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So the men took the presents, and double money, and Benjamin: and went down into Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

Taking the messes which they received of him: and the greater mess came to Benjamin, so that it exceeded by five parts. And they drank, and were merry with him.

And in the mouth of the younger’s sack put my silver cup, and the price which he gave for the wheat. And it was so done.

And they answered: Why doth our lord speak so, as though thy servants had committed so heinous a fact?

And he said to them: Why would you do so? know you not that there is no one like me in the science of divining.

Joseph answered: God forbid that I should do so: he that stole the cup, he shall be my bondman: and go you away free to your father.

So he sent away his brethren, and at their departing said to them: Be not angry in the way.

So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt, every man selling his possessions, because of the greatness of the famine. And he brought it into Pharao’s hands:

So Israel dwelt in Egypt, that is, in the land of Gessen, and possessed it; and grew, and was multiplied exceedingly.

So thy two sons, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came hither to thee, shall be mine: Ephraim and Manasses shall be reputed to me as Ruben and Simeon.

And he said to his father: It should not be so, my father; for this is the firstborn, put thy right hand upon his head.

For my father made me swear to him, saying: Behold I die; thou shalt bury me in my sepulchre which I have digged for myself in the land of Chanaan. So I will go up and bury my father, and return.

So he went up, and there went with him all the ancients of Pharao’s house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt.

So the sons of Jacob did as he had commanded them.

And the Lord said: Cast it down upon the ground. He cast it down, and it was turned into a serpent, so that Moses fled from it.

And the officers of the children of Israel came, and cried out to Pharao, saying: Why dealest thou so with thy servants?

And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord had commanded; so did they.

So Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharao, and did as the Lord had commanded. And Aaron took the rod before Pharao and his servants, and it was turned into a serpent.

And they did so. And Aaron stretched forth his hand, holding the rod; and he struck the dust of the earth, and there came sciniphs on men and on beasts: all the dust of the earth was turned into sciniphs through all the land of Egypt.

And I will make the land of Gessen wonderful in that day, so that flies shall not be there: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.