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And Jacob
dwelt in the land wherein his father was a
stranger, in the land of Canaan.
02 These are the generations of Jacob.
Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding
the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with
the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah,
his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his
father their evil report.
03 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all
his children, because he was the son of his old
age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
04 And when his brethren saw that their
father loved him more than all his brethren, they
hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto
him.
05 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told
it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
06 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you,
this dream which I have dreamed:
07 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in
the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also
stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood
round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
08 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou
indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have
dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more
for his dreams, and for his words.
09 And he dreamed yet another dream, and
told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have
dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and
the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to
me.
10 And he told it to his father, and to his
brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said
unto him, What is this dream that thou hast
dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren
indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the
earth?
11 And his brethren envied him; but his
father observed the saying.
12 And his brethren went to feed their
father's flock in Shechem.
13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy
brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I
will send thee unto them. And he said to him,
Here am I.
14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see
whether it be well with thy brethren, and well
with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he
sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came
to Shechem.
15 And a certain man found him, and,
behold, he was wandering in the field: and the
man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell
me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
17 And the man said, They are departed
hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan.
And Joseph went after his brethren, and found
them in Dothan.
18 And when they saw him afar off, even
before he came near unto them, they conspired
against him to slay him.
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19 And they said one to another, Behold,
this dreamer cometh.
20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him,
and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some
evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see
what will become of his dreams.
21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered
him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill
him.
22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no
blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the
wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he
might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him
to his father again.
23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was
come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph
out of his coat, his coat of many colours that
was on him;
24 And they took him, and cast him into a
pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in
it.
25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they
lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a
company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with
their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh,
going to carry it down to Egypt.
26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What
profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal
his blood?
27 Come, and let us sell him to the
Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him;
for he is our brother and our flesh. And his
brethren were content.
28 Then there passed by Midianites
merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph
out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the
Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they
brought Joseph into Egypt.
29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and,
behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent
his clothes.
30 And he returned unto his brethren, and
said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I
go?
31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed
a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the
blood;
32 And they sent the coat of many colours,
and they brought it to their father; and said,
This have we found: know now whether it be thy
son's coat or no.
33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's
coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is
without doubt rent in pieces.
34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put
sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son
many days.
35 And all his sons and all his daughters
rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be
comforted; and he said, For I will go down into
the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father
wept for him.
36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt
unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and
captain of the guard.
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