Joseph

32And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

The people of Israel had carried Joseph's bones out of Egypt. They buried them at Shechem, in a piece of ground Jacob had bought. Jacob bought it from the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred pieces of silver. That land became the land of Joseph's family.

16Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

Then he sent a famine on the land. He cut off the food they needed.

17He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

He sent one man ahead of them. It was Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

18Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:

They hurt his feet with chains. They put iron around his neck.

19Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.

This lasted until what Joseph had said came true. The word of the LORD showed he was right.

20The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

Then the king sent word and set him free. The ruler of the people let him go.

21He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:

He made Joseph the head of his house. Joseph took care of everything the king owned.

22To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.

Joseph could tell the king's leaders what to do. He taught the older leaders wise things.

9And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

Those brothers were jealous of Joseph. They sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with Joseph.

10And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

God saved him out of all his troubles. God helped him please Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and act wisely. Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of Egypt and of his whole house.

11Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

Then food ran out all over Egypt and Canaan. People suffered a great deal. Our fathers could not find food.

12But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt. So he sent our fathers there the first time.

13And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.

On the second trip, Joseph told his brothers who he was. Then Pharaoh learned about Joseph's family.

14Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

Joseph sent for his father Jacob. He called all his relatives too, seventy-five people in all.

15So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

So Jacob went down to Egypt. He died there, and our fathers died there too.

16And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.

Their bones were carried back to Shechem. They were laid in the grave that Abraham had bought there. He had paid silver for it to the sons of Hamor.

22By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.

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