Egypt

And there came a famine in the country: and Abram went down into Egypt, to sojourn there: for the famine was very grievous in the land.

And when he was near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife: I know that thou art a beautiful woman:

And that when the Egyptians shall see thee, they will say: She is his wife: and they will kill me, and keep thee.

And when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman that she was very beautiful.

And Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him into the south.

And Lot lifting up his eyes, saw all the country about the Jordan, which was watered throughout, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrha, as the paradise of the Lord, and like Egypt as one comes to Segor.

That day God made a covenant with Abram, saying: To thy seed will I give this land, from the river to Egypt even to the great river Euphrates.

And he dwelt in the wilderness of Pharan, and his mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.

And he dwelt from Hevila as far as Sur, which looketh towards Egypt, to them that go towards the Assyrians. He died in the presence of all his brethren.

And the Lord appeared to him, and said: Go not down into Egypt, but stay in the land that I shall tell thee.

And sitting down to eat bread, they saw some Ismaelites on their way coming from Galaad, with their camels, carrying spices, and balm, and myrrh to Egypt.

And when the Madianite merchants passed by, they drew him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ismaelites, for twenty pieces of silver: and they led him into Egypt.

The Madianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Putiphar, an eunuch of Pharao, captain of the soldiers.

And Joseph was brought into Egypt, and Putiphar, an eunuch of Pharao, chief captain of the army, an Egyptian, bought him of the Ismaelites, by whom he was brought.

And the Lord blessed the house of the Egyptian for Joseph's sake, and multiplied all his substance, both at home and in the fields.

After this, it came to pass, that two eunuchs, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, offended their lord.

And they both dreamed a dream the same night, according to the interpretation agreeing to themselves:

And when morning was come, being struck with fear, he sent to all the interpreters of Egypt, and to all the wise men: and they being called for, he told them his dream, and there was not any one that could interpret it.

And behold, there followed these, other seven kine, so very ill-favoured and lean, that I never saw the like in the land of Egypt:

Behold, there shall come seven years of great plenty in the whole land of Egypt:

After which shall follow other seven years of so great scarcity, that all the abundance before shall be forgotten: for the famine shall consume all the land,

Now therefore let the king provide a wise and industrious man, and make him ruler over the land of Egypt:

That he may appoint overseers over all the countries: and gather into barns the fifth part of the fruits, during the seven fruitful years,

And let it be in readiness, against the famine of seven years to come, which shall oppress Egypt, and the land shall not be consumed with scarcity.

And again Pharao said to Joseph: Behold, I have appointed thee over the whole land of Egypt.