dreamed two dreams, and when he awoke in the morning, his spirit was troubled; and he sent for all the wise men of Egypt, and told them his dreams; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day. Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me and the chief baker in ward in the captain of the guard's house. And we both dreamed a dream in one night; and there was there a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard, and we told him our dreams, and as he explained so it came to pass; he said that I should be restored to my office, and that the chief baker would be hanged. Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon, and he changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it; and I have heard that thou canst interpret dreams. And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. And Joseph told the king the interpretation, and said, that there would be seven years of plenty over all the land of Egypt, and that after these there would be seven years of famine. And Joseph advised the king, saying, Let Pharaoh seek out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt; and let

him appoint officers over the land, and let them gather all the food of those good years, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities, and that food shall be for store in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine. And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a man as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art. Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word, shall all my people be ruled; only in the throne will I be greater than thou. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck, and made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. And he gathered up all the food of the seven years which was

in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities. And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering, for it was without number.

And the seven years of plenty that were in the land of Egypt were ended: and the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. And when all the land of Egypt was famished the people cried to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph: what he saith to you, do. And the famine was over all the face of the earth. And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. And people of all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was sore in all lands.

IV.-Joseph and his Brethren-
continued.

Per-ad-ven'ture, perhaps. | Com-mune', to converse.

Gov'er-nor, a ruler.

Spy, one who watches se

cretly.

Ver'i-fy, to prove true. Anguish, (Ang'-guish,) pain; vexation.

Prov'en-der, hay and corn.
E-spy', to discover.
Traffic, to trade.

Be-reave', to take away;
to deprive.
Be-fall', to happen to.

Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in

Egypt, he said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? behold I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get ye down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live and not die. And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt. But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him. And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Canaan. And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came and bowed down themselves before him. And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to buy food. And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. We are all one man's sons: we are true men; thy servants are no spies. And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land you are come. And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons

of one man, in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not. And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies. Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. Send one of yourselves, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you; or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely ye are spies. And he put them altogether into ward three days. And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison; go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses: But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear. And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter. And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from