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But Onan knew that the children would not belong to him, so when he had intercourse with his brother's widow, he let the semen spill on the ground, so that there would be no children for his brother.

Judah sent his friend Hirah to take the goat and get back from the woman the articles he had pledged, but Hirah could not find her.

Judah said, "Let her keep the things. We don't want people to laugh at us. I did try to pay her, but you couldn't find her."

But he pulled his arm back, and his brother was born first. Then the midwife said, "So this is how you break your way out!" So he was named Perez.

But one day when Joseph went into the house to do his work, none of the house servants was there.

She caught him by his robe and said, "Come to bed with me." But he escaped and ran outside, leaving his robe in her hand.

she called to her house servants and said, "Look at this! This Hebrew that my husband brought to the house is insulting us. He came into my room and tried to rape me, but I screamed as loud as I could.

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

But the Lord was with Joseph and blessed him, so that the jailer was pleased with him.

But please remember me when everything is going well for you, and please be kind enough to mention me to the king and help me get out of this prison.

but he executed the chief baker. It all happened just as Joseph had said.

But the wine steward never gave Joseph another thought—he forgot all about him.

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.

Things turned out just as he said: you restored me to my position, but you executed the baker."

Joseph answered, "I cannot, Your Majesty, but God will give a favorable interpretation."

but no one would have known it, because they looked just as bad as before. Then I woke up.

and the thin heads of grain swallowed the full ones. I told the dreams to the magicians, but none of them could explain them to me."

and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every other country, but there was food throughout Egypt.

but Jacob did not send Joseph's full brother Benjamin with them, because he was afraid that something might happen to him.

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.