The Lord Prepares the Way through Joseph
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And he called for a famine upon the land; He brake the whole staff of bread.
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He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant:
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His feet they hurt with fetters: He was laid inchains ofiron,
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Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of Jehovah tried him.
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The king sent and loosed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.
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He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his substance;
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To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom.
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Israel also came into Egypt; And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
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And he increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their adversaries.
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He turned their heart to hate his people, To deal subtly with his servants.
Bible text: American Standard Version (1901) · Public domain