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And it happened, while she was giving birth, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, "This one came out first."

And then it happened, as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out. So she said, "What a breach you have made for yourself!" So he was named Perez.

Afterward his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand; and he was named Zerah.

And Yahweh was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.

Now his master saw that Yahweh was with him and how Yahweh caused all that he did to succeed in his hand.

So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended on him; and he appointed him overseer over his house, and all that he owned he gave in his hand.

Now it happened that from the time he appointed him overseer in his house and over all that he owned, Yahweh blessed the Egyptian's house on account of Joseph; thus the blessing of Yahweh was upon all that he owned, in the house and in the field.

And it happened after these events that his master's wife set her eyes on Joseph and said, "Lie with me."

But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Behold, with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in the house, and he has given all that he owns into my hand.

There is no one greater in this house than I, and he has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great evil and sin against God?"

Now it happened one day that he went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the household was there inside.

Then she seized him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me!" And he left his garment in her hand and fled and went outside.

Now it happened, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled outside,

Now it happened that when he heard that I raised my voice and screamed, he left his garment beside me and fled and went outside."

And she placed his garment beside her until his master came home.

and as I raised my voice and screamed, he left his garment beside me and fled outside."

Now it happened that when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, "This is what your slave did to me," his anger burned.

And Pharaoh was furious with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail, both had a dream the same night, each man with his own dream and each dream with its own interpretation.

So he asked Pharaoh's officials who were with him in confinement in his master's house, saying, "Why are your faces so sad today?"