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But when I screamed, he ran outside, leaving his robe beside me."

Some time later the king of Egypt's wine steward and his chief baker offended the king.

In three days the king will release you, pardon you, and restore you to your position. You will give him his cup as you did before when you were his wine steward.

On his birthday three days later the king gave a banquet for all his officials; he released his wine steward and his chief baker and brought them before his officials.

He restored the wine steward to his former position,

In the morning he was worried, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. He told them his dreams, but no one could explain them to him.

The king sent for Joseph, and he was immediately brought from the prison. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came into the king's presence.

The king and his officials approved this plan,

The king removed from his finger the ring engraved with the royal seal and put it on Joseph's finger. He put a fine linen robe on him, and placed a gold chain around his neck.

He gave him the second royal chariot to ride in, and his guard of honor went ahead of him and cried out, "Make way! Make way!" And so Joseph was appointed governor over all Egypt.

He said, "God has made me forget all my sufferings and all my father's family"; so he named his first son Manasseh.

He also said, "God has given me children in the land of my trouble"; so he named his second son Ephraim.

When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why don't you do something?

When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he acted as if he did not know them. He asked them harshly, "Where do you come from?" "We have come from Canaan to buy food," they answered.

Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.

Reuben said, "I told you not to harm the boy, but you wouldn't listen. And now we are being paid back for his death."

Joseph gave orders to fill his brothers' packs with grain, to put each man's money back in his sack, and to give them food for the trip. This was done.

At the place where they spent the night, one of them opened his sack to feed his donkey and found his money at the top of the sack.

"My money has been returned to me," he called to his brothers. "Here it is in my sack!" Their hearts sank, and in fear they asked one another, "What has God done to us?"

"The governor of Egypt spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying against his country.