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with the sonnes of Bilhah, and with the sonnes into some pitte, and wee will say, A wicked beast
of Zilpah, his fathers wiues. And Ioseph brought hath deuoured him: then wee shall see, what will
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vnto their father their euill saying. Nowe Israel come of his dreames. 21 But when Reuben heard
loued Ioseph more then all his sonnes, because that, he deliuered him out of their handes, and
he begate him in his old age, and he made him saide, Let vs not kill him. 22 Also Reuben saide
a coat of many colours. 4 So when his brethren vnto them, Shed not blood, but cast him into
this pitte that is in the wildernesse, and lay no
sawe that their father loued him more then all hande vpon him. Thus he said, that he might
his brethren, then they hated him, and could
not speake peaceably vnto him. 5 And Ioseph deliuer him out of their hand, and restore him to
his father againe.
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Now when Ioseph was come
dreamed a dreame, and told his brethren, who vnto his brethren, they stript Ioseph out of his
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hated him so much the more. For he saide vnto
them, Heare, I pray you, this dreame which I coate, his particoloured coate that was vpon him.
haue dreamed. Beholde nowe, wee were binding 24 And they tooke him, and cast him into a pit, and
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sheues in the middes of the field: and loe, my the pit was emptie, without water in it. 25 Then
shefe arose and also stoode vpright, and behold, they sate them downe to eate bread: and they
your sheues compassed rounde about, and did lift vp their eyes and looked, and behold, there
reuerence to my shefe. 8 Then his brethren came a companie of Ishmeelites from Gilead, and
saide to him, What, shalt thou reigne ouer vs, their camels laden with spicerie, and balme, and
and rule vs? or shalt thou haue altogether myrrhe, and were going to cary it downe into
dominion ouer vs? And they hated him so much Egypt. 26 ThenIudahsaid vnto hisbrethren, What
the more, for his dreames, and for his wordes. auaileth it, if we slay our brother, though wee
9 Againe hee dreamed an other dreame, and tolde keepe his blood secret? 27 Come and let vs sell
it his brethren, and saide, Behold, I haue had him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our handes
one dreame more, and beholde, the Sunne and be vpon him: for he is our brother and our flesh:
the Moone and eleuen starres did reuerence to and his brethren obeyed. 28 Then the Midianites
me. 10 Then he tolde it vnto his father and to marchant men passed by, and they drewe foorth,
his brethren, and his father rebuked him, and and lift Ioseph out of the pit, and solde Ioseph
saide vnto him, What is this dreame, which thou
hast dreamed? shall I, and thy mother, and thy vnto the Ishmeelites for twentie pieces of siluer:
brethren come in deede and fall on the ground who brought Ioseph into Egypt. 29 Afterwarde
before thee? 11 And his brethren enuied him, Reuben returned to the pit, and beholde, Ioseph
but his father noted the saying. 12 Then his was not in the pit: then he rent his clothes,
brethren went to keepe their fathers sheepe in 30 And returned to his brethren, and said, The
Shechem. 13 And Israel said vnto Ioseph, Doe not childe is not yonder, and I, whither shall I goe?
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thy brethren keepe in Shechem? come and I will And they tooke Iosephs coate, and killed a
send thee to them. 14 And he answered him, I kidde of the goates, and dipped the coate in the
am here. Then he saide vnto him, Goe now, see blood. 32 So they sent that particoloured coat,
whether it bee well with thy brethren, and how and they brought it vnto their father, and saide,
the flocks prosper, and bring me word againe. so This haue we founde: see nowe, whether it be
hee sent him from the vale of Hebron, and he thy sonnes coate, or no. 33 Then he knewe it
came to Shechem. 15 Then a man found him: for and said, It is my sonnes coate: a wicked beast
lo, hee was wandring in the fielde, and the man hath deuoured him: Ioseph is surely torne in
asked him, saying, What seekest thou? 16 And he pieces. 34 And Iaakob rent his clothes, and put
answered, I seeke my brethren: tell me, I pray sackecloth about his loynes, and sorowed for his
thee, where they keepe sheepe. 17 And the man sonne a long season. 35 Then all his sonnes and
said, they are departed hece: for I heard them all his daughters rose vp to comfort him, but
say, Let vs goe vnto Dothan. Then went Ioseph he woulde not be comforted, but said, Surely
after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. I will go downe into the graue vnto my sonne
18 And when they sawe him a farre off, euen mourning: so his father wept for him. 36 And the
before he came at them, they conspired against Midianites solde him into Egypt vnto Potiphar an
him for to slay him. 19 For they sayd one to Eunuche of Pharaohs, and his chiefe stewarde.
another, Behold, this dreamer commeth. 20 Come
now therefore, and let vs slay him, and cast him