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circa 1900–1700 BC

Jacob, Joseph & Egypt

Jacob wrestles with God and becomes Israel; Joseph is sold into slavery yet rises to save the world from famine.

840 verses · 1 book covered

Verses from This Period

  1. Genesis 39:19c. 1719 BC

    And it cometh to pass when his lord heareth the words of his wife, which she hath spoken unto him, saying, `According to these things hath thy servant done to me,' that his anger burneth;

  2. Genesis 39:20c. 1719 BC

    and Joseph's lord taketh him, and putteth him unto the round-house, a place where the king's prisoners are bound; and he is there in the round-house.

  3. Genesis 39:21c. 1719 BC

    And Jehovah is with Joseph, and stretcheth out kindness unto him, and putteth his grace in the eyes of the chief of the round-house;

  4. Genesis 39:22c. 1719 BC

    and the chief of the round-house giveth into the hand of Joseph all the prisoners who are in the round-house, and of all that they are doing there, he hath been doer;

  5. Genesis 39:23c. 1719 BC

    the chief of the round-house seeth not anything under his hand, because Jehovah is with him, and that which he is doing Jehovah is causing to prosper.

  6. And it cometh to pass, after these things--the butler of the king of Egypt and the baker have sinned against their lord, against the king of Egypt;

  7. and Pharaoh is wroth against his two eunuchs, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers,

  8. and giveth them in charge in the house of the chief of the executioners, unto the round-house, the place where Joseph is a prisoner,

  9. and the chief of the executioners chargeth Joseph with them, and he serveth them; and they are days in charge.

  10. Genesis 40:5c. 1717 BC

    And they dream a dream both of them, each his dream in one night, each according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker whom the king of Egypt hath, who are prisoners in the round-house.

  11. Genesis 40:6c. 1717 BC

    And Joseph cometh in unto them in the morning, and seeth them, and lo, they are morose;

  12. Genesis 40:7c. 1717 BC

    and he asketh Pharaoh's eunuchs who are with him in charge in the house of his lord, saying, `Wherefore are your faces sad to-day?'

  13. Genesis 40:8c. 1717 BC

    And they say unto him, `A dream we have dreamed, and there is no interpreter of it;' and Joseph saith unto them, `Are not interpretations with God? recount, I pray you, to me.'

  14. Genesis 40:9c. 1717 BC

    And the chief of the butlers recounteth his dream to Joseph, and saith to him, `In my dream, then lo, a vine is before me!

  15. Genesis 40:10c. 1717 BC

    and in the vine are three branches, and it is as it were flourishing; gone up hath its blossom, its clusters have ripened grapes;

  16. Genesis 40:11c. 1717 BC

    and Pharaoh's cup is in my hand, and I take the grapes and press them into the cup of Pharaoh, and I give the cup into the hand of Pharaoh.'

  17. Genesis 40:12c. 1717 BC

    And Joseph saith to him, `This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days;

  18. Genesis 40:13c. 1717 BC

    yet, within three days doth Pharaoh lift up thy head, and hath put thee back on thy station, and thou hast given the cup of Pharaoh into his hand, according to the former custom when thou wast his butler.

  19. Genesis 40:14c. 1717 BC

    `Surely if thou hast remembered me with thee, when it is well with thee, and hast done (I pray thee) kindness with me, and hast made mention of me unto Pharaoh, then hast thou brought me out from this house,

  20. Genesis 40:15c. 1717 BC

    for I was really stolen from the land of the Hebrews; and here also have I done nothing that they have put me in the pit.'

  21. Genesis 40:16c. 1717 BC

    And the chief of the bakers seeth that he hath interpreted good, and he saith unto Joseph, `I also am in a dream, and lo, three baskets of white bread are on my head,

  22. Genesis 40:17c. 1717 BC

    and in the uppermost basket are of all kinds of Pharaoh's food, work of a baker; and the birds are eating them out of the basket, from off my head.'

  23. Genesis 40:18c. 1717 BC

    And Joseph answereth and saith, `This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days;

  24. Genesis 40:19c. 1717 BC

    yet, within three days doth Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and hath hanged thee on a tree, and the birds have eaten thy flesh from off thee.'

  25. Genesis 40:20c. 1717 BC

    And it cometh to pass, on the third day, Pharaoh's birthday, that he maketh a banquet to all his servants, and lifteth up the head of the chief of the butlers, and the head of the chief of the bakers among his servants,