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He has no greater authority in this house than me, and he has not withheld anything from me except you, since you are his wife. Now how could I do this great wickedness and sin against God?"

And they said to him, "We each dreamed a dream, but there is no one to interpret it." And Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me."

Then Joseph answered Pharaoh saying, "It is not in my power; God will answer concerning the well-being of Pharaoh."

Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dreams of Pharaoh are one. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.

This is the word that I have spoken to Pharaoh; God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.

Now concerning the repetition of the dream twice to Pharaoh, it is because the matter is established by God, and God will do it quickly.

Then Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find a man like this in whom is the spirit of God?"

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has made all of this known to you there is no one as discerning and wise as you.

And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, for he said, "God has caused me to forget all my hardship and all my father's house."

And the name of the second he called Ephraim, for he said, "God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortune."

On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live; I fear God.

And he said to his brothers, "My money was returned and moreover, behold, it is in my sack!" Then their hearts failed them and each of them trembled and said, "What is this God has done to us?"

And he said, "Peace to you; do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father must have given you a treasure in your sacks; your money came to me." And he brought Simeon out to them.

Then he lifted up his eyes and saw Benjamin his brother, the son of his mother, and said, "Is this your youngest brother of whom you told me?" And he continued, "God be gracious to you, my son."

And Judah said, "What can we say to my lord? What can we speak? Now how can we show ourselves innocent? God has found the guilt of your servants! Behold, we are slaves to my lord, both we and also he in whose hand the cup was found."

So now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves that you sold me here, for God sent me as deliverance before you.

And God sent me before you all to preserve for you a remnant in the land and to keep alive among you many survivors.

So now, you yourselves did not send me here, but God put me here as father to Pharaoh and as master of all his household, and a ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Hurry, and go up to my father and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me and do not delay.

So Israel journeyed with all that he had, and he came to Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.