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But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD killed him.

But Onan knew that the heir would not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he emitted on the ground, lest he should give an heir to his brother.

And Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand, but he did not find her.

But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand.

There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?"

But it happened about this time, when Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the house was inside,

that she caught him by his garment, saying, "Lie with me." But he left his garment in her hand, and fled and ran outside.

But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

But remember me when it is well with you, and please show kindness to me; make mention of me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this house.

But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.

Now it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh.

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that you can understand a dream, to interpret it."

And the thin heads devoured the seven good heads. So I told this to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me."

but after them seven years of famine will arise, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine will deplete the land.

and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

But Jacob did not send Joseph's brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, "Lest some calamity befall him."

Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he acted as a stranger to them and spoke roughly to them. Then he said to them, "Where do you come from?" And they said, "From the land of Canaan to buy food."

So Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.

And they said to him, "No, my lord, but your servants have come to buy food.