Genesis — Chapter 41

{prang alfo other eares as many,thinne and blafted with aduftion, 7..deuouring althe beautie of the former. Pharao awaking vp after his reft , 8. arid when morning was come being frighted with feare , he fentto alzhe interpreters of gypt,and to al the wife men : and they being called for,told them his dreame,ncither was there anie that could interprete it. 9. Thenat length the Mafter of the cup-bearers remembring himfelfe,faid: 1 confefle my finne: 10. The King being angric with his feruants , commanded me and the chicfe of the bakers to be caft into the prifon of the Captaine of the foldiers: m, where in one night bothof vs.faw a dreame porten- ding things to come, 12. There was there a yong man an Hebrew, fer- uantto the fame Captaine of the foldiers to whom telling our drea- mes, 13. we heard whatfoeuer afterward the euent of the thing proued tobe fo, For 1 was reftored to my-office , and he was- hanged vpon agibber, 14. Forthwith at the Kmgs commandcment , Jofeph being brought out of the prifon they polled him :and changing his appa- rel, brought him vnto him. 15. To whom he faid : 1 haue feen drea- mes , and there is not ante that can expound them; wanich J hauc heard, thou docft moeft wifely interprete. 16. Tofeph anfwered : Without me , God fhal anfwer profperous thingsto Pharao. 17. Pharao ther- fore told that he had feen: Me thought I ftood vpon the banke of the riuer , 18. and feuen kine came vp out of the banke of the riuer,. excecding faire, and ful of fichh: which grazed on green places in a. mari!l, pafture. rg. And behold there followed thefe orher feuenkine,, fo paffing il fauoured and leane, that I neuer faw the like in the land of egypt ;20. which hauing deuoured and confumed the former, 21. gaue no token of their fulnes.: but with the like leanenes. & deformitie looked GENESIS, looked heauily, Awaking,and fallen againe into a decp fleep , 22. 1 faw a dreame : Seuen earcs ot corne grew forth vpon one fialke, ful and verie faire, 23. Ocher feuen alfo thinne and blafted with aduftion, Peang of the ftalke , 24. which deuoured the beautie of the former: I rol declare it. 2.. Iofeph anfwered : The Kings dreame is one: God hath fhewed to Pharao (b) thethings that he wildoe. 26. The feuen faire kine, and the feuen ful eares , be feuen yeares of plentitulnes: and both conteine the felte-fame meaning of the dreame. 27. Alfo the feuen leane and thinne kine , that came vp after them, and the feuen thinne eares , and blafted with the burning wind , are feuen yeares of famine tocome. 28. Which fhal be fulfilled in this order. 29. Behold there fhal come feuen yeares of great fertilitie in the whole Land of £gypr:

Andhe turned away himfelte a litle while, and wept: and retur- ning he fpake to them. 25. And taking Simeon, and binding him in their prefence , he commanded his feruants that they fhould fil vp their fackes with wheat, and put euerie mans money againe in their bags , giuing them befides for to eate on the way : who did fo, 26. But they catying their corne vpon their affes , tooke their iourney. 27, And one of them opening his facketo giue his beaft prouender in the Inne, beholding the moncy in the fackes mouth , 28. he faid to his brerhren: My money is giuen me againe , behold it is in the facke. And being aftonifhed and troubled amongft themfelues , they faid : What is this, that God hath done vnto vs? :9. And they came to Iacob their father into the land of Chanaan, & they told him al things that had chanced vnto them , faying : 3¢. The Lord of the land ipake to vs roughly , & thought vs to be {pics of the prouince , 31. to wnom we anfwered: We are men of peace , neither doe we attempt any treachery. 32. We are twelue brethren borne of onc father : onc is not liuing , the yongeft is with our father in the Land of Chanaan. 33. Who faid tovs:Thus thal Terie that you be men of peace: Leaue one of your brethren with me, and take ye prouition ncceflarie for your houfes , and goe your wayes, 43-and bring your yongeft brother to me,that J may know you are not {pies : and you may recciue this telow againe , that is kept in prifon: and afterwards my haue licence to buy what things you wil. 35. This being faid, when they powred out their corne , euerie man found his money tied in the mouth of the fackes : and al being aftonifhed toge- ther , 36. their father lacob {aid : You haue made me to be without children , lofeph is not liuing , Simeon is kept in bonds , and Beniamin you wil take away : al thefe euils are fallen vpon me. 37. To whom Ruben an{wered : Kil my two fonnes, if I bring him not againeto thee : deliuer him into my hand , and I wil reftore him vnto thee. ;8, But he faid : My fonne final not yoo downe with you : his brother is dead , and he alone is remayning : if any aduerfitie fhal chanceto him in the land to the which you goce , you fal bring downe (b) my hoare haires with forow " vato hel. ANN O-: --- PAGE 139 --- ofeph. GENESIS. 121 ANNOTATION S.

for the famine shal confume althe land, 31, and the greatnes of the {carcitie fhal deftroy the greatnes of the plentie, 32. And inthat thou dideft fee the fecond time adfeame perteining to the fame thing, itis a token of the certeintie, for that the word ot God thal come to paffe , and be fulfilled fpeedily,

he may appoint ouer- feers ouer al countrics : and gather into barnes the fifth part of the truits, during the feuen yeares of the fertilitic , 3s. that now prefently thal enfue : and let al the corne be laid vp vnder Pharaoes hands, and let it be referued in the cities, 36. And let it be inareadines againft the famine of feuen yeares to come , which fhal opprefle Agypt, and the land (hal not be confumed with fcarcitie, 37. Tne counfel pleated Pha- rao, and al his feruants : 38. and he fpake to them: Can we find fuch an other man , that is fulofthe {piritot God? 39. He faid therfore to Jo- feph: Becaufe God hath fhewed thee al things that thou haft {poken,can J tnd a wifer and one like vnto thee ? 40, Thou fhalt be ouer my houfe, & at the commandement of thy mouth al the people thal obey : only in the throne of the Kinzdome! wil goe before thee. 41,And againe Pha- rao {aid tolofeph : Behold ,{ haue appointed thee ouer the whole land of Agypt. 42. And he tooke his ring from his owne hand , and gaue ir into his hand: and he put vpon him a filke robe, and put achainc of gold about his neckc, 43. And he made him goe vp into nis {econd cha- riot the cryer proclayming thatal fhould bow their knee before him, and that thcy fhould know he was” made Gouernour ouer the whole Land of Agypt. 44. And the King faid to lofeph :1 am Pharao:with- out thy commandment no man fhal moue hand or foot inal the land of Agypr. 45. And he turned his name, & called him inthe A¢yptian tong ‘the Sauiour of the world. And he gaue him to wire Afeneth the daugh- ter of Putiphar(c) Prieft of Heliopolis.lofeph thertore went forth to the land of Agypt (46. and he was thirtie yeares old when he ftood in the fight Tofeph. 117 the dreame to the coniecturers and there is no man thatcan 6) Thefethings came to patie by Gods par- treular proui- idence, Pfal, 4, \Gedcalled ( or {caufed } @ fa- ‘mine up the Lind. “c)Cohen fieni- heth Prieft ; as not only the latin , but alfo the 70. & Philo and Icfephus here tranflate; though fome- times it ficni- fieth Prince, as the Chaldey paraphrafis interpretcth, wherby it is probable that this Putiphar iwas botha 'Prieft anda ‘Prince. Holy Tofeph fuddenly ad- wanced, Iofeph truly called the re- ucaler of fe. crets, Bur more ho- nourably, the Sauiour of the world, Thereina fign- re of Chrift, 1,8 GENESIS. lofeph. fight of King Pharao ) and did circuit al the countries of Agypt.

paipanaachithe former faphuathin Hebrew fignifieth a fecret or hidden thing , of faphan tohide: bat the fignification of theother word pabanaach , 1s more yncertainc , being found no- wh-reelsin the holy Bible. The Rabins doe commonly rnterprete them both to- gether , Themansto whom fecrets are venealed , Or Therencaler of fecress : and fo this name agrecth wel to lofeph,in refvect of the guifeot interpreting dreames, But befideshis interpreting, he alfo gave moft wife counfel , thattended to the faftie of manie, which, 1t is like,Pharao meat to exprefc by thisnew name And S Hie- rom , Who doubtles with great diligence, and no leffe indgement , fearched the true fignification therof,faith,that albeit thisnamcin Hebrew foundeth The finder ons of fecves., yet fceing it was impofed by an AF gyptian (whe knew no Hebrew) the reafon therof muft be had of the fame tong; and thefe two words inthe AE y- ptian language are intetpreted The Sasiour of she world ; for that he deliucred the world frd the imminent ruine of famine, Thus faith S. Hierom, And fo moft aptly the figure anfwerethto Chrift, the true Sauiour of the world, Cuap, * Obl ion, * Fruig- ful or Grows ing, Eecl. 11. di, a: lo- Seph, faid: Itts notfo , my Lord , but thy feruantes are come to buy victuals, t 11.We areal the fOnes.of one mamwe are come as men ot peace neither CHAP XLII tacob fendech ter of his fonnes to buy corne in Agypt. 7. where fofeph knowing then, they not knowing him, with hard (peaches pucteth them in prifon, 18, At Laft Simeon remayning in cuftodte, ri Bentamin be broughe, the reft are difmiffed , 25. with thesr money , vuknovwen to them, 1m their fackes. N D Iacob hearing that victuals were fold in AEgypt, 4 he faid to his fonnes : Why neglect ye? 2. Lhaue heard that wheat is fold in AEgypt : Goe ye downe and buy vs neceffaries , that we may liue and not be confumed RATS with lacke. 3, Therfore the ten brethren of Iofeph going downe to buy corne in AEgypt , 4. Bentamin being kept at home by Iaceb , who faid tohis brethren : Left perhaps he take any harme in the iourney : 5- entred into the land ot AEgypt with others that went to buy. For the famine was in the land of Chanaan. 6, And lofeph was Prince in the land of AEgypt, and at his pleafure corne was fold to the people. And when his brethren had adored him, 7. and he knew them , he {pake as it were to ftrangers ” fomewhat roughly , askin them: From whenee came you ? Who anfwered : From the Land of Chanaan , that we may buy neeeffaries to liue. 8. And yet himfelfe knowing his brethren , was not Knowen of them, g. And remembring the dreames , which fometimes he had feen , he faidtothem: ” You are {pies :to view the weaker parts of the land you are come. 10. Who doe thy feruantes goe about anie eu]. 12. To whom he anfwered : It is otherwife : you came to contider the vndefenfed parts of this land. 13. But they : We thy feruantes , fay they ,are rwelue brethren, che fonnes of one man in the Land of Chanaan : the yongeft is with our father, the other is not liuing. 14, Thts is it, quoth he , thatl {aid : You are. {pies.15, Now prefently wiktakca trial of you : ” by the health of } Pharao you fhal not depart hence, vneil your yongeft brother doe come, 16, Send you one of you to bring him : and you thal be in prifon cilthe things be proued which you haue faid , whether they be true or falfe: (a) otherwife by the health of Pharao you are {pies.17. Thertore he put them in prifon three dayes. 18. And the third day bringing them our of prifon , he faid: Doe as I haue faid , and youihal liue : for I feare God. tg. Ifyou be men of peace, let one of your brethen be bound in prifon: (a) If thefe ching which ye fay bepro. are to beheld as fpies for and goe ye your wayes , and carie the corne that you haue bought vanto vour houfes, 20, and bring your yongeit brother to me, that I may , your lying, s cing. q- Ij9% . : proue Vjuper Cem (b) Myne old age, or, mean old man,

And there was fo great aboundance of wheat , that it became equal to the fand ofthe fea, andthe plentie exceeded meafure. so. And there were borne vito lofeph two fonnes betore the famine came : whom Afeneth the daughter of Putiphar Prieft of Heliopolis bare him, 51.And he called the name of the firlt-begotten * Manafles , faying : God made meto forget al my labours , and my tathers noufe. 52. Thename alfo of che fecond he called * Ephraim ,. faying : God hath made me to encreafe in the land of my pouertic, 53.Thertore whenthe feuen yeares of the plentitulnes , that had been in Agypt were paffed : 54. the feuen yeares of {carcitie began to come , which Iofeph foretold : and in the whole world the famine preuailed , but in althe land of Agypr there was bread. 55. The which being in hunger,the pcople cried to Pharao, detiring food. To whom he anfwered: Goc ye to Jofeph : & whatfoeuer he fhal fay to you, that doe ye. 56. And the tamine dayly encreafed in al the land : and lofeph opened al the barnes , and fold tothe A gyptians:. tor them alfo the tamine had oppreficd.s 7-And al Prouinces came into zypt, to buy victuals,andto moderate the miferic of the {carcitic, ANNOTATIONS.