Genesis:39-41
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And Joseph was brought down to Egypt ;
and Potiphar ,
an (
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See (
Gen_37
:36 ).(:
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officer of Pharaoh ,
captain of the guard ,
an Egyptian ,
bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites ,
which had brought him down thither .
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And the (
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The favour of God is the fountain of all prosperity .(:
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LORD was with Joseph ,
and he was a prosperous man ;
and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian .
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And his master sawe that the Lorde was with him ,
and that the Lorde made all that hee did to prosper in his hande .
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And Joseph found grace in his sight ,
and he served him :
and he made him (
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Because God prospered him :
and so he made religion serve his profit .(:
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overseer over his house ,
and all [
that ]
he had he put into his hand .
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And it came to pass from the time [
that ]
he had made him overseer in his house ,
and over all that he had ,
that the LORD (
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The wicked are blessed by the company of the godly .(:
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blessed the Egyptian '
s house for Joseph '
s sake ;
and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house ,
and in the field .
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And he left all that he had in Joseph '
s hand ; (
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For he was sure that everything would prosper :
therefore he ate and drank and did not worry .(:
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and he knew not ought he had ,
save the bread which he did eat .
And Joseph was [
a ]
goodly [
person ],
and well favoured .
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And it came to pass after these things ,
that his master '
s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph ;
and she said , (
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In this word he declares the purpose she was working towards .(:
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Lie with me .
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But he refused and said to his masters wife ,
Beholde ,
my master knoweth not what he hath in the house with me ,
but hath committed all that he hath to mine hande .
* [
There is ]
none greater in this house than I ;
neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee ,
because thou [
art ]
his wife :
how then can I do this great wickedness ,
and sin against (
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The fear of God preserved him against her continual temptations .(:
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God ?
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And albeit she spake to Ioseph day by day ,
yet he hearkened not vnto her ,
to lye with her ,
or to be in her company .
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Then on a certaine day Ioseph entred into the house ,
to doe his businesse :
and there was no man of the houshold in the house :
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Therefore she caught him by his garmet ,
saying ,
Sleepe with me :
but he left his garment in her hand and fled ,
and got him out .
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Nowe when she sawe that he had left his garment in her hand ,
and was fled out ,
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That she called unto the men of her house ,
and spake unto them ,
saying ,
See ,
he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us ;
he came in unto me to lie with me ,
and I (
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This declares that in which lack of restraint exists and to this is joined extreme impudency and deceit .(:
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cried with a loud voice :
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And when he heard that I lift vp my voice and cryed ,
he left his garment with me ,
and fled away ,
and got him out .
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So she layde vp his garment by her ,
vntill her lord came home .
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Then she tolde him according to these words ,
saying ,
The Ebrew seruat ,
which thou hast brought vnto vs ,
came in to me ,
to mocke me .
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But assoone as I lift vp my voyce &
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cried ,
he left his garment with me ,
and fled out .
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Then when his master heard the wordes of his wife ,
which she tolde him ,
saying ,
After this maner did thy seruant to me ,
his anger was kindled .
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And Joseph '
s master took him ,
and put him into the (
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His bad treatment in the prison may be gathered from (
Psa_105
:18 ).(:
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prison ,
a place where the king '
s prisoners [
were ]
bound :
and he was there in the prison .
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But the Lorde was with Ioseph ,
and shewed him mercie ,
and got him fauour in the sight of the master of the prison .
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And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph '
s hand all the prisoners that [
were ]
in the prison ;
and (
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That is ,
nothing was done without his commandment .(:
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whatsoever they did there ,
he was the doer [
of it ].
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And the keeper of the prison looked vnto nothing that was vnder his hande ,
seeing that the Lord was with him :
for whatsoeuer he did ,
the Lorde made it to prosper .
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And after these things ,
the butler of the King of Egypt and his baker offended their lorde the King of Egypt .
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And Pharaoh was angrie against his two officers ,
against the chiefe butler ,
and against the chiefe baker .
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And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard ,
into the prison ,
the place where (
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God works in many wonderful ways to deliver his own .(:
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Joseph [
was ]
bound .
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And the chiefe steward gaue Ioseph charge ouer them ,
and he serued them :
and they continued a season in warde .
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And they dreamed a dream both of them ,
each man his dream in one night , (
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That is ,
every dream had his interpretation ,
as the thing afterward declared .(:
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each man according to the interpretation of his dream ,
the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt ,
which [
were ]
bound in the prison .
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And when Ioseph came in vnto them in the morning ,
and looked vpon them ,
beholde ,
they were sad .
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And he asked Pharaohs officers ,
that were with him in his masters warde ,
saying ,
Wherefore looke ye so sadly to day ?
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And they said unto him ,
We have dreamed a dream ,
and [
there is ]
no interpreter of it .
And Joseph said unto them , (
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Cannot God raise up such as shall interpret such things .(:
note ) [
Do ]
not interpretations [
belong ]
to God ?
tell me [
them ],
I pray you .
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So the chiefe butler tolde his dreame to Ioseph ,
and said vnto him ,
In my dreame ,
behold ,
a vine was before me ,
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And in the vine were three branches ,
and as it budded ,
her flowre came foorth :
and the clusters of grapes waxed ripe .
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And I had Pharaohs cup in mine hande ,
and I tooke the grapes , &
amp ;
wrung the into Pharaohs cup ,
and I gaue the cup into Pharaohs hand .
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And Joseph said unto him ,
This (
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He was reassured by the spirit of God ,
that his interpretation was true .(:
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is ]
the interpretation of it :
The three branches [
are ]
three days :
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Within three dayes shall Pharaoh lift vp thine head , &
amp ;
restore thee vnto thine office ,
and thou shalt giue Pharaohs cup into his hand after the olde maner ,
when thou wast his butler .
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But think on me when it shall be well with thee ,
and shew kindness ,
I pray thee ,
unto me ,
and (
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He does not refuse the method of deliverance which he thought God had appointed .(:
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make mention of me unto Pharaoh ,
and bring me out of this house :
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For I was stollen away by theft out of the land of the Ebrewes ,
and here also haue I done nothing ,
wherefore they should put mee in the dungeon .
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When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good ,
he said unto Joseph ,
I also [
was ]
in my dream ,
and ,
behold , [
I had ]
three (
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That is made of white twigs ,
or as some read ,
baskets full of holes .(:
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white baskets on my head :
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And in the vppermost basket there was of all maner baken meates for Pharaoh :
and the birdes did eate them out of the basket vpon mine head .
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And Joseph answered and said , (
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He shows that the ministers of God should not conceal that ,
which God reveals to them .(:
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This [
is ]
the interpretation thereof :
The three baskets [
are ]
three days :
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Within three dayes shall Pharaoh take thine head from thee , &
amp ;
shal hang thee on a tree ,
and the birdes shall eate thy flesh from off thee .
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And it came to pass the third day , [
which was ]
Pharaoh '
s (
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Which was an occasion to appoint his officers ,
and to examine those who were in prison .(:
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birthday ,
that he made a feast unto all his servants :
and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants .
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And he restored the chiefe butler vnto his butlershippe ,
who gaue the cup into Pharaohs hande ,
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But he hanged the chiefe baker ,
as Ioseph had interpreted vnto them .
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Yet the chiefe butler did not remember Ioseph ,
but forgate him .
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And it came to pass at the end of two full years ,
that Pharaoh (
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This dream was not so much for Pharaoh ,
as is was a means to deliver Joseph and to provide for God '
s Church .(:
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dreamed :
and ,
behold ,
he stood by the river .
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And loe ,
there came out of the riuer seuen goodly kine and fatfleshed ,
and they fedde in a medowe :
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And loe ,
seuen other kine came vp after the out of the riuer ,
euill fauoured &
amp ;
leane fleshed ,
and stoode by the other kine vpon the brinke of the riuer .
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And the euilfauoured and leane fleshed kine did eate vp the seuen welfauoured and fatte kine :
so Pharaoh awoke .
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And he slept and dreamed the (
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All these means God used to deliver his servant ,
and to bring him into favour and authority .(:
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second time :
and ,
behold ,
seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk ,
rank and good .
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And loe ,
seuen thinne eares ,
and blasted with the east winde ,
sprang vp after them :
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And the thinne eares deuoured the seuen ranke and full eares .
then Pharaoh awaked ,
and loe ,
it was a dreame .
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And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was (
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This fear was enough to teach him that this vision was sent by God .(:
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troubled ;
and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt ,
and all the wise men thereof :
and Pharaoh told them his dream ;
but [
there was ]
none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh .
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Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh ,
saying ,
I (
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He confesses his fault against the king before he speaks of Joseph .(:
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do remember my faults this day :
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Pharaoh being angrie with his seruantes ,
put me in ward in the chiefe stewards house ,
both me and the chiefe baker .
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Then we dreamed a dreame in one night ,
both I ,
and he :
we dreamed eche man according to the interpretation of his dreame .
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And there was with vs a yong man ,
an Ebrew ,
seruant vnto the chiefe steward ,
whome when we told ,
he declared our dreames to vs ,
to euery one he declared according to his dreame .
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And as he declared vnto vs ,
so it came to passe :
for he restored me to mine office , &
amp ;
hanged him .
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Then Pharaoh sent and called (
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The wicked seek the prophets of God in their time of need ,
while in their prosperity they abhor them .(:
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Joseph ,
and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon :
and he shaved [
himself ],
and changed his raiment ,
and came in unto Pharaoh .
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Then Pharaoh sayde to Ioseph ,
I haue dreamed a dreame ,
and no man can interprete it ,
and I haue hearde say of thee ,
that when thou hearest a dreame ,
thou canst interprete it .
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And Joseph answered Pharaoh ,
saying , (
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As though he would say if I interpret your dream it comes from God ,
and not from me .(:
note ) [
It is ]
not in me :
God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace .
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And Pharaoh sayde vnto Ioseph ,
In my dreame ,
beholde ,
I stoode by the banke of the riuer :
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And lo ,
there came vp out of the riuer seuen fat fleshed ,
and welfauoured kine ,
and they fedde in the medowe .
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Also loe ,
seuen other kine came vp after them ,
poore and very euilfauoured ,
and leanefleshed :
I neuer sawe the like in all the lande of Egypt ,
for euilfauoured .
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And the leane and euilfauoured kine did eate vp the first seuen fat kine .
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And when they had eaten them vp ,
it could not be knowen that they had eaten them ,
but they were still as euilfauoured ,
as they were at the beginning :
so did I awake .
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Moreouer I sawe in my dreame ,
and beholde ,
seuen eares sprang out of one stalke ,
full and faire .
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And lo ,
seuen eares ,
withered ,
thinne ,
and blasted with the East winde ,
sprang vp after them .
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And the thinne eares deuoured the seuen good eares .
Nowe I haue tolde the soothsayers ,
and none can declare it vnto me .
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And Joseph said unto Pharaoh , (
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Both his dreams have the same message .(:
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The dream of Pharaoh [
is ]
one :
God hath shewed Pharaoh what he [
is ]
about to do .
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The seuen good kine are seuen yeres ,
and the seuen good eares are seuen yeeres :
this is one dreame .
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Likewise the seuen thinne and euilfauoured kine ,
that came out after them ,
are seuen yeeres :
and the seuen emptie eares blasted with the East winde ,
are seuen yeeres of famine .
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This is the thing which I haue saide vnto Pharaoh ,
that God hath shewed vnto Pharaoh ,
what he is about to doe .
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Beholde ,
there come seuen yeeres of great plentie in all the land of Egypt .
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Againe ,
there shall arise after them seuen yeeres of famine ,
so that all the plentie shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt ,
and the famine shall consume the land :
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Neither shall the plentie bee knowen in the land ,
by reason of this famine that shall come after :
for it shalbe exceeding great .
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And therefore the dreame was doubled vnto Pharaoh the second time ,
because the thing is established by God , &
amp ;
God hasteth to performe it .
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Now therefore let Pharaoh (
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The office of a true prophet is not only to show the evils to come ,
but also the remedies for the same .(:
note )
look out a man discreet and wise ,
and set him over the land of Egypt .
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Let Pharaoh make and appoynt officers ouer the lande ,
and take vp the fift part of the land of Egypt in the seuen plenteous yeeres .
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Also let them gather all the foode of these good yeeres that come ,
and lay vp corne vnder the hand of Pharaoh for foode ,
in the cities ,
and let them keepe it .
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So the foode shall be for the prouision of the lande ,
against the seuen yeeres of famine ,
which shalbe in the lande of Egypt ,
that the land perish not by famine .
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And the saying pleased Pharaoh and all his seruants .
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And Pharaoh said unto his servants ,
Can we find [
such a one ]
as this [
is ],
a man in whom the (
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No one should be honoured who does not have gifts from God fitting for the same .(:
note )
Spirit of God [
is ]?
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The Pharaoh said to Ioseph ,
For as much as God hath shewed thee all this ,
there is no man of vnderstanding ,
or of wisedome like vnto thee .
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Thou shalt be over my house ,
and according unto thy (
note :)
Some read , «
the people will kill your mouth »,
that is obey you in all things .(:
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word shall all my people be ruled :
only in the throne will I be greater than thou .
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Moreouer Pharaoh said to Ioseph ,
Behold ,
I haue set thee ouer all the land of Egypt .
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And Pharaoh tooke off his ring from his hand ,
and put it vpon Iosephs hand ,
and arayed him in garments of fine linnen ,
and put a golden cheyne about his necke .
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And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had ;
and they cried before him , (
note :)
Or «
Abrech »:
a sign of honour ;
a word some translate ,
tender father or father of the king ,
or kneel down .(:
note )
Bow the knee :
and he made him [
ruler ]
over all the land of Egypt .
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Againe Pharaoh saide vnto Ioseph ,
I am Pharaoh ,
and without thee shall no man lift vp his hand or his foote in all the land of Egypt .
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And Pharaoh called Iosephs name Zaphnath-paaneah :
and he gaue him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah prince of On .
then went Ioseph abrode in the land of Egypt .
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And Joseph [
was ] (
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His age is mentioned both to show that his authority came from God ,
and also that he endured imprisonment and exile for twelve years or more .(:
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thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt .
And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh ,
and went throughout all the land of Egypt .
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And in the seuen plenteous yeres the earth brought foorth store .
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And hee gathered vp all the foode of the seuen plenteous yeeres ,
which were in the lande of Egypt ,
and layde vp foode in the cities :
the foode of the fielde ,
that was round about euery citie ,
layde he vp in the same .
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So Ioseph gathered wheate ,
like vnto the sand of the sea in multitude out of measure ,
vntill he left numbring :
for it was without number .
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Now vnto Ioseph were borne two sonnes (
before the yeeres of famine came )
which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah prince of On bare vnto him .
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And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh :
For God , [
said he ],
hath made me forget all my toil ,
and all my (
note :)
Nonetheless ,
his father '
s house was the true Church of God :
yet the company of the wicked and prosperity caused him to forget it .(:
note )
father '
s house .
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Also hee called the name of the second ,
Ephraim :
For God ,
sayde he hath made me fruitfull in the land of mine affliction .
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So the seuen yeeres of the plentie that was in the land of Egypt were ended .
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Then began the seuen yeeres of famine to come ,
according as Ioseph had saide :
and the famine was in all landes ,
but in all the land of Egypt was bread .
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At the length all the lande of Egypt was affamished ,
and the people cryed to Pharaoh for bread ;
Pharaoh said vnto all the Egyptians ,
Goe to Ioseph :
what he sayth to you ,
doe ye .
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When the famine was vpon all the land ,
Ioseph opened all places ,
wherein the store was ,
and solde vnto the Egyptians :
for the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt .
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And all countries came to Egypt to bye corne of Ioseph ,
because the famine was sore in all landes .
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Now when (
note :)
This story shows plainly that all things are governed by God '
s providence for the profit of his Church .(:
note )
Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt ,
Jacob said unto his sons ,
Why do ye As men destitute of counsel .
look one upon another ?
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