled there. 27And with the two sonsi who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacobs family who went to Egypt were seventyj in all. WebJoseph is given as his wife Ashenath the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them. 28So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silverb to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt. 16Dan shall provide justice for his peoplef. 13And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. A half brother of Jesus Christ. Knowing that his oldest grandson was placed under his right hand, Jacob removed his hands and crossed them, purposely giving the younger of the two lads the rights of the firstborn. Since his older brother is dead, Benjamin is now the only remaining son of their fathers wife, Rachel. 18to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. 29I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad. [26] Ten of Joseph's brothers went down to Egypt, but Jacob kept Benjamin behind, so that no harm would befall him. 24I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share for the men who went with meAner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city. 19And there was evening, and there was morningthe fourth day. Joseph, also called Barsabbas (perhaps a family name or merely an additional name) and surnamed Justus, was a witness of the work, miracles, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. 13Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably. 8 Pharaoh said to Jacob, How long have you lived? 9 Jacob said to Pharaoh, All the years of my travels are one hundred and thirty. Midrashic sources identify Potiphera as none other than Potiphar, Josephs previous master.4. You shouldnt have. 23Abraham stepped forward and said, Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked? God had it in mind for good for the purpose of acting as at this day to preserve many people alive. [63] The brothers marveled that the servants had seated them according to their age. Fourth, on several occasions, we find Josephs true feelings toward his brothers revealed. 5both of these menthe Egyptian kings cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prisonhad a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning. 9 You are a lions cub, Judah, 21I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. G. T. Zarvos, "History of Joseph: A New Translation and Introduction", in James H. Charlesworth. 28But you did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. 1Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. 32Let me go through all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, and every spotted or speckled goat. Then we will water the sheep.. 10This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Web[37:36] Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials, the captain of the guard. 10And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. His great concern is for himself and his own well-being. 19But Joseph replied, Do not be afraid. Joseph was a man who knew how to work in a way that benefited his master, and that glorified his God. 26Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the same day. 3Jacob said to Joseph, God Almightya appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me 25You have saved our lives, they said. 13So when God had me journey from my fathers house, I said to Sarah, This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, He is my brother., 14So Abimelech brought sheep and cattle, menservants and maidservants, and he gave them to Abraham and restored his wife Sarah to him. 106 The antithesis to this is Satan, who claims to own everything (Luke 4:5-6). 17but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die., 18The LORD God also said, It is not good for the man to be alone. 11The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. The Gemara then taught that the wealth lay in Israel until the time of King Rehoboam, when King Shishak of Egypt seized it from Rehoboam, as 1 Kings 14:2526 reports: "And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem; and he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house. However, upon receiving an explanation from Jehovahs angel in a dream, Joseph took Mary to his home as his legal wife. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream. Settle wherever you please. Reuben reported this to his brothers, and we are not told that they confessed what they had done. "[103], Rabbi Joanan said that three kinds of dreams are fulfilled: A dream of the morning, a dream that one's friend dreamed about one, and a dream that is interpreted within a dream. 34The next day the older daughter said to the younger, Look, I slept with my father last night. 2Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. Add to this another 20 miles to Dothan, and you have the sons of Jacob some 70 miles from their father far enough, they supposed, to get away with murder. Now you have done a foolish thing. 40You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. 14Is anything too difficult for the LORD? And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived. Since the Egyptians had to return to their fields to sow seed, logically they would again dwell in their former houses. They prescribed the punishment for themselves, should any one of them have stolen this cup: If one of us has it, he will die, and the rest of us will become my lords slaves (44:9). 5:19-25). 14Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi.e It is located between Kadesh and Bered. 1This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom). 91 Joseph is 17 when he is sold into slavery (37:2), and he is 30 at the time he stood before Pharaoh (41:46). They said, We are being brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks last time. Although a good and righteous man who was waiting for Gods Kingdom, Joseph, because of his fear of unbelieving Jews, did not openly identify himself as a disciple of Jesus Christ. The man in whose hand the cup was found will become my slave, but the rest of you may go back to your father in peace (44:16-17). With fetters they afflicted his feet, into irons his soul came. (Ps 105:17,18) Later, however, the chief officer of the prison house, because of Josephs exemplary conduct under adverse circumstances and the blessing of Jehovah, placed him in a position of trust over the other prisoners. 14So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with hima stone markerand he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. 22 As one who is above your brothers, I give to you the mountain slope, which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow (Genesis 48:1-22). 9 For this is what the promise declared: About a year from now I will return and Sarah will have a son. 10 Not only that, but when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our ancestor Isaac 11 even before they were born or had done anything good or bad (so that Gods purpose in election would stand, not by works but by his calling) 12 it was said to her, The older will serve the younger, 13 just as it is written: Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated (Romans 9:6-13). 14After Joseph had buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father. Before Pharaoh. 3and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth. 19the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not sell their land. He admitted that his Gentile daughter-in-law, Tamar, was more righteous than he (Genesis 38:26). When Parashat Miketz coincides with the second Sabbath of Chanukah (as it did in 2009), the haftarah is 1 Kings 7:4050. 3When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth. No shrine prostitute has been here, they answered. and his colt to the choicest vine, Their sense of guilt overwhelmed them. If Joseph had wanted to terrify his brothers, he would have let them know that it was he who was the ruler of Egypt, and then he would have made them suffer. [153], Ephraim Speiser argued that in spite of its surface unity, the Joseph story, on closer scrutiny, yields two parallel strands similar in general outline, yet markedly different in detail. [7] Then the chief butler spoke up, confessing his faults and relating how Pharaoh had put him in prison with the baker, and a Hebrew there had interpreted their dreams, correctly predicting the future. When Genesis 43:28 reports, "And they said: 'Your servant our father is well, he is yet alive'", the Midrash interpreted the brothers to imply that Isaac had died. 7But Er, Judahs firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death. 14200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams, [65] Joseph directed the steward to fill the men's sacks with as much food as they could carry, put every man's money in his sack, and put Joseph's silver goblet in the youngest one's sack. According to the documentary hypothesis, the story of Potiphar and his wife is credited to the Yahwist source, and stands in the same place that the stories of the butler and the baker and Pharaoh's dreams stand in the Elohist text. 38The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi.c He is the father of the Ammonites of today. It was during this time that two prisoners were added to those under Josephs care. 19You are also directed to tell them: Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back. 18So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaksb of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD. 5Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more. Rather than killing Joseph, why not sell him as a slave? 3and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined. 28Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob. Sarah Turns against Hagar(Galatians 4:2130), 9But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son,b Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah. Thus Joseph gained authority over the land of Egypt. 3And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. 31But we told him, We are honest men, not spies. 9 Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, but because you were made sad to the point of repentance. (Mt 1:16; 13:55, 56; Lu 4:22; Joh 1:45; 6:42) Joseph was also called the son of Heli (Lu 3:23), this evidently being the name of his father-in-law. 13When Laban heard the news about his sisters son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. Judah steps forward and asks to speak to the ruler of Egypt. Judah explained how it had come about that they had told him about their younger brother, Benjamin. Joseph seated his brothers according to their birth order, which must have both amazed and puzzled them: How could he know? It was a royal feast, and Im sure that Josephs brothers (who had run out of grain some time earlier) would have appreciated it. The fact that Joseph is listed at Revelation 7:8 suggests that Jacobs deathbed prophecy would have an application to spiritual Israel. Joseph WebPotiphars wife took a fancy to Joseph, but he refused to sin with her. While Joseph was there in the prison, With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man, she said. Josephs servant then responded to this statement, prescribing what the punishment would be for stealing the cup: He replied, You have suggested your own punishment. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver,b but what is that between you and me? 18And Abraham said to God, O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!, 19But God replied, Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac.f I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. "[80], The parashah has parallels or is discussed in these Biblical sources:[81], Von Rad saw affinity between Joseph's actions (for example in Genesis 41:14) and Proverbs 22:29, "See a man diligent in his business? Josephs words were of great comfort and encouragement to Pharaoh, who must have sensed something ominous about his dreams. 24So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life. 15When Pharaohs officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh. 13And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land. It was through the suffering of our Lord Jesus, at the hand of His brethren, that He became the way of salvation for all who believe in Him. 22While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his fathers concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. 4Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. 67And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. 29that you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, was their mother. 8He thought, If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp can escape., 9Then Jacob declared, O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper, Joseph was not pleased by their gift; their gift was, in fact, a reminder of their sins against him. 12And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creaturesb on the earth had corrupted their ways. 15At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, Get up! Purify yourselves and change your garments. The Gemara deduced from the words "and they despoiled the Egyptians" in Exodus 12:36 that when the Israelites left Egypt, they carried that wealth away with them. It was then that Tamar produced Judahs cylinder seal (the ancient counterpart of a drivers license or Social Security card today), his cord, and his staff all items that were as good as fingerprints. And now he had a silver divining cup, by which he could discern the truth (or so he claimed). Why should we die before your eyes? Apparently, though, this resettlement in cities was a temporary measure. 3Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites,a Article Images Copyright 2022 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. 3One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman., 4Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent? So Pharaoh directed them to go to Joseph and obey him, even if he told them to cut off something of their flesh. 17So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses, their flocks and herds, and their donkeys. 11After Abrahams death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi. Half Brothers Come With Benjamin. 11And God told him, I am God Almighty.h Be fruitful and multiply. 25When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacobs hip and dislocated it as they wrestled. But Joseph did something that was most The next day, in whatever language Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, Joseph was able to reply to Pharaoh. [108], The Pirke De-Rabbi Eliezer taught that when Joseph rode in his chariot (as described in Genesis 41:43), the Egyptian girls climbed up the walls to see him and threw him rings of gold so that he might look at them and they could see the beauty of his figure. 21Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. [177] For a similar distribution of verses, see the display of Genesis according to the Documentary Hypothesis at Wikiversity. 25Then she added, We have plenty of straw and feed, as well as a place for you to spend the night., 26Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD, 13Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.. And God grants each nation wisdom, understanding, and strength. 21He asked the men of that place, Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?. 16Then Abimelech said to Isaac, Depart from us, for you are much too powerful for us.. 7and after some time his masters wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, Sleep with me., 8But he refused. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!, 17So Joseph imprisoned them for three days, 40Jacob set apart the young, but made the rest face the streaked dark-colored sheep in Labans flocks. There are basically three ways: practice, practice and practice! Why should I lose both of you in one day?, 46Then Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women.b If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?, 1So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered, 18then you are to say, They belong to your servant Jacob. But Rabbi Melai taught that the brothers did drink wine in moderation since their separation from Joseph, and only when reunited with Joseph did they drink to intoxication "with him". 16Korah,a Gatam, and Amalek. If you have suggestions or requests for other biblical pronunciations, please email feedback@bibleblender.com. Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.. 11On reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. 37Jacob, however, took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees, and peeled the bark, exposing the white inner wood of the branches. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. Jacob could not have been more mistaken. Webv1 In the beginning, God created the sky and the earth.v2 The earth had no shape. He was the object of his fathers affections, just as our Lord Jesus was the beloved Son of God the Father. The boys brother is dead. 20And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer. In support of this theory, scholars have pointed to the description of Joseph (rather than Benjamin) in Genesis 37:3 as if he were Jacob's youngest son, Joseph's and Jacob's references to Joseph's mother (as if Rachel were still alive) in Joseph's prophetic dream in Genesis 37:910, and the role of the oldest brother Reuben intervening for Joseph in Genesis 37:2122, 42:22, and 42:37. 27At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack. Scholars theorize that when the editor first mechanically put Reuben in the role of the oldest, but as the tribe of Reuben had virtually disappeared and the audience for the story were principally descendants of Judah, Judah was given the role of spokesman and hero in the end. 2 When Jacob was told, Your son Joseph has just come to you, Israel regained strength and sat up on his bed. 16These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampmentstwelve princes of their tribes. [52] When the brothers were conducted into Joseph's house, they grew afraid that Joseph was going to hold them as bondmen because they had taken the money that they found in their sacks. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead., 7Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites. 20As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. Eventually the merchants brought Joseph into Egypt and sold him to Potiphar, the chief of Pharaohs bodyguard. The bakers dream was different, as was its outcome. The land became Pharaohs, 8along with all of Josephs household, and his brothers, and his fathers household. He told his brothers this when they feared that he would retaliate for all the evils that had been done to him: 7 God sent me ahead of you to preserve you on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 27Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. Sorel Goldberg Loeb and Barbara Binder Kadden. Perhaps to impress upon them its great value to him and the serious nature of their supposed crime, the man over Josephs house was to say to them: Is not this the thing that my master drinks from and by means of which he expertly reads omens? (Ge 44:1-5) Of course, since all of this was part of a ruse, there is no basis for believing that Joseph actually used the silver cup to read omens. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.25 a Or money; here and throughout chapters 4244, 1Now the famine was still severe in the land. 48Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my masters brother for his son. [99], Rabbi Bana'ah argued that the import and potential prophetic nature of a dream on the waking world follows its interpretation. But for the sake of his brothers, his servant was to call it the cup that his master used for divination. He sent them subtle hints that should have proven encouraging. Jacob seems to display irritation and impatience toward his sons. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him all that had happened. That night shepherds, having been informed by an angel concerning the birth, came to see the newborn infant. WebThe Argument Moses in effect declareth the things which are here chiefly to be considered: First, that the world, and all things therein, were created by God, and that man being placed in this great Tabernacle of the world to behold God's wonderful works, and to praise his Name for the infinite graces, wherewith he had endued him, fell willingly from God 26And the sons of Leahs maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher. Sorry, there was an error loading the video. 30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. He instructed his servant to bring the men to his home and to prepare a fine meal for them to eat. Then I awoke. And so he instructed his sons to take double their money with them, along with the finest gifts they had at hand: a little balm and honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds (43:11-12). 45 Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. Permet deffectuer des recherches dans leurs publications. 31When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had taken him down there. Death. 13There was no food, however, in all that region, because the famine was so severe; the lands of Egypt and Canaan had been exhausted by the famine. Do not be afraid. Similarly, in Daniel 2:26, King Nebuchadnezzar asked Daniel whether Daniel could interpret dreams, and in Daniel 2:2728, Daniel replied: "The secret which the king has asked can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor astrologers, declare to the king; but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the end of days.". Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch. This may have been due to the naivety of youth, but his brothers were greatly angered by his reports of his two dreams, both of which symbolized his authority over them, and even over their parents. 3And God said, Let there be light,a and there was light. 4And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. 55Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Not only did the Egyptians come to Joseph for grain, but also those from other lands, including Canaan. 8Then Cain said to his brother Abel, Let us go out to the field.c And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. 26Later, Abimelech came to Isaac from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army. Joseph was also given Asenath the daughter of Potiphera (from Egyptian, meaning He Whom Ra Has Given) the priest of On as a wife.Ge 41:45. I knew that in some prisons a number of the inmates had lower than average reading skills; some did not even speak English.88 I was told that because of this the attention span of some inmates was limited to just a few minutes, and thus I would need to continually interject activities to hold the attention of those who attended. On her relating this to her husband, the enraged Potiphar had Joseph thrown into the prison house, the one where the kings prisoners were kept under arrest.Ge 39:11-20. After the men were sent on their way, Josephs servant was to pursue and overtake the brothers as they were leaving Egypt. Please tell me, is there room in your fathers house for us to spend the night?, 24She replied, I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor. Rabbi Judah haNasi taught that Joseph died before his brothers because Joseph "commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father" (as Genesis 50:2 reports). Rabbi Judah thus argued that Joseph increased efficiency by decentralizing food distribution. 27Finish this weeks celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.. It was through much suffering at the hands of his brothers who rejected him as their leader that Joseph became their deliverer. [54] But the steward told them not to fear, for their God had given them treasure in their sacks; he had their money. 9Thus God has taken away your fathers livestock and given them to me. 22Hurry! 15We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like usevery one of your males. His wifes name, Asenath, is similar to Egyptian names in the second and first millennia B.C.E. Some six years later Jacob left Paddan-aram with his entire family to return to the land of Canaan. 12Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. If you do this one thing for me, I will keep on shepherding and keeping your flocks. Surely Joseph had been placed in the most humbling of circumstances in Egypt. 16Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, I cannot bear to watch the boy die! And as she sat nearby, she lifted up her voice and wept.e. Bob was born and raised in a Christian home i More, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, Have You Noticed Your Gray Hair? 15Are we not regarded by him as outsiders? 18So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters. And when Joseph orchestrated a virtual replay of Dothan, it was Judah who offered himself in Benjamins place. [53] So they explained to Joseph's steward how they had discovered their money returned to them and had brought it back with them, plus more money to buy grain. 3and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. Genesis 39 is a refreshing example of sexual purity. 12When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. But Joseph replied that this was not what Pharaoh had seen, for they were (in the words of Genesis 41:3) "ill favored and lean-fleshed" ( , , raot mareh, vedakot basar). The 11 brothers were seated at their own table according to age, and Benjamin was given portions five times greater than the others. 30So Isaac prepared a feast for them, and they ate and drank. 24Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, Do not quarrel on the way!, 25So the brothers went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan. Web[37:36] Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials, the captain of the guard. 3 And God said, Let there be light, a and there was light. 17During her severe labor, the midwife said to her, Do not be afraid, for you are having another son., 18And with her last breathfor she was dyingshe named him Ben-oni.j But his father called him Benjamin.k. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. (The month of Tevet always begins during Chanukah.). [111], Rabbi iyya bar Abba taught in the name of Rabbi Joanan that when in Genesis 41:44 Pharaoh conferred power on Joseph, Pharaoh's astrologers questioned whether Pharaoh would set in power over them a slave whom his master bought for 20 pieces of silver. But he replied, Why do you ask my name? Then he blessed Jacob there. 21Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.c, 22He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. Pharaoh granted their request, and Joseph, after introducing his father to Pharaoh, settled Jacob and his household in the very best of the land. Josephs Father Comes to Egypt. He was engaged to the virgin girl Mary (Lu 1:26,27), but before they were united in marriage she became pregnant by holy spirit. 26The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. It was Judah who suggested that they sell Joseph, but Simeon would have been the one in charge, it would seem. Having learned that both Jacob and Benjamin were alive, Joseph set out to accomplish the next phase of his plan bringing Benjamin down to Egypt. Get up, he said. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.. (8) Proverbs 11:31 reasoned, "Behold, the righteous shall be requited in the earth", and does it not follow, "How much more the wicked and the sinner?" [18] Pharaoh gave Joseph his signet ring, fine linen, a gold chain about his neck, and his 2nd chariot, and had people cry "Abrech" before him. [34], In the long fifth reading (, aliyah), Joseph told his brothers that he would allow them to prove themselves by letting one of them be bound in prison while the others carried grain to their houses and brought their youngest brother to Egypt. 17After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the Kings Valley). When Josephs nine half brothers told Jacob what had happened in Egypt and when it was discovered that the money of all of them was back in their sacks, all became very much afraid, and their father gave expression to grief. Settle in the land where I tell you. 105 To be perfectly honest, I cannot recall whether J. Oswald Sanders included this point or not, but I think it should be included. 12The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngestand the cup was found in Benjamins sack. 9I already have plenty, my brother, Esau replied. )[93], A Midrash taught that in the words of Genesis 41:2, "And, behold, there came up out of the river seven cows", God hinted to Pharaoh what his dream symbolized, for plenty does not come to Egypt other than from the Nile River, and likewise famine does not come to Egypt other than from the Nile River. 12But God said to Abraham, Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. [165] Its theological relevance is, among other elements, in that Joseph is called "king of the people"[166] "foster father" or more literally "nourisher of Egyptians"[167] and "savior",[168] while there occurred many times the phrases "the God of Joseph" and "Joseph remembering Jacob", emphasizing the ancestral role of his forefathers and not to have since lent support to different traditions. But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence. 3So the LORD said, My Spirit will not contend with man forever,a for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.. On the other hand, several of the names in the Joseph story vouch for a historical core. 10Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. In Jacobs mind, there would be no more discussion of this matter. 23The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. Web1 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the [royal] guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had taken him down there. 11In that dream the angela of God said to me, Jacob!, 12Look up, he said, and see that all the males that are mating with the flock are streaked, spotted, or speckled; for I have seen all that Laban has done to you. God separated light and darkness. 29Now if you also take this one from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow., 30So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boys life, I am Esau, your firstborn son, he answered. 2And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: Jacob, Jacob! He said. 19and he blessed Abram and said: who has delivered your enemies into your hand.. 31These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations. (Ge 42:8,23) Feigning not to know them, Joseph accused them of being spies, upon which charge they asserted that they were ten brothers, that they had left behind at home their father and their younger brother, and that another brother was no more. 19If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households. And Laban searched everything in the tent but found nothing. The Midrash answered that while it is true that all people dream, a king's dream affects the whole world. To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us. She became angry and told lies about him, so he was put in jail Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, priest of It has taken me a long time to see this, but when you look carefully at the three passages above you realize that the gifts they brought to impress Joseph with their kindness were actually reminders of their cruelty to them. 20These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, From then on Jacob and his entire household were dependent on Joseph. Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies. In view of Josephs prominent position among the sons of Jacob, it was most appropriate that his name was sometimes used to designate all the tribes of Israel (Ps 80:1) or those that came to be included in the northern kingdom. Perhaps it was a mistake. 25The first one came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat; so they named him Esau.d You hated me and sent me away., 28We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you, they replied. 8But Hamor said to them, My son Shechem longs for your daughter. He was a spiritual leader in the home of Potiphar, because Potiphar saw that the hand of God was upon him: 2 The Lord was with Joseph. By that time some 11 years had already passed since his being sold by his brothers.Ge 40:1-22; compare Ge 37:2; 41:1,46. For a number of years, Jacob lived with the false assumption that his son Joseph was dead. [38] When Joseph returned, he bound Simeon before their eyes, and commanded that their vessels be filled with grain and that their money be restored to their sacks. 1When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. 16When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off. 24What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? 13Then the LORD said to Abram, Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. [160], Von Rad and scholars following him noted that the Joseph story bears the particular signatures of ancient Near Eastern wisdom literature. 20There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.e, 1Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land. 4while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. 21Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.5 a Cited in Romans 4:186 b Cited in Romans 4:3, Romans 4:22, Galatians 3:6, and James 2:2314 c Cited in Acts 7:67, 1Now Abrams wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar. 20and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aramb and the sister of Laban the Aramean. 11And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. 17As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, Run for your lives! 8Now Deborah, Rebekahs nurse, died and was buried under the oakc below Bethel. 12As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him. 32Look, said Esau, I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?. The man who was found with the cup will be my slave. Meanwhile Joseph had come to be a very handsome young man. If Jacob is an example of impotent spiritual leadership, Joseph is a model of spiritual leadership. The sin of Azeez's wife becomes known in the city (Q12:30). 1After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile, The irony of all this is that the guilt his brothers bore was so great, they were incapable of recognizing grace, let alone enjoy it. WebThis is an authorized Web site of Jehovahs Witnesses. What I found was amazing. 24Moreover, Nahors concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah. 7And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. 12The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. It is difficult to tie Potiphar or Joseph accurately to a particular pharaoh or time period. He came to me so he could sleep with me, but I screamed as loud as I could. [115], A Midrash applied the words of Ecclesiastes 8:4, "the king's word has power" (, shilton) to Joseph's story. It is no accident that Jacob mentions God last. WebThe Argument Moses in effect declareth the things which are here chiefly to be considered: First, that the world, and all things therein, were created by God, and that man being placed in this great Tabernacle of the world to behold God's wonderful works, and to praise his Name for the infinite graces, wherewith he had endued him, fell willingly from God This was part of the servants script, which Joseph instructed him to say. 8So the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned. 12Joseph also provided his father and brothers and all his fathers household with food for their families. 8Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaohlord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt. [173], Speiser argued that the Jahwist's art rose to greatest heights in Genesis 44, which Speiser considered the real climax of the Joseph story. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.. 13And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.d. Give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.. 19Abraham went back to his servants, and they got up and set out together for Beersheba. And they both wept. 16He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels. For the Sages read Genesis 42:1 to say, "And Jacob said to his sons: 'Why should you show yourself?'" WebJoseph is given as his wife Ashenath the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. 10Now Israels eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Lisbeth S. Fried. Third, we are told his harsh treatment of his brothers was a disguise: When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them; but he pretended96 to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. But the brothers were greatly dismayed. Actually, the story of Joseph begins before Genesis 37. Jacobs leadership was focused on seeking his own interests. 14So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. 22When He had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him. Jacob is no hero in these chapters. Said Jacob: He [the Almighty] will bless you with the blessings of the heavens above, with the blessings of the watery deep lying down below, with the blessings of the breasts and womb. (Ge 49:25) This assured Josephs descendants of needed water supplies from heaven and from underground, as well as a large population.Compare De 33:13-16; Jos 17:14-18. He asked, Where do you come from? They answered, From the land of Canaan to buy grain for food (Genesis 42:7). [23], In the fourth reading (, aliyah), the seven years of plenty ended and famine struck, and when Egypt was famished, Joseph opened the storehouses and sold food to the Egyptians. Kselman argued that the Joseph narrative was thus not part of the Jahwist's work, but an independent literary work. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die., 3So ten of Josephs brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt. And God saw that it was good. [43] The famine continued, and Jacob told the brothers to buy more grain. Which one are you, my son?, 19Jacob said to his father, I am Esau, your firstborn. Judahs answer is most interesting and most encouraging. I believe this is where Joseph had earlier failed in his relationship with his brothers. 32Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly. It was a part of Josephs disguise. She replied, The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him. So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists. Prepare three seahs of fine flour,b knead it, and bake some bread.. Jacob Blesses Joseph and Other Sons. 1This is the account of Noahs sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood. I have never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt! 3Now 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.a We see the providential hand in Judahs life as well. 21the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. Thus he saw that the river would rise so slightly that there would be no plowing, and the little that would be planted would be burned because (in the words of Hosea 13:15) "an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lord coming up from the wilderness", and thus he saw (in the words of Genesis 41:6) "ears [of corn], thin and blasted with the east wind". Thus, the Masoretic Text treats the parashah as one continuous whole. 17This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong. So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father., When their message came to him, Joseph wept. 23And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. 24Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die. 10. 3What is your occupation? Pharaoh asked Josephs brothers. While doing so, he, although their junior, did not share in their wrongdoing but dutifully brought a bad report about them to his father.Ge 37:2. May my name be named in them, 21When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her., 17Abraham fell facedown. 4And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath gave birth to Reuel, [146] Namanides noted that it is unclear whether Joseph paid money for the food from the royal treasury at a low price or Pharaoh took the food by force. 21So Jacobs gifts went on before him, while he spent the night in the camp. 7Now the angelb of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desertthe spring along the road to Shur. [172] But Jon Levenson wrote that the steward sensed the hand of a beneficent Providence in the strange events. All the sons of Jacob make their way to Egypt, minus Benjamin. 26Then God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itselfd and every creature that crawls upon it., 28God blessed them and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.. 46and he said to his relatives, Gather some stones. So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate. 41Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. Twice Joseph had to go aside to weep privately (42:24; 43:30). 4I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, "Asnat: Joseph's Wife". One of the brothers opened his sack of grain when they stopped for the evening and was shocked to find his money in his sack of grain. ", Dawn Rose. to mean that if they went to the end of the world, they would not find another one like Joseph. 2There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her. 9If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord., 10As you say, replied the steward. He explained that he had been kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews and had done nothing deserving of imprisonment. Both times they returned home with grain from Egypt, Joseph had their money placed in their sacks. [170] Nahum Sarna wrote that the steward's reassuring reply was intelligible only on the assumption that he was privy to Joseph's scheme. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. In agreement with the Bibles report that Pharaoh had a chief cupbearer, grape harvesting and wine-making are depicted in a tomb in Thebes, Grain harvesting and storing as depicted in an Egyptian tomb. I shall conclude by pointing out some of the things we can learn from our text. 18and on the third day he said to them, I fear God. 25and his son Ishmael was thirteen; This discussion took place as the bags of grain were being unloaded. George W. Coats. Joseph wanted to continue the masquerade a little while longer, and this line helped maintain his disguise. 9to sell me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today., 27So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant. 54the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. The Seventh Day(Exodus 16:2230; Hebrews 4:111), 1Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he also gave them provisions for their journey. 22So Hirah returned to Judah and said, I could not find her, and furthermore, the men of that place said, No shrine prostitute has been here., 23Let her keep the items, Judah replied. It is safe to say that sexual purity is a very important thing, especially for leaders. And there was evening, and there was morningthe second day. 4If you will send our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. 16And they entered, the male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. 6. 18Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed. Son of Jonam; ancestor of Christ Jesus in the lineage of his earthly mother Mary. His wifes name, Asenath, is similar to Egyptian names in the second and first millennia B.C.E. 2 The LORD was with Joseph, and he [even though a slave] became a successful and prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian. For the Midrash read the words "look one on another" in Genesis 42:1 to allude to war, as in 2 Kings 14:8, "Come, let us look one another in the face. Finally, the grain they had purchased in Egypt ran out. 59So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abrahams servant and his men. 27Moreover, the seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east windthey are seven years of famine. 10Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters: 11The name of the first river is Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. The brothers were quick to explain about the money they had found in their sacks, and the servant carefully chose his words to speak the truth, yet without disclosing Josephs identity or his plans for them: 19 So they approached the man who was in charge of Josephs household and spoke to him at the entrance to the house. (Ge 37:28, 36; 39:1) This purchase by the Egyptian Potiphar was not unusual, ancient papyrus documents indicating that Syrian slaves (Joseph was half Syrian [Ge 29:10; 31:20]) were valued highly in that land. And she removed her veil and put on her widows garments again. 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