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house and ouer all that he had, the Lord blessed prison looked vnto nothing that was vnder his
the Egyptians house for Iosephs sake: and the hande, seeing that the Lord was with him: for
blessing of the Lord was vpon all that he had in whatsoeuer he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
the house, and in the fielde. Therefore he left all
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that he had in Iosephs hand, and tooke accompt
of nothing, that was with him, saue onely of the 40
bread, which he did eate. And Ioseph was a faire 1 And after these things, the butler of the King
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person, and well fauoured. Nowe therefore after of Egypt and his baker offended their lorde the
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these thinges, his masters wife cast her eyes vpon King of Egypt. And Pharaoh was angrie against
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Ioseph, and saide, Lye with me. But he refused his two officers, against the chiefe butler, and
and said to his masters wife, Beholde, my master against the chiefe baker. 3 Therefore he put
knoweth not what he hath in the house with them in ward in his chiefe stewardes house, in
me, but hath committed all that he hath to mine the prison and place where Ioseph was bound.
hande. 9 There is no man greater in this house 4 And the chiefe steward gaue Ioseph charge ouer
then I: neither hath he kept any thing from me, them, and he serued them: and they continued
but only thee, because thou art his wife: how a season in warde. 5 And they both dreamed a
then can I do this great wickednes and so sinne dreame, eyther of them his dreame in one night,
against God? 10 And albeit she spake to Ioseph eche one according to the interpretation of his
day by day, yet he hearkened not vnto her, to lye dreame, both the butler and the baker of the King
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with her, or to be in her company. 11 Then on of Egypt, which were bounde in the prison. And
a certaine day Ioseph entred into the house, to when Ioseph came in vnto them in the morning,
doe his businesse: and there was no man of the and looked vpon them, beholde, they were sad.
houshold in the house: 12 Therefore she caught 7 And he asked Pharaohs officers, that were with
him by his garmet, saying, Sleepe with me: but him in his masters warde, saying, Wherefore
he left his garment in her hand and fled, and looke ye so sadly to day? 8 Who answered him,
got him out. 13 Nowe when she sawe that he We haue dreamed, eche one a dreame, and there
had left his garment in her hand, and was fled is none to interprete the same. Then Ioseph
out, 14 She called vnto the men of her house, and saide vnto them, Are not interpretations of God?
tolde them, saying, Beholde, he hath brought in tell them me nowe. 9 So the chiefe butler tolde
an Ebrewe vnto vs to mocke vs: who came in to his dreame to Ioseph, and said vnto him, In my
me for to haue slept with me: but I cryed with dreame, behold, a vine was before me, 10 And
a loude voyce. 15 And when he heard that I lift in the vine were three branches, and as it bud-
vp my voice and cryed, he left his garment with ded, her flowre came foorth: and the clusters
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And I had Pharaohs
of grapes waxed ripe.
me, and fled away, and got him out. 16 So she cup in mine hande, and I tooke the grapes, and
layde vp his garment by her, vntill her lord came wrung the into Pharaohs cup, and I gaue the cup
home. 17 Then she tolde him according to these into Pharaohs hand. 12 Then Ioseph sayde vnto
words, saying, The Ebrew seruat, which thou hast him, This is the interpretation of it: The three
brought vnto vs, came in to me, to mocke me. braunches are three dayes. 13 Within three dayes
18 But assoone as I lift vp my voyce and cried, he shall Pharaoh lift vp thine head, and restore thee
left his garment with me, and fled out. 19 Then vnto thine office, and thou shalt giue Pharaohs
when his master heard the wordes of his wife, cup into his hand after the olde maner, when
which she tolde him, saying, After this maner 14
did thy seruant to me, his anger was kindled. thou wast his butler. But haue me in remem-
brance with thee, when thou art in good case,
20 And Iosephs master tooke him and put him in and shew mercie, I pray thee, vnto me, and make
prison, intheplace, wherethekingsprisonerslay mention of me to Pharaoh, that thou mayest
bounde: and there he was in prison. 21 But the bring me out of this house. 15 For I was stollen
Lord was with Ioseph, and shewed him mercie, away by theft out of the land of the Ebrewes, and
and got him fauour in the sight of the master here also haue I done nothing, wherefore they
of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison should put mee in the dungeon. 16 And when
committed to Iosephs hande all the prisoners the chiefe baker sawe that the interpretation was
that were in the prison, and whatsoeuer they good, hee saide vnto Ioseph, Also mee thought
did there, that did he. 23 And the keeper of the in my dreame that I had three white baskets on