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Re: THE BOOK OF JASHER
DIR By: patrick jane
Date: August 13, 2020, 9:49 am
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Book of Jasher, Chapter 48
1 In those days, after the death of Isaac, the Lord commanded
and caused a famine upon the whole earth.
2 At that time Pharaoh king of Egypt was sitting upon his throne
in the land of Egypt, and lay in his bed and dreamed dreams, and
Pharaoh saw in his dream that he was standing by the side of the
river of Egypt.
3 And whilst he was standing he saw and behold seven fat fleshed
and well favored kine came up out of the river.
4 And seven other kine, lean fleshed and ill favored, came up
after them, and the seven ill favored ones swallowed up the well
favored ones, and still their appearance was ill as at first.
5 And he awoke, and he slept again and he dreamed a second time,
and he saw and behold seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk,
rank and good, and seven thin ears blasted with the east wind
sprang, up after them, and the thin ears swallowed up the full
ones, and Pharaoh awoke out of his dream.
6 And in the morning the king remembered his dreams, and his
spirit was sadly troubled on account of his dreams, and the king
hastened and sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and
the wise men, and they came and stood before Pharaoh.
7 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed dreams, and there
is none to interpret them; and they said unto the king, relate
thy dreams to thy servants and let us hear them.
8 And the king related his dreams to them, and they all answered
and said with one voice to the king, may the king live forever;
and this is the interpretation of thy dreams.
9 The seven good kine which thou didst see denote seven
daughters that will be born unto thee in the latter days, and
the seven kine which thou sawest come up after them, and
swallowed them up, are for a sign that the daughters which will
be born unto thee will all die in the life-time of the king.
10 And that which thou didst see in the second dream of seven
full good ears of corn coming up upon one stalk, this is their
interpretation, that thou wilt build unto thyself in the latter
days seven cities throughout the land of Egypt; and that which
thou sawest of the seven blasted ears of corn springing up after
them and swallowing them up whilst thou didst behold them with
thine eyes, is for a sign that the cities which thou wilt build
will all be destroyed in the latter days, in the life-time of
the king.
11 And when they spoke these words the king did not incline his
ear to their words, neither did he fix his heart upon them, for
the king knew in his wisdom that they did not give a proper
interpretation of the dreams; and when they had finished
speaking before the king, the king answered them, saying, What
is this thing that you have spoken unto me? surely you have
uttered falsehood and spoken lies; therefore now give the proper
interpretation of my dreams, that you may not die.
12 And the king commanded after this, and he sent and called
again for other wise men, and they came and stood before the
king, and the king related his dreams to them, and they all
answered him according to the first interpretation, and the
king's anger was kindled and he was very wroth, and the king
said unto them, Surely you speak lies and utter falsehood in
what you have said.
13 And the king commanded that a proclamation should be issued
throughout the land of Egypt, saying, It is resolved by the king
and his great men, that any wise man who knoweth and
understandeth the interpretation of dreams, and will not come
this day before the king, shall die.
14 And the man that will declare unto the king the proper
interpretation of his dreams, there shall be given unto him all
that he will require from the king. And all the wise men of the
land of Egypt came before the king, together with all the
magicians and sorcerers that were in Egypt and in Goshen, in
Rameses, in Tachpanches, in Zoar, and in all the places on the
borders of Egypt, and they all stood before the king.
15 And all the nobles and the princes, and the attendants
belonging to the king, came together from all the cities of
Egypt, and they all sat before the king, and the king related
his dreams before the wise men, and the princes, and all that
sat before the king were astonished at the vision.
16 And all the wise men who were before the king were greatly
divided in their interpretation of his dreams; some of them
interpreted them to the king, saying, The seven good kine are
seven kings, who from the king's issue will be raised over
Egypt.
17 And the seven bad kine are seven princes, who will stand up
against them in the latter days and destroy them; and the seven
ears of corn are the seven great princes belonging to Egypt, who
will fall in the hands of the seven less powerful princes of
their enemies, in the wars of our lord the king.
18 And some of them interpreted to the king in this manner,
saying, The seven good kine are the strong cities of Egypt, and
the seven bad kine are the seven nations of the land of Canaan,
who will come against the seven cities of Egypt in the latter
days and destroy them.
19 And that which thou sawest in the second dream, of seven good
and bad ears of corn, is a sign that the government of Egypt
will again return to thy seed as at first.
20 And in his reign the people of the cities of Egypt will turn
against the seven cities of Canaan who are stronger than they
are, and will destroy them, and the government of Egypt will
return to thy seed.
21 And some of them said unto the king, This is the
interpretation of thy dreams; the seven good kine are seven
queens, whom thou wilt take for wives in the latter days, and
the seven bad kine denote that those women will all die in the
lifetime of the king.
22 And the seven good and bad ears of corn which thou didst see
in the second dream are fourteen children, and it will be in the
latter days that they will stand up and fight amongst
themselves, and seven of them will smite the seven that are more
powerful.
23 And some of them said these words unto the king, saying, The
seven good kine denote that seven children will be born to thee,
and they will slay seven of thy children's children in the
latter days; and the seven good ears of corn which thou didst
see in the second dream, are those princes against whom seven
other less powerful princes will fight and destroy them in the
latter days, and avenge thy children's cause, and the government
will again return to thy seed.
24 And the king heard all the words of the wise men of Egypt and
their interpretation of his dreams, and none of them pleased the
king.
25 And the king knew in his wisdom that they did not altogether
speak correctly in all these words, for this was from the Lord
to frustrate the words of the wise men of Egypt, in order that
Joseph might go forth from the house of confinement, and in
order that he should become great in Egypt.
26 And the king saw that none amongst all the wise men and
magicians of Egypt spoke correctly to him, and the king's wrath
was kindled, and his anger burned within him.
27 And the king commanded that all the wise men and magicians
should go out from before him, and they all went out from before
the king with shame and disgrace.
28 And the king commanded that a proclamation be sent throughout
Egypt to slay all the magicians that were in Egypt, and not one
of them should be suffered to live.
29 And the captains of the guards belonging to the king rose up,
and each man drew his sword, and they began to smite the
magicians of Egypt, and the wise men.
30 And after this Merod, chief butler to the king, came and
bowed down before the king and sat before him.
31 And the butler said unto the king, May the king live forever,
and his government be exalted in the land.
32 Thou wast angry with thy servant in those days, now two years
past, and didst place me in the ward, and I was for some time in
the ward, I and the chief of the bakers.
33 And there was with us a Hebrew servant belonging to the
captain of the guard, his name was Joseph, for his master had
been angry with him and placed him in the house of confinement,
and he attended us there.
34 And in some time after when we were in the ward, we dreamed
dreams in one night, I and the chief of the bakers; we dreamed,
each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
35 And we came in the morning and told them to that servant, and
he interpreted to us our dreams, to each man according to his
dream, did he correctly interpret.
36 And it came to pass as he interpreted to us, so was the
event; there fell not to the ground any of his words.
37 And now therefore my lord and king do not slay the people of
Egypt for naught; behold that slave is still confined in the
house by the captain of the guard his master, in the house of
confinement.
38 If it pleaseth the king let him send for him that he may come
before thee and he will make known to thee, the correct
interpretation of the dream which thou didst dream.
39 And the king heard the words of the chief butler, and the
king ordered that the wise men of Egypt should not be slain.
40 And the king ordered his servants to bring Joseph before him,
and the king said unto them, Go to him and do not terrify him
lest he be confused and will not know to speak properly.
41 And the servants of the king went to Joseph, and they brought
him hastily out of the dungeon, and the king's servants shaved
him, and he changed his prison garment and he came before the
king.
42 And the king was sitting upon his royal throne in a princely
dress girt around with a golden ephod, and the fine gold which
was upon it sparkled, and the carbuncle and the ruby and the
emerald, together with all the precious stones that were upon
the king's head, dazzled the eye, and Joseph wondered greatly at
the king.
43 And the throne upon which the king sat was covered with gold
and silver, and with onyx stones, and it had seventy steps.
44 And it was their custom throughout the land of Egypt, that
every man who came to speak to the king, if he was a prince or
one that was estimable in the sight of the king, he ascended to
the king's throne as far as the thirty-first step, and the king
would descend to the thirty-sixth step, and speak with him.
45 If he was one of the common people, he ascended to the third
step, and the king would descend to the fourth and speak to him,
and their custom was, moreover, that any man who understood to
speak in all the seventy languages, he ascended the seventy
steps, and went up and spoke till he reached the king.
46 And any man who could not complete the seventy, he ascended
as many steps as the languages which he knew to speak in.
47 And it was customary in those days in Egypt that no one
should reign over them, but who understood to speak in the
seventy languages.
48 And when Joseph came before the king he bowed down to the
ground before the king, and he ascended to the third step, and
the king sat upon the fourth step and spoke with Joseph.
49 And the king said unto Joseph, I dreamed a dream, and there
is no interpreter to interpret it properly, and I commanded this
day that all the magicians of Egypt and the wise men thereof,
should come before me, and I related my dreams to them, and no
one has properly interpreted them to me.
50 And after this I this day heard concerning thee, that thou
art a wise man, and canst correctly interpret every dream that
thou hearest.
51 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, Let Pharaoh relate his
dreams that he dreamed; surely the interpretations belong to
God; and Pharaoh related his dreams to Joseph, the dream of the
kine, and the dream of the ears of corn, and the king left off
speaking.
52 And Joseph was then clothed with the spirit of God before the
king, and he knew all the things that would befall the king from
that day forward, and he knew the proper interpretation of the
king's dream, and he spoke before the king.
53 And Joseph found favor in the sight of the king, and the king
inclined his ears and his heart, and he heard all the words of
Joseph. And Joseph said unto the king, Do not imagine that they
are two dreams, for it is only one dream, for that which God has
chosen to do throughout the land he has shown to the king in his
dream, and this is the proper interpretation of thy dream:
54 The seven good kine and ears of corn are seven years, and the
seven bad kine and ears of corn are also seven years; it is one
dream.
55 Behold the seven years that are coming there will be a great
plenty throughout the land, and after that the seven years of
famine will follow them, a very grievous famine; and all the
plenty will be forgotten from the land, and the famine will
consume the inhabitants of the land.
56 The king dreamed one dream, and the dream was therefore
repeated unto Pharaoh because the thing is established by God,
and God will shortly bring it to pass.
57 Now therefore I will give thee counsel and deliver thy soul
and the souls of the inhabitants of the land from the evil of
the famine, that thou seek throughout thy kingdom for a man very
discreet and wise, who knoweth all the affairs of government,
and appoint him to superintend over the land of Egypt.
58 And let the man whom thou placest over Egypt appoint officers
under him, that they gather in all the food of the good years
that are coming, and let them lay up corn and deposit it in thy
appointed stores.
59 And let them keep that food for the seven years of famine,
that it may be found for thee and thy people and thy whole land,
and that thou and thy land be not cut off by the famine.
60 Let all the inhabitants of the land be also ordered that they
gather in, every man the produce of his field, of all sorts of
food, during the seven good years, and that they place it in
their stores, that it may be found for them in the days of the
famine and that they may live upon it.
61 This is the proper interpretation of thy dream, and this is
the counsel given to save thy soul and the souls of all thy
subjects.
62 And the king answered and said unto Joseph, Who sayeth and
who knoweth that thy words are correct? And he said unto the
king, This shall be a sign for thee respecting all my words,
that they are true and that my advice is good for thee.
63 Behold thy wife sitteth this day upon the stool of delivery,
and she will bear thee a son and thou wilt rejoice with him;
when thy child shall have gone forth from his mother's womb, thy
first born son that has been born these two years back shall
die, and thou wilt be comforted in the child that will be born
unto thee this day.
64 And Joseph finished speaking these words to the king, and he
bowed down to the king and he went out, and when Joseph had gone
out from the king's presence, those signs which Joseph had
spoken unto the king came to pass on that day.
65 And the queen bare a son on that day and the king heard the
glad tidings about his son, and he rejoiced, and when the
reporter had gone forth from the king's presence, the king's
servants found the first born son of the king fallen dead upon
the ground.
66 And there was great lamentation and noise in the king's
house, and the king heard it, and he said, What is the noise and
lamentation that I have heard in the house? and they told the
king that his first born son had died; then the king knew that
all Joseph's words that he had spoken were correct, and the king
was consoled for his son by the child that was born to him on
that day as Joseph had spoken.
#Post#: 16176--------------------------------------------------
Re: THE BOOK OF JASHER
DIR By: patrick jane
Date: August 13, 2020, 9:50 am
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Book of Jasher, Chapter 49
1 After these things the king sent and assembled all his
officers and servants, and all the princes and nobles belonging
to the king, and they all came before the king.
2 And the king said unto them, Behold you have seen and heard
all the words of this Hebrew man, and all the signs which he
declared would come to pass, and not any of his words have
fallen to the ground.
3 You know that he has given a proper interpretation of the
dream, and it will surely come to pass, now therefore take
counsel, and know what you will do and how the land will be
delivered from the famine.
4 Seek now and see whether the like can be found, in whose heart
there is wisdom and knowledge, and I will appoint him over the
land.
5 For you have heard what the Hebrew man has advised concerning
this to save the land therewith from the famine, and I know that
the land will not be delivered from the famine but with the
advice of the Hebrew man, him that advised me.
6 And they all answered the king and said, The counsel which the
Hebrew has given concerning this is good; now therefore, our
lord and king, behold the whole land is in thy hand, do that
which seemeth good in thy sight.
7 Him whom thou chooses, and whom thou in thy wisdom knowest to
be wise and capable of delivering the land with his wisdom, him
shall the king appoint to be under him over the land.
8 And the king said to all the officers: I have thought that
since God has made known to the Hebrew man all that he has
spoken, there is none so discreet and wise in the whole land as
he is; if it seem good in your sight I will place him over the
land, for he will save the land with his wisdom.
9 And all the officers answered the king and said, But surely it
is written in the laws of Egypt, and it should not be violated,
that no man shall reign over Egypt, nor be the second to the
king, but one who has knowledge in all the languages of the sons
of men.
10 Now therefore our lord and king, behold this Hebrew man can
only speak the Hebrew language, and how then can he be over us
the second under government, a man who not even knoweth our
language?
11 Now we pray thee send for him, and let him come before thee,
and prove him in all things, and do as thou see fit.
12 And the king said, It shall be done tomorrow, and the thing
that you have spoken is good; and all the officers came on that
day before the king.
13 And on that night the Lord sent one of his ministering
angels, and he came into the land of Egypt unto Joseph, and the
angel of the Lord stood over Joseph, and behold Joseph was lying
in the bed at night in his master's house in the dungeon, for
his master had put him back into the dungeon on account of his
wife.
14 And the angel roused him from his sleep, and Joseph rose up
and stood upon his legs, and behold the angel of the Lord was
standing opposite to him; and the angel of the Lord spoke with
Joseph, and he taught him all the languages of man in that
night, and he called his name Jehoseph.
15 And the angel of the Lord went from him, and Joseph returned
and lay upon his bed, and Joseph was astonished at the vision
which he saw.
16 And it came to pass in the morning that the king sent for all
his officers and servants, and they all came and sat before the
king, and the king ordered Joseph to be brought, and the king's
servants went and brought Joseph before Pharaoh.
17 And the king came forth and ascended the steps of the throne,
and Joseph spoke unto the king in all languages, and Joseph went
up to him and spoke unto the king until he arrived before the
king in the seventieth step, and he sat before the king.
18 And the king greatly rejoiced on account of Joseph, and all
the king's officers rejoiced greatly with the king when they
heard all the words of Joseph.
19 And the thing seemed good in the sight of the king and the
officers, to appoint Joseph to be second to the king over the
whole land of Egypt, and the king spoke to Joseph, saying,
20 Now thou didst give me counsel to appoint a wise man over the
land of Egypt, in order with his wisdom to save the land from
the famine; now therefore, since God has made all this known to
thee, and all the words which thou hast spoken, there is not
throughout the land a discreet and wise man like unto thee.
21 And thy name no more shall be called Joseph, but Zaphnath
Paaneah shall be thy name; thou shalt be second to me, and
according to thy word shall be all the affairs of my government,
and at thy word shall my people go out and come in.
22 Also from under thy hand shall my servants and officers
receive their salary which is given to them monthly, and to thee
shall all the people of the land bow down; only in my throne
will I be greater than thou.
23 And the king took off his ring from his hand and put it upon
the hand of Joseph, and the king dressed Joseph in a princely
garment, and he put a golden crown upon his head, and he put a
golden chain upon his neck.
24 And the king commanded his servants, and they made him ride
in the second chariot belonging to the king, that went opposite
to the king's chariot, and he caused him to ride upon a great
and strong horse from the king's horses, and to be conducted
through the streets of the land of Egypt.
25 And the king commanded that all those that played upon
timbrels, harps and other musical instruments should go forth
with Joseph; one thousand timbrels, one thousand mecholoth, and
one thousand nebalim went after him.
26 And five thousand men, with drawn swords glittering in their
hands, and they went marching and playing before Joseph, and
twenty thousand of the great men of the king girt with girdles
of skin covered with gold, marched at the right hand of Joseph,
and twenty thousand at his left, and all the women and damsels
went upon the roofs or stood in the streets playing and
rejoicing at Joseph, and gazed at the appearance of Joseph and
at his beauty.
27 And the king's people went before him and behind him,
perfuming the road with frankincense and with cassia, and with
all sorts of fine perfume, and scattered myrrh and aloes along
the road, and twenty men proclaimed these words before him
throughout the land in a loud voice:
28 Do you see this man whom the king has chosen to be his
second? all the affairs of government shall be regulated by him,
and he that transgresses his orders, or that does not bow down
before him to the ground, shall die, for he rebels against the
king and his second.
29 And when the heralds had ceased proclaiming, all the people
of Egypt bowed down to the ground before Joseph and said, May
the king live, also may his second live; and all the inhabitants
of Egypt bowed down along the road, and when the heralds
approached them, they bowed down, and they rejoiced with all
sorts of timbrels, mechol and nebal before Joseph.
30 And Joseph upon his horse lifted up his eyes to heaven, and
called out and said, He raiseth the poor man from the dust, He
lifteth up the needy from the dunghill. O Lord of Hosts, happy
is the man who trusteth in thee.
31 And Joseph passed throughout the land of Egypt with Pharaoh's
servants and officers, and they showed him the whole land of
Egypt and all the king's treasures.
32 And Joseph returned and came on that day before Pharaoh, and
the king gave unto Joseph a possession in the land of Egypt, a
possession of fields and vineyards, and the king gave unto
Joseph three thousand talents of silver and one thousand talents
of gold, and onyx stones and bdellium and many gifts.
33 And on the next day the king commanded all the people of
Egypt to bring unto Joseph offerings and gifts, and that he that
violated the command of the king should die; and they made a
high place in the street of the city, and they spread out
garments there, and whoever brought anything to Joseph put it
into the high place.
34 And all the people of Egypt cast something into the high
place, one man a golden ear-ring, and the other rings and
ear-rings, and different vessels of gold and silver work, and
onyx stones and bdellium did he cast upon the high place; every
one gave something of what he possessed.
35 And Joseph took all these and placed them in his treasuries,
and all the officers and nobles belonging to the king exalted
Joseph, and they gave him many gifts, seeing that the king had
chosen him to be his second.
36 And the king sent to Potiphera, the son of Ahiram priest of
On, and he took his young daughter Osnath and gave her unto
Joseph for a wife.
37 And the damsel was very comely, a virgin, one whom man had
not known, and Joseph took her for a wife; and the king said
unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and beside thee none shall dare to
lift up his hand or his foot to regulate my people throughout
the land of Egypt.
38 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh,
and Joseph went out from before the king, and he became the
king's second in Egypt.
39 And the king gave Joseph a hundred servants to attend him in
his house, and Joseph also sent and purchased many servants and
they remained in the house of Joseph.
40 Joseph then built for himself a very magnificent house like
unto the houses of kings, before the court of the king's palace,
and he made in the house a large temple, very elegant in
appearance and convenient for his residence; three years was
Joseph in erecting his house.
41 And Joseph made unto himself a very elegant throne of
abundance of gold and silver, and he covered it with onyx stones
and bdellium, and he made upon it the likeness of the whole land
of Egypt, and the likeness of the river of Egypt that watereth
the whole land of Egypt; and Joseph sat securely upon his throne
in his house and the Lord increased Joseph's wisdom.
42 And all the inhabitants of Egypt and Pharaoh's servants and
his princes loved Joseph exceedingly, for this thing was from
the Lord to Joseph.
43 And Joseph had an army that made war, going out in hosts and
troops to the number of forty thousand six hundred men, capable
of bearing arms to assist the king and Joseph against the enemy,
besides the king's officers and his servants and inhabitants of
Egypt without number.
44 And Joseph gave unto his mighty men, and to all his host,
shields and javelins, and caps and coats of mail and stones for
slinging.
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Re: THE BOOK OF JASHER
DIR By: patrick jane
Date: August 13, 2020, 9:51 am
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Book of Jasher, Chapter 50
1 At that time the children of Tarshish came against the sons of
Ishmael, and made war with them, and the children of Tarshish
spoiled the Ishmaelites for a long time.
2 And the children of Ishmael were small in number in those
days, and they could not prevail over the children of Tarshish,
and they were sorely oppressed.
3 And the old men of the Ishmaelites sent a record to the king
of Egypt, saying, Send I pray thee unto thy servants officers
and hosts to help us to fight against the children of Tarshish,
for we have been consuming away for a long time.
4 And Pharaoh sent Joseph with the mighty men and host which
were with him, and also his mighty men from the king's house.
5 And they went to the land of Havilah to the children of
Ishmael, to assist them against the children of Tarshish, and
the children of Ishmael fought with the children of Tarshish,
and Joseph smote the Tarshishites and he subdued all their land,
and the children of Ishmael dwell therein unto this day.
6 And when the land of Tarshish was subdued, all the
Tarshishites ran away, and came on the border of their brethren
the children of Javan, and Joseph with all his mighty men and
host returned to Egypt, not one man of them missing.
7 And at the revolution of the year, in the second year of
Joseph's reigning over Egypt, the Lord gave great plenty
throughout the land for seven years as Joseph had spoken, for
the Lord blessed all the produce of the earth in those days for
seven years, and they ate and were greatly satisfied.
8 And Joseph at that time had officers under him, and they
collected all the food of the good years, and heaped corn year
by year, and they placed it in the treasuries of Joseph.
9 And at any time when they gathered the food Joseph commanded
that they should bring the corn in the ears, and also bring with
it some of the soil of the field, that it should not spoil.
10 And Joseph did according to this year by year, and he heaped
up corn like the sand of the sea for abundance, for his stores
were immense and could not be numbered for abundance.
11 And also all the inhabitants of Egypt gathered all sorts of
food in their stores in great abundance during the seven good
years, but they did not do unto it as Joseph did.
12 And all the food which Joseph and the Egyptians had gathered
during the seven years of plenty, was secured for the land in
stores for the seven years of famine, for the support of the
whole land.
13 And the inhabitants of Egypt filled each man his store and
his concealed place with corn, to be for support during the
famine.
14 And Joseph placed all the food that he had gathered in all
the cities of Egypt, and he closed all the stores and placed
sentinels over them.
15 And Joseph's wife Osnath the daughter of Potiphera bare him
two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, and Joseph was thirty-four years
old when he begat them.
16 And the lads grew up and they went in his ways and in his
instructions, they did not deviate from the way which their
father taught them, either to the right or left.
17 And the Lord was with the lads, and they grew up and had
understanding and skill in all wisdom and in all the affairs of
government, and all the king's officers and his great men of the
inhabitants of Egypt exalted the lads, and they were brought up
amongst the king's children.
18 And the seven years of plenty that were throughout the land
were at an end, and the seven years of famine came after them as
Joseph had spoken, and the famine was throughout the land.
19 And all the people of Egypt saw that the famine had commenced
in the land of Egypt, and all the people of Egypt opened their
stores of corn for the famine prevailed over them.
20 And they found all the food that was in their stores, full of
vermin and not fit to eat, and the famine prevailed throughout
the land, and all the inhabitants of Egypt came and cried before
Pharaoh, for the famine was heavy upon them.
21 And they said unto Pharaoh, Give food unto thy servants, and
wherefore shall we die through hunger before thy eyes, even we
and our little ones?
22 And Pharaoh answered them, saying, And wherefore do you cry
unto me? did not Joseph command that the corn should be laid up
during the seven years of plenty for the years of famine? and
wherefore did you not hearken to his voice?
23 And the people of Egypt answered the king, saying, As thy
soul liveth, our lord, thy servants have done all that Joseph
ordered, for thy servants also gathered in all the produce of
their fields during the seven years of plenty and laid it in the
stores unto this day.
24 And when the famine prevailed over thy servants we opened our
stores, and behold all our produce was filled with vermin and
was not fit for food.
25 And when the king heard all that had befallen the inhabitants
of Egypt, the king was greatly afraid on account of the famine,
and he was much terrified; and the king answered the people of
Egypt, saying, Since all this has happened unto you, go unto
Joseph, do whatever he shall say unto you, transgress not his
commands.
26 And all the people of Egypt went forth and came unto Joseph,
and said unto him, Give unto us food, and wherefore shall we die
before thee through hunger? for we gathered in our produce
during the seven years as thou didst command, and we put it in
store, and thus has it befallen us.
27 And when Joseph heard all the words of the people of Egypt
and what had befallen them, Joseph opened all his stores of the
produce and he sold it unto the people of Egypt.
28 And the famine prevailed throughout the land, and the famine
was in all countries, but in the land of Egypt there was produce
for sale.
29 And all the inhabitants of Egypt came unto Joseph to buy
corn, for the famine prevailed over them, and all their corn was
spoiled, and Joseph daily sold it to all the people of Egypt.
30 And all the inhabitants of the land of Canaan and the
Philistines, and those beyond the Jordan, and the children of
the east and all the cities of the lands far and nigh heard that
there was corn in Egypt, and they all came to Egypt to buy corn,
for the famine prevailed over them.
31 And Joseph opened the stores of corn and placed officers over
them, and they daily stood and sold to all that came.
32 And Joseph knew that his brethren also would come to Egypt to
buy corn, for the famine prevailed throughout the earth. And
Joseph commanded all his people that they should cause it to be
proclaimed throughout the land of Egypt, saying,
33 It is the pleasure of the king, of his second and of their
great men, that any person who wishes to buy corn in Egypt shall
not send his servants to Egypt to purchase, but his sons, and
also any Egyptian or Canaanite, who shall come from any of the
stores from buying corn in Egypt, and shall go and sell it
throughout the land, he shall die, for no one shall buy but for
the support of his household.
34 And any man leading two or three beasts shall die, for a man
shall only lead his own beast.
35 And Joseph placed sentinels at the gates of Egypt, and
commanded them, saying, Any person who may come to buy corn,
suffer him not to enter until his name, and the name of his
father, and the name of his father's father be written down, and
whatever is written by day, send their names unto me in the
evening that I may know their names.
36 And Joseph placed officers throughout the land of Egypt, and
he commanded them to do all these things.
37 And Joseph did all these things, and made these statutes, in
order that he might know when his brethren should come to Egypt
to buy corn; and Joseph's people caused it daily to be
proclaimed in Egypt according to these words and statutes which
Joseph had commanded.
38 And all the inhabitants of the east and west country, and of
all the earth, heard of the statutes and regulations which
Joseph had enacted in Egypt, and the inhabitants of the extreme
parts of the earth came and they bought corn in Egypt day after
day, and then went away.
39 And all the officers of Egypt did as Joseph had commanded,
and all that came to Egypt to buy corn, the gate keepers would
write their names, and their fathers' names, and daily bring
them in the evening before Joseph.
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Book of Jasher, Chapter 51
1 And Jacob afterward heard that there was corn in Egypt, and he
called unto his sons to go to Egypt to buy corn, for upon them
also did the famine prevail, and he called unto his sons,
saying,
2 Behold I hear that there is corn in Egypt, and all the people
of the earth go there to purchase, now therefore why will you
show yourselves satisfied before the whole earth? go you also
down to Egypt and buy us a little corn amongst those that come
there, that we may not die.
3 And the sons of Jacob hearkened to the voice of their father,
and they rose up to go down to Egypt in order to buy corn
amongst the rest that came there.
4 And Jacob their father commanded them, saying, When you come
into the city do not enter together in one gate, on account of
the inhabitants of the land.
5 And the sons of Jacob went forth and they went to Egypt, and
the sons of Jacob did all as their father had commanded them,
and Jacob did not send Benjamin, for he said, Lest an accident
might befall him on the road like his brother; and ten of
Jacob's sons went forth.
6 And whilst the sons of Jacob were going on the road, they
repented of what they had done to Joseph, and they spoke to each
other, saying, We know that our brother Joseph went down to
Egypt, and now we will seek him where we go, and if we find him
we will take him from his master for a ransom, and if not, by
force, and we will die for him.
7 And the sons of Jacob agreed to this thing and strengthened
themselves on account of Joseph, to deliver him from the hand of
his master, and the sons of Jacob went to Egypt; and when they
came near to Egypt they separated from each other, and they came
through ten gates of Egypt, and the gate keepers wrote their
names on that day, and brought them to Joseph in the evening.
8 And Joseph read the names from the hand of the gate-keepers of
the city, and he found that his brethren had entered at the ten
gates of the city, and Joseph at that time commanded that it
should be proclaimed throughout the land of Egypt, saying,
9 Go forth all ye store guards, close all the corn stores and
let only one remain open, that those who come may purchase from
it.
10 And all the officers of Joseph did so at that time, and they
closed all the stores and left only one open.
11 And Joseph gave the written names of his brethren to him that
was set over the open store, and he said unto him, Whosoever
shall come to thee to buy corn, ask his name, and when men of
these names shall come before thee, seize them and send them,
and they did so.
12 And when the sons of Jacob came into the city, they joined
together in the city to seek Joseph before they bought
themselves corn.
13 And they went to the walls of the harlots, and they sought
Joseph in the walls of the harlots for three days, for they
thought that Joseph would come in the walls of the harlots, for
Joseph was very comely and well favored, and the sons of Jacob
sought Joseph for three days, and they could not find him.
14 And the man who was set over the open store sought for those
names which Joseph had given him, and he did not find them.
15 And he sent to Joseph, saying, These three days have passed,
and those men whose names thou didst give unto me have not come;
and Joseph sent servants to seek the men in all Egypt, and to
bring them before Joseph.
16 And Joseph's servants went and came into Egypt and could not
find them, and went to Goshen and they were not there, and then
went to the city of Rameses and could not find them.
17 And Joseph continued to send sixteen servants to seek his
brothers, and they went and spread themselves in the four
corners of the city, and four of the servants went into the
house of the harlots, and they found the ten men there seeking
their brother.
18 And those four men took them and brought them before him, and
they bowed down to him to the ground, and Joseph was sitting
upon his throne in his temple, clothed with princely garments,
and upon his head was a large crown of gold, and all the mighty
men were sitting around him.
19 And the sons of Jacob saw Joseph, and his figure and
comeliness and dignity of countenance seemed wonderful in their
eyes, and they again bowed down to him to the ground.
20 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but they knew
him not, for Joseph was very great in their eyes, therefore they
knew him not.
21 And Joseph spoke to them, saying, From whence come ye? and
they all answered and said, Thy servants have come from the land
of Canaan to buy corn, for the famine prevails throughout the
earth, and thy servants heard that there was corn in Egypt, so
they have come amongst the other comers to buy corn for their
support.
22 And Joseph answered them, saying, If you have come to
purchase as you say, why do you come through ten gates of the
city? it can only be that you have come to spy through the land.
23 And they all together answered Joseph, and said, Not so my
lord, we are right, thy servants are not spies, but we have come
to buy corn, for thy servants are all brothers, the sons of one
man in the land of Canaan, and our father commanded us, saying,
When you come to the city do not enter together at one gate on
account of the inhabitants of the land.
24 And Joseph again answered them and said, That is the thing
which I spoke unto you, you have come to spy through the land,
therefore you all came through ten gates of the city; you have
come to see the nakedness of the land.
25 Surely every one that cometh to buy corn goeth his way, and
you are already three days in the land, and what do you do in
the walls of harlots in which you have been for these three
days? surely spies do like unto these things.
26 And they said unto Joseph, Far be it from our lord to speak
thus, for we are twelve brothers, the sons of our father Jacob,
in the land of Canaan, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the
Hebrew, and behold the youngest is with our father this day in
the land of Canaan, and one is not, for he was lost from us, and
we thought perhaps he might be in this land, so we are seeking
him throughout the land, and have come even to the houses of
harlots to seek him there.
27 And Joseph said unto them, And have you then sought him
throughout the earth, that there only remained Egypt for you to
seek him in? And what also should your brother do in the houses
of harlots, although he were in Egypt? have you not said, That
you are from the sons of Isaac, the son of Abraham, and what
shall the sons of Jacob do then in the houses of harlots?
28 And they said unto him, Because we heard that Ishmaelites
stole him from us, and it was told unto us that they sold him in
Egypt, and thy servant, our brother, is very comely and well
favored, so we thought he would surely be in the houses of
harlots, therefore thy servants went there to seek him and give
ransom for him.
29 And Joseph still answered them, saying, Surely you speak
falsely and utter lies, to say of yourselves that you are the
sons of Abraham; as Pharaoh liveth you are spies, therefore have
you come to the houses of harlots that you should not be known.
30 And Joseph said unto them, And now if you find him, and his
master requireth of you a great price, will you give it for him?
and they said, It shall be given.
31 And he said unto them, And if his master will not consent to
part with him for a great price, what will you do unto him on
his account? and they answered him, saying, If he will not give
him unto us we will slay him, and take our brother and go away.
32 And Joseph said unto them, That is the thing which I have
spoken to you; you are spies, for you are come to slay the
inhabitants of the land, for we heard that two of your brethren
smote all the inhabitants of Shechem, in the land of Canaan, on
account of your sister, and you now come to do the like in Egypt
on account of your brother.
33 Only hereby shall I know that you are true men; if you will
send home one from amongst you to fetch your youngest brother
from your father, and to bring him here unto me, and by doing
this thing I will know that you are right.
34 And Joseph called to seventy of his mighty men, and he said
unto them, Take these men and bring them into the ward.
35 And the mighty men took the ten men, they laid hold of them
and put them into the ward, and they were in the ward three
days.
36 And on the third day Joseph had them brought out of the ward,
and he said unto them, Do this for yourselves if you be true
men, so that you may live, one of your brethren shall be
confined in the ward whilst you go and take home the corn for
your household to the land of Canaan, and fetch your youngest
brother, and bring him here unto me, that I may know that you
are true men when you do this thing.
37 And Joseph went out from them and came into the chamber, and
wept a great weeping, for his pity was excited for them, and he
washed his face, and returned to them again, and he took Simeon
from them and ordered him to be bound, but Simeon was not
willing to be done so, for he was a very powerful man and they
could not bind him.
38 And Joseph called unto his mighty men and seventy valiant men
came before him with drawn swords in their hands, and the sons
of Jacob were terrified at them.
39 And Joseph said unto them, Seize this man and confine him in
prison until his brethren come to him, and Joseph's valiant men
hastened and they all laid hold of Simeon to bind him, and
Simeon gave a loud and terrible shriek and the cry was heard at
a distance.
40 And all the valiant men of Joseph were terrified at the sound
of the shriek, that they fell upon their faces, and they were
greatly afraid and fled.
41 And all the men that were with Joseph fled, for they were
greatly afraid of their lives, and only Joseph and Manasseh his
son remained there, and Manassah the son of Joseph saw the
strength of Simeon, and he was exceedingly wroth.
42 And Manassah the son of Joseph rose up to Simeon, and
Manassah smote Simeon a heavy blow with his fist against the
back of his neck, and Simeon was stilled of his rage.
43 And Manassah laid hold of Simeon and he seized him violently
and he bound him and brought him into the house of confinement,
and all the sons of Jacob were astonished at the act of the
youth.
44 And Simeon said unto his brethren, None of you must say that
this is the smiting of an Egyptian, but it is the smiting of the
house of my father.
45 And after this Joseph ordered him to be called who was set
over the storehouse, to fill their sacks with corn as much as
they could carry, and to restore every man's money into his
sack, and to give them provision for the road, and thus did he
unto them.
46 And Joseph commanded them, saying, Take heed lest you
transgress my orders to bring your brother as I have told you,
and it shall be when you bring your brother hither unto me, then
will I know that you are true men, and you shall traffic in the
land, and I will restore unto you your brother, and you shall
return in peace to your father.
47 And they all answered and said, According as our lord
speaketh so will we do, and they bowed down to him to the
ground.
48 And every man lifted his corn upon his ass, and they went out
to go to the land of Canaan to their father; and they came to
the inn and Levi spread his sack to give provender to his ass,
when he saw and behold his money in full weight was still in his
sack.
49 And the man was greatly afraid, and he said unto his
brethren, My money is restored, and lo, it is even in my sack,
and the men were greatly afraid, and they said, What is this
that God hath done unto us?
50 And they all said, And where is the Lord's kindness with our
fathers, with Abraham, Isaac, end Jacob, that the Lord has this
day delivered us into the hands of the king of Egypt to contrive
against us?
51 And Judah said unto them, Surely we are guilty sinners before
the Lord our God in having sold our brother, our own flesh, and
wherefore do you say, Where is the Lord's kindness with our
fathers?
52 And Reuben said unto them, Said I not unto you, do not sin
against the lad, and you would not listen to me? now God
requireth him from us, and how dare you say, Where is the Lord's
kindness with our fathers, whilst you have sinned unto the Lord?
53 And they tarried over night in that place, and they rose up
early in the morning and laded their asses with their corn, and
they led them and went on and came to their father's house in
the land of Canaan.
54 And Jacob and his household went out to meet his sons, and
Jacob saw and behold their brother Simeon was not with them, and
Jacob said unto his sons, Where is your brother Simeon, whom I
do not see? and his sons told him all that had befallen them in
Egypt.
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Book of Jasher, Chapter 52
1 And they entered their house, and every man opened his sack
and they saw and behold every man's bundle of money was there,
at which they and their father were greatly terrified.
2 And Jacob said unto them, What is this that you have done to
me? I sent your brother Joseph to inquire after your welfare and
you said unto me. A wild beast did devour him.
3 And Simeon went with you to buy food and you say the king of
Egypt hath confined him in prison, and you wish to take Benjamin
to cause his death also, and bring down my grey hairs with
sorrow to the grave on account of Benjamin and his brother
Joseph.
4 Now therefore my son shall not go down with you, for his
brother is dead and he is left alone, and mischief may befall
him by the way in which you go, as it befell his brother.
5 And Reuben said unto his father, Thou shalt slay my two sons
if I do not bring thy son and place him before thee; and Jacob
said unto his sons, Abide ye here and do not go down to Egypt,
for my son shall not go down with you to Egypt, nor die like his
brother.
6 And Judah said unto them, refrain ye from him until the corn
is finished, and he will then say, Take down your brother, when
he will find his own life and the life of his household in
danger from the famine.
7 And in those days the famine was sore throughout the land, and
all the people of the earth went and came to Egypt to buy food,
for the famine prevailed greatly amongst them, and the sons of
Jacob remained in Canaan a year and two months until their corn
was finished.
8 And it came to pass after their corn was finished, the whole
household of Jacob was pinched with hunger, and all the infants
of the sons of Jacob came together and they approached Jacob,
and they all surrounded him, and they said unto him, Give unto
us bread, and wherefore shall we all perish through hunger in
thy presence?
9 Jacob heard the words of his son's children, and he wept a
great weeping, and his pity was roused for them, and Jacob
called unto his sons and they all came and sat before him.
10 And Jacob said unto them, And have you not seen how your
children have been weeping over me this day, saying, Give unto
us bread, and there is none? now therefore return and buy for us
a little food.
11 And Judah answered and said unto his father, If thou wilt
send our brother with us we will go down and buy corn for thee,
and if thou wilt not send him then we will not go down, for
surely the king of Egypt particularly enjoined us, saying, You
shall not see my face unless your brother be with you, for the
king of Egypt is a strong and mighty king, and behold if we
shall go to him without our brother we shall all be put to
death.
12 Dost thou not know and hast thou not heard that this king is
very powerful and wise, and there is not like unto him in all
the earth? behold we have seen all the kings of the earth and we
have not seen one like that king, the king of Egypt; surely
amongst all the kings of the earth there is none greater than
Abimelech king of the Philistines, yet the king of Egypt is
greater and mightier than he, and Abimelech can only be compared
to one of his officers.
13 Father, thou hast not seen his palace and his throne, and all
his servants standing before him; thou hast not seen that king
upon his throne in his pomp and royal appearance, dressed in his
kingly robes with a large golden crown upon his head; thou hast
not seen the honor and glory which God has given unto him, for
there is not like unto him in all the earth.
14 Father, thou hast not seen the wisdom, the understanding and
the knowledge which God has given in his heart, nor heard his
sweet voice when he spake unto us.
15 We know not, father, who made him acquainted with our names
and all that befell us, yet he asked also after thee, saying, Is
your father still living, and is it well with him?
16 Thou hast not seen the affairs of the government of Egypt
regulated by him, without inquiring of Pharaoh his lord; thou
hast not seen the awe and fear which he impressed upon all the
Egyptians.
17 And also when we went from him, we threatened to do unto
Egypt like unto the rest of the cities of the Amorites, and we
were exceedingly wroth against all his words which he spoke
concerning us as spies, and now when we shall again come before
him his terror will fall upon us all, and not one of us will be
able to speak to him either a little or a great thing.
18 Now therefore father, send we pray thee the lad with us, and
we will go down and buy thee food for our support, and not die
through hunger. And Jacob said, Why have you dealt so ill with
me to tell the king you had a brother? what is this thing that
you have done unto me?
19 And Judah said unto Jacob his father, Give the lad into my
care and we will rise up and go down to Egypt and buy corn, and
then return, and it shall be when we return if the lad be not
with us, then let me bear thy blame forever.
20 Hast thou seen all our infants weeping over thee through
hunger and there is no power in thy hand to satisfy them? now
let thy pity be roused for them and send our brother with us and
we will go.
21 For how will the Lord's kindness to our ancestors be
manifested to thee when thou sayest that the king of Egypt will
take away thy son? as the Lord liveth I will not leave him until
I bring him and place him before thee; but pray for us unto the
Lord, that he may deal kindly with us, to cause us to be
received favorably and kindly before the king of Egypt and his
men, for had we not delayed surely now we had returned a second
time with thy son.
22 And Jacob said unto his sons, I trust in the Lord God that he
may deliver you and give you favor in the sight of the king of
Egypt, and in the sight of all his men.
23 Now therefore rise up and go to the man, and take for him in
your hands a present from what can be obtained in the land and
bring it before him, and may the Almighty God give you mercy
before him that he may send Benjamin and Simeon your brethren
with you.
24 And all the men rose up, and they took their brother
Benjamin, and they took in their hands a large present of the
best of the land, and they also took a double portion of silver.
25 And Jacob strictly commanded his sons concerning Benjamin,
Saying, Take heed of him in the way in which you are going, and
do not separate yourselves from him in the road, neither in
Egypt.
26 And Jacob rose up from his sons and spread forth his hands
and he prayed unto the Lord on account of his sons, saying, O
Lord God of heaven and earth, remember thy covenant with our
father Abraham, remember it with my father Isaac and deal kindly
with my sons and deliver them not into the hands of the king of
Egypt; do it I pray thee O God for the sake of thy mercies and
redeem all my children and rescue them from Egyptian power, and
send them their two brothers.
27 And all the wives of the sons of Jacob and their children
lifted up their eyes to heaven and they all wept before the
Lord, and cried unto him to deliver their fathers from the hand
of the king of Egypt.
28 And Jacob wrote a record to the king of Egypt and gave it
into the hand of Judah and into the hands of his sons for the
king of Egypt, saying,
29 From thy servant Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham the
Hebrew, the prince of God, to the powerful and wise king, the
revealer of secrets, king of Egypt, greeting.
30 Be it known to my lord the king of Egypt, the famine was sore
upon us in the land of Canaan, and I sent my sons to thee to buy
us a little food from thee for our support.
31 For my sons surrounded me and I being very old cannot see
with my eyes, for my eyes have become very heavy through age, as
well as with daily weeping for my son, for Joseph who was lost
from before me, and I commanded my sons that they should not
enter the gates of the city when they came to Egypt, on account
of the inhabitants of the land.
32 And I also commanded them to go about Egypt to seek for my
son Joseph, perhaps they might find him there, and they did so,
and thou didst consider them as spies of the land.
33 Have we not heard concerning thee that thou didst interpret
Pharaoh's dream and didst speak truly unto him? how then dost
thou not know in thy wisdom whether my sons are spies or not?
34 Now therefore, my lord and king, behold I have sent my son
before thee, as thou didst speak unto my sons; I beseech thee to
put thy eyes upon him until he is returned to me in peace with
his brethren.
35 For dost thou not know, or hast thou not heard that which our
God did unto Pharaoh when he took my mother Sarah, and what he
did unto Abimelech king of the Philistines on account of her,
and also what our father Abraham did unto the nine kings of
Elam, how he smote them all with a few men that were with him?
36 And also what my two sons Simeon and Levi did unto the eight
cities of the Amorites, how they destroyed them on account of
their sister Dinah?
37 And also on account of their brother Benjamin they consoled
themselves for the loss of his brother Joseph; what will they
then do for him when they see the hand of any people prevailing
over them, for his sake?
38 Dost thou not know, O king of Egypt, that the power of God is
with us, and that also God ever heareth our prayers and
forsaketh us not all the days?
39 And when my sons told me of thy dealings with them, I called
not unto the Lord on account of thee, for then thou wouldst have
perished with thy men before my son Benjamin came before thee,
but I thought that as Simeon my son was in thy house, perhaps
thou mightest deal kindly with him, therefore I did not this
thing unto thee.
40 Now therefore behold Benjamin my son cometh unto thee with my
sons, take heed of him and put thy eyes upon him, and then will
God place his eyes over thee and throughout thy kingdom.
41 Now I have told thee all that is in my heart, and behold my
sons are coming to thee with their brother, examine the face of
the whole earth for their sake and send them back in peace with
their brethren.
42 And Jacob gave the record to his sons into the care of Judah
to give it unto the king of Egypt.
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Book of Jasher, Chapter 53
1 And the sons of Jacob rose up and took Benjamin and the whole
of the presents, and they went and came to Egypt and they stood
before Joseph.
2 And Joseph beheld his brother Benjamin with them and he
saluted them, and these men came to Joseph's house.
3 And Joseph commanded the superintendent of his house to give
to his brethren to eat, and he did so unto them.
4 And at noon time Joseph sent for the men to come before him
with Benjamin, and the men told the superintendent of Joseph's
house concerning the silver that was returned in their sacks,
and he said unto them, It will be well with you, fear not, and
he brought their brother Simeon unto them.
5 And Simeon said unto his brethren, The lord of the Egyptians
has acted very kindly unto me, he did not keep me bound, as you
saw with your eyes, for when you went out from the city he let
me free and dealt kindly with me in his house.
6 And Judah took Benjamin by the hand, and they came before
Joseph, and they bowed down to him to the ground.
7 And the men gave the present unto Joseph and they all sat
before him, and Joseph said unto them, Is it well with you, is
it well with your children, is it well with your aged father?
and they said, It is well, and Judah took the record which Jacob
had sent and gave it into the hand of Joseph.
8 And Joseph read the letter and knew his father's writing, and
he wished to weep and he went into an inner room and he wept a
great weeping; and he went out.
9 And he lifted up his eyes and beheld his brother Benjamin, and
he said, Is this your brother of whom you spoke unto me? And
Benjamin approached Joseph, and Joseph placed his hand upon his
head and he said unto him, May God be gracious unto thee my son.
10 And when Joseph saw his brother, the son of his mother, he
again wished to weep, and he entered the chamber, and he wept
there, and he washed his face, and went out and refrained from
weeping, and he said, Prepare food.
11 And Joseph had a cup from which he drank, and it was of
silver beautifully inlaid with onyx stones and bdellium, and
Joseph struck the cup in the sight of his brethren whilst they
were sitting to eat with him.
12 And Joseph said unto the men, I know by this cup that Reuben
the first born, Simeon and Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun
are children from one mother, seat yourselves to eat according
to your births.
13 And he also placed the others according to their births, and
he said, I know that this your youngest brother has no brother,
and I, like him, have no brother, he shall therefore sit down to
eat with me.
14 And Benjamin went up before Joseph and sat upon the throne,
and the men beheld the acts of Joseph, and they were astonished
at them; and the men ate and drank at that time with Joseph, and
he then gave presents unto them, and Joseph gave one gift unto
Benjamin, and Manasseh and Ephraim saw the acts of their father,
and they also gave presents unto him, and Osnath gave him one
present, and they were five presents in the hand of Benjamin.
15 And Joseph brought them out wine to drink, and they would not
drink, and they said, From the day on which Joseph was lost we
have not drunk wine, nor eaten any delicacies.
16 And Joseph swore unto them, and he pressed them hard, and
they drank plentifully with him on that day, and Joseph
afterward turned to his brother Benjamin to speak with him, and
Benjamin was still sitting upon the throne before Joseph.
17 And Joseph said unto him, Hast thou begotten any children?
and he said, Thy servant has ten sons, and these are their
names, Bela, Becher, Ashbal, Gera, Naaman, Achi, Rosh, Mupim,
Chupim, and Ord, and I called their names after my brother whom
I have not seen.
18 And he ordered them to bring before him his map of the stars,
whereby Joseph knew all the times, and Joseph said unto
Benjamin, I have heard that the Hebrews are acquainted with all
wisdom, dost thou know anything of this?
19 And Benjamin said, Thy servant is knowing also in all the
wisdom which my father taught me, and Joseph said unto Benjamin,
Look now at this instrument and understand where thy brother
Joseph is in Egypt, who you said went down to Egypt.
20 And Benjamin beheld that instrument with the map of the stars
of heaven, and he was wise and looked therein to know where his
brother was, and Benjamin divided the whole land of Egypt into
four divisions, and he found that he who was sitting upon the
throne before him was his brother Joseph, and Benjamin wondered
greatly, and when Joseph saw that his brother Benjamin was so
much astonished, he said unto Benjamin, What hast thou seen, and
why art thou astonished?
21 And Benjamin said unto Joseph, I can see by this that Joseph
my brother sitteth here with me upon the throne, and Joseph said
unto him, I am Joseph thy brother, reveal not this thing unto
thy brethren; behold I will send thee with them when they go
away, and I will command them to be brought back again into the
city, and I will take thee away from them.
22 And if they dare their lives and fight for thee, then shall I
know that they have repented of what they did unto me, and I
will make myself known to them, and if they forsake thee when I
take thee, then shalt thou remain with me, and I will wrangle
with them, and they shall go away, and I will not become known
to them.
23 At that time Joseph commanded his officer to fill their sacks
with food, and to put each man's money into his sack, and to put
the cup in the sack of Benjamin, and to give them provision for
the road, and they did so unto them.
24 And on the next day the men rose up early in the morning, and
they loaded their asses with their corn, and they went forth
with Benjamin, and they went to the land of Canaan with their
brother Benjamin.
25 They had not gone far from Egypt when Joseph commanded him
that was set over his house, saying, Rise, pursue these men
before they get too far from Egypt, and say unto them, Why have
you stolen my master's cup?
26 And Joseph's officer rose up and he reached them, and he
spoke unto them all the words of Joseph; and when they heard
this thing they became exceedingly wroth, and they said, He with
whom thy master's cup shall be found shall die, and we will also
become slaves.
27 And they hastened and each man brought down his sack from his
ass, and they looked in their bags and the cup was found in
Benjamin's bag, and they all tore their garments and they
returned to the city, and they smote Benjamin in the road,
continually smiting him until he came into the city, and they
stood before Joseph.
28 And Judah's anger was kindled, and he said, This man has only
brought me back to destroy Egypt this day.
29 And the men came to Joseph's house, and they found Joseph
sitting upon his throne, and all the mighty men standing at his
right and left.
30 And Joseph said unto them, What is this act that you have
done, that you took away my silver cup and went away? but I know
that you took my cup in order to know thereby in what part of
the land your brother was.
31 And Judah said, What shall we say to our lord, what shall we
speak and how shall we justify ourselves, God has this day found
the iniquity of all thy servants, therefore has he done this
thing to us this day.
32 And Joseph rose up and caught hold of Benjamin and took him
from his brethren with violence, and he came to the house and
locked the door at them, and Joseph commanded him that was set
over his house that he should say unto them, Thus saith the
king, Go in peace to your father, behold I have taken the man in
whose hand my cup was found.
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DIR By: patrick jane
Date: August 13, 2020, 9:54 am
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Book of Jasher, Chapter 54
1 And when Judah saw the dealings of Joseph with them, Judah
approached him and broke open the door, and came with his
brethren before Joseph.
2 And Judah said unto Joseph, Let it not seem grievous in the
sight of my lord, may thy servant I pray thee speak a word
before thee? and Joseph said unto him, Speak.
3 And Judah spoke before Joseph, and his brethren were there
standing before them; and Judah said unto Joseph, Surely when we
first came to our lord to buy food, thou didst consider us as
spies of the land, and we brought Benjamin before thee, and thou
still makest sport of us this day.
4 Now therefore let the king hear my words, and send I pray thee
our brother that he may go along with us to our father, lest thy
soul perish this day with all the souls of the inhabitants of
Egypt.
5 Dost thou not know what two of my brethren, Simeon and Levi,
did unto the city of Shechem, and unto seven cities of the
Amorites, on account of our sister Dinah, and also what they
would do for the sake of their brother Benjamin?
6 And I with my strength, who am greater and mightier than both
of them, come this day upon thee and thy land if thou art
unwilling to send our brother.
7 Hast thou not heard what our God who made choice of us did
unto Pharaoh on account of Sarah our mother, whom he took away
from our father, that he smote him and his household with heavy
plagues, that even unto this day the Egyptians relate this
wonder to each other? so will our God do unto thee on account of
Benjamin whom thou hast this day taken from his father, and on
account of the evils which thou this day heapest over us in thy
land; for our God will remember his covenant with our father
Abraham and bring evil upon thee, because thou hast grieved the
soul of our father this day.
8 Now therefore hear my words that I have this day spoken unto
thee, and send our brother that he may go away lest thou and the
people of thy land die by the sword, for you cannot all prevail
over me.
9 And Joseph answered Judah, saying, Why hast thou opened wide
thy mouth and why dost thou boast over us, saying, Strength is
with thee? as Pharaoh liveth, if I command all my valiant men to
fight with you, surely thou and these thy brethren would sink in
the mire.
10 And Judah said unto Joseph, Surely it becometh thee and thy
people to fear me; as the Lord liveth if I once draw my sword I
shall not sheathe it again until I shall this day have slain all
Egypt, and I will commence with thee and finish with Pharaoh thy
master.
11 And Joseph answered and said unto him, Surely strength
belongeth not alone to thee; I am stronger and mightier than
thou, surely if thou drawest thy sword I will put it to thy neck
and the necks of all thy brethren.
12 And Judah said unto him, Surely if I this day open my mouth
against thee I would swallow thee up that thou be destroyed from
off the earth and perish this day from thy kingdom. And Joseph
said, Surely if thou openest thy mouth I have power and might to
close thy mouth with a stone until thou shalt not be able to
utter a word; see how many stones are before us, truly I can
take a stone, and force it into thy mouth and break thy jaws.
13 And Judah said, God is witness between us, that we have not
hitherto desired to battle with thee, only give us our brother
and we will go from thee; and Joseph answered and said, As
Pharaoh liveth, if all the kings of Canaan came together with
you, you should not take him from my hand.
14 Now therefore go your way to your father, and your brother
shall be unto me for a slave, for he has robbed the king's
house. And Judah said, What is it to thee or to the character of
the king, surely the king sendeth forth from his house,
throughout the land, silver and gold either in gifts or
expenses, and thou still talkest about thy cup which thou didst
place in our brother's bag and sayest that he has stolen it from
thee?
15 God forbid that our brother Benjamin or any of the seed of
Abraham should do this thing to steal from thee, or from any one
else, whether king, prince, or any man.
16 Now therefore cease this accusation lest the whole earth hear
thy words, saying, For a little silver the king of Egypt
wrangled with the men, and he accused them and took their
brother for a slave.
17 And Joseph answered and said, Take unto you this cup and go
from me and leave your brother for a slave, for it is the
judgment of a thief to be a slave.
18 And Judah said, Why art thou not ashamed of thy words, to
leave our brother and to take thy cup? Surely if thou givest us
thy cup, or a thousand times as much, we will not leave our
brother for the silver which is found in the hand of any man,
that we will not die over him.
19 And Joseph answered, And why did you forsake your brother and
sell him for twenty pieces of silver unto this day, and why then
will you not do the same to this your brother?
20 And Judah said, the Lord is witness between me and thee that
we desire not thy battles; now therefore give us our brother and
we will go from thee without quarreling.
21 And Joseph answered and said, If all the kings of the land
should assemble they will not be able to take your brother from
my hand; and Judah said, What shall we say unto our father, when
he seeth that our brother cometh not with us, and will grieve
over him?
22 And Joseph answered and said, This is the thing which you
shall tell unto your father, saying, The rope has gone after the
bucket.
23 And Judah said, Surely thou art a king, and why speakest thou
these things, giving a false judgment? woe unto the king who is
like unto thee.
24 And Joseph answered and said, There is no false judgment in
the word that I spoke on account of your brother Joseph, for all
of you sold him to the Midianites for twenty pieces of silver,
and you all denied it to your father and said unto him, An evil
beast has devoured him, Joseph has been torn to pieces.
25 And Judah said, Behold the fire of Shem burneth in my heart,
now I will burn all your land with fire; and Joseph answered and
said, Surely thy sister-in-law Tamar, who killed your sons,
extinguished the fire of Shechem.
26 And Judah said, If I pluck out a single hair from my flesh, I
will fill all Egypt with its blood.
27 And Joseph answered and said, Such is your custom to do as
you did to your brother whom you sold, and you dipped his coat
in blood and brought it to your father in order that he might
say an evil beast devoured him and here is his blood.
28 And when Judah heard this thing he was exceedingly wroth and
his anger burned within him, and there was before him in that
place a stone, the weight of which was about four hundred
shekels, and Judah's anger was kindled and he took the stone in
one hand and cast it to the heavens and caught it with his left
hand.
29 And he placed it afterward under his legs, and he sat upon it
with all his strength and the stone was turned into dust from
the force of Judah.
30 And Joseph saw the act of Judah and he was very much afraid,
but he commanded Manassah his son and he also did with another
stone like unto the act of Judah, and Judah said unto his
brethren, Let not any of you say, this man is an Egyptian, but
by his doing this thing he is of our father's family.
31 And Joseph said, Not to you only is strength given, for we
are also powerful men, and why will you boast over us all? and
Judah said unto Joseph, Send I pray thee our brother and ruin
not thy country this day.
32 And Joseph answered and said unto them, Go and tell your
father, an evil beast hath devoured him as you said concerning
your brother Joseph.
33 And Judah spoke to his brother Naphtali, and he said unto
him, Make haste, go now and number all the streets of Egypt and
come and tell me; and Simeon said unto him, Let not this thing
be a trouble to thee; now I will go to the mount and take up one
large stone from the mount and level it at every one in Egypt,
and kill all that are in it.
34 And Joseph heard all these words that his brethren spoke
before him, and they did not know that Joseph understood them,
for they imagined that he knew not to speak Hebrew.
35 And Joseph was greatly afraid at the words of his brethren
lest they should destroy Egypt, and he commanded his son
Manasseh, saying, Go now make haste and gather unto me all the
inhabitants of Egypt, and all the valiant men together, and let
them come to me now upon horseback and on foot and with all
sorts of musical instruments, and Manasseh went and did so.
36 And Naphtali went as Judah had commanded him, for Naphtali
was lightfooted as one of the swift stags, and he would go upon
the ears of corn and they would not break under him.
37 And he went and numbered all the streets of Egypt, and found
them to be twelve, and he came hastily and told Judah, and Judah
said unto his brethren, Hasten you and put on every man his
sword upon his loins and we will come over Egypt, and smite them
all, and let not a remnant remain.
38 And Judah said, Behold, I will destroy three of the streets
with my strength, and you shall each destroy one street; and
when Judah was speaking this thing, behold the inhabitants of
Egypt and all the mighty men came toward them with all sorts of
musical instruments and with loud shouting.
39 And their number was five hundred cavalry and ten thousand
infantry, and four hundred men who could fight without sword or
spear, only with their hands and strength.
40 And all the mighty men came with great storming and shouting,
and they all surrounded the sons of Jacob and terrified them,
and the ground quaked at the sound of their shouting.
41 And when the sons of Jacob saw these troops they were greatly
afraid of their lives, and Joseph did so in order to terrify the
sons of Jacob to become tranquilized.
42 And Judah, seeing some of his brethren terrified, said unto
them, Why are you afraid whilst the grace of God is with us? and
when Judah saw all the people of Egypt surrounding them at the
command of Joseph to terrify them, only Joseph commanded them,
saying, Do not touch any of them.
43 Then Judah hastened and drew his sword, and uttered a loud
and bitter scream, and he smote with his sword, and he sprang
upon the ground and he still continued to shout against all the
people.
44 And when he did this thing the Lord caused the terror of
Judah and his brethren to fall upon the valiant men and all the
people that surrounded them.
45 And they all fled at the sound of the shouting, and they were
terrified and fell one upon the other, and many of them died as
they fell, and they all fled from before Judah and his brethren
and from before Joseph.
46 And whilst they were fleeing, Judah and his brethren pursued
them unto the house of Pharaoh, and they all escaped, and Judah
again sat before Joseph and roared at him like a lion, and gave
a great and tremendous shriek at him.
47 And the shriek was heard at a distance, and all the
inhabitants of Succoth heard it, and all Egypt quaked at the
sound of the shriek, and also the walls of Egypt and of the land
of Goshen fell in from the shaking of the earth, and Pharaoh
also fell from his throne upon the ground, and also all the
pregnant women of Egypt and Goshen miscarried when they heard
the noise of the shaking, for they were terribly afraid.
48 And Pharaoh sent word, saying, What is this thing that has
this day happened in the land of Egypt? and they came and told
him all the things from beginning to end, and Pharaoh was
alarmed and he wondered and was greatly afraid.
49 And his fright increased when he heard all these things, and
he sent unto Joseph, saying, Thou hast brought unto me the
Hebrews to destroy all Egypt; what wilt thou do with that
thievish slave? send him away and let him go with his brethren,
and let us not perish through their evil, even we, you and all
Egypt.
50 And if thou desirest not to do this thing, cast off from thee
all my valuable things, and go with them to their land, if thou
delightest in it, for they will this day destroy my whole
country and slay all my people; even all the women of Egypt have
miscarried through their screams; see what they have done merely
by their shouting and speaking, moreover if they fight with the
sword, they will destroy the land; now therefore choose that
which thou desirest, whether me or the Hebrews, whether Egypt or
the land of the Hebrews.
51 And they came and told Joseph all the words of Pharaoh that
he had said concerning him, and Joseph was greatly afraid at the
words of Pharaoh and Judah and his brethren were still standing
before Joseph indignant and enraged, and all the sons of Jacob
roared at Joseph, like the roaring of the sea and its waves.
52 And Joseph was greatly afraid of his brethren and on account
of Pharaoh, and Joseph sought a pretext to make himself known
unto his brethren, lest they should destroy all Egypt.
53 And Joseph commanded his son Manasseh, and Manasseh went and
approached Judah, and placed his hand upon his shoulder, and the
anger of Judah was stilled.
54 And Judah said unto his brethren, Let no one of you say that
this is the act of an Egyptian youth for this is the work of my
father's house.
55 And Joseph seeing and knowing that Judah's anger was stilled,
he approached to speak unto Judah in the language of mildness.
56 And Joseph said unto Judah, Surely you speak truth and have
this day verified your assertions concerning your strength, and
may your God who delighteth in you, increase your welfare; but
tell me truly why from amongst all thy brethren dost thou
wrangle with me on account of the lad, as none of them have
spoken one word to me concerning him.
57 And Judah answered Joseph, saying, Surely thou must know that
I was security for the lad to his father, saying, If I brought
him not unto him I should bear his blame forever.
58 Therefore have I approached thee from amongst all my
brethren, for I saw that thou wast unwilling to suffer him to go
from thee; now therefore may I find grace in thy sight that thou
shalt send him to go with us, and behold I will remain as a
substitute for him, to serve thee in whatever thou desirest, for
wheresoever thou shalt send me I will go to serve thee with
great energy.
59 Send me now to a mighty king who has rebelled against thee,
and thou shalt know what I will do unto him and unto his land;
although he may have cavalry and infantry or an exceeding mighty
people, I will slay them all and bring the king's head before
thee.
60 Dost thou not know or hast thou not heard that our father
Abraham with his servant Eliezer smote all the kings of Elam
with their hosts in one night, they left not one remaining? and
ever since that day our father's strength was given unto us for
an inheritance, for us and our seed forever.
61 And Joseph answered and said, You speak truth, and falsehood
is not in your mouth, for it was also told unto us that the
Hebrews have power and that the Lord their God delighteth much
in them, and who then can stand before them?
62 However, on this condition will I send your brother, if you
will bring before me his brother the son of his mother, of whom
you said that he had gone from you down to Egypt; and it shall
come to pass when you bring unto me his brother I will take him
in his stead, because not one of you was security for him to
your father, and when he shall come unto me, I will then send
with you his brother for whom you have been security.
63 And Judah's anger was kindled against Joseph when he spoke
this thing, and his eyes dropped blood with anger, and he said
unto his brethren, How doth this man this day seek his own
destruction and that of all Egypt!
64 And Simeon answered Joseph, saying, Did we not tell thee at
first that we knew not the particular spot to which he went, and
whether he be dead or alive, and wherefore speaketh my lord like
unto these things?
65 And Joseph observing the countenance of Judah discerned that
his anger began to kindle when he spoke unto him, saying, Bring
unto me your other brother instead of this brother.
66 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Surely you said that your
brother was either dead or lost, now if I should call him this
day and he should come before you, would you give him unto me
instead of his brother?
67 And Joseph began to speak and call out, Joseph, Joseph, come
this day before me, and appear to thy brethren and sit before
them.
68 And when Joseph spoke this thing before them, they looked
each a different way to see from whence Joseph would come before
them.
69 And Joseph observed all their acts, and said unto them, Why
do you look here and there? I am Joseph whom you sold to Egypt,
now therefore let it not grieve you that you sold me, for as a
support during the famine did God send me before you.
70 And his brethren were terrified at him when they heard the
words of Joseph, and Judah was exceedingly terrified at him.
71 And when Benjamin heard the words of Joseph he was before
them in the inner part of the house, and Benjamin ran unto
Joseph his brother, and embraced him and fell upon his neck, and
they wept.
72 And when Joseph's brethren saw that Benjamin had fallen upon
his brother's neck and wept with him, they also fell upon Joseph
and embraced him, and they wept a great weeping with Joseph.
73 And the voice was heard in the house of Joseph that they were
Joseph's brethren, and it pleased Pharaoh exceedingly, for he
was afraid of them lest they should destroy Egypt.
74 And Pharaoh sent his servants unto Joseph to congratulate him
concerning his brethren who had come to him, and all the
captains of the armies and troops that were in Egypt came to
rejoice with Joseph, and all Egypt rejoiced greatly about
Joseph's brethren.
75 And Pharaoh sent his servants to Joseph, saying, Tell thy
brethren to fetch all belonging to them and let them come unto
me, and I will place them in the best part of the land of Egypt,
and they did so.
76 And Joseph commanded him that was set over his house to bring
out to his brethren gifts and garments, and he brought out to
them many garments being robes of royalty and many gifts, and
Joseph divided them amongst his brethren.
77 And he gave unto each of his brethren a change of garments of
gold and silver, and three hundred pieces of silver, and Joseph
commanded them all to be dressed in these garments, and to be
brought before Pharaoh.
78 And Pharaoh seeing that all Joseph's brethren were valiant
men, and of beautiful appearance, he greatly rejoiced.
79 And they afterward went out from the presence of Pharaoh to
go to the land of Canaan, to their father, and their brother
Benjamin was with them.
80 And Joseph rose up and gave unto them eleven chariots from
Pharaoh, and Joseph gave unto them his chariot, upon which he
rode on the day of his being crowned in Egypt, to fetch his
father to Egypt; and Joseph sent to all his brothers' children,
garments according to their numbers, and a hundred pieces of
silver to each of them, and he also sent garments to the wives
of his brethren from the garments of the king's wives, and he
sent them.
81 And he gave unto each of his brethren ten men to go with them
to the land of Canaan to serve them, to serve their children and
all belonging to them in coming to Egypt.
82 And Joseph sent by the hand of his brother Benjamin ten suits
of garments for his ten sons, a portion above the rest of the
children of the sons of Jacob.
83 And he sent to each fifty pieces of silver, and ten chariots
on the account of Pharaoh, and he sent to his father ten asses
laden with all the luxuries of Egypt, and ten she asses laden
with corn and bread and nourishment for his father, and to all
that were with him as provisions for the road.
84 And he sent to his sister Dinah garments of silver and gold,
and frankincense and myrrh, and aloes and women's ornaments in
great plenty, and he sent the same from the wives of Pharaoh to
the wives of Benjamin.
85 And he gave unto all his brethren, also to their wives, all
sorts of onyx stones and bdellium, and from all the valuable
things amongst the great people of Egypt, nothing of all the
costly things was left but what Joseph sent of to his father's
household.
86 And he sent his brethren away, and they went, and he sent his
brother Benjamin with them.
87 And Joseph went out with them to accompany them on the road
unto the borders of Egypt, and he commanded them concerning his
father and his household, to come to Egypt.
88 And he said unto them, Do not quarrel on the road, for this
thing was from the Lord to keep a great people from starvation,
for there will be yet five years of famine in the land.
89 And he commanded them, saying, When you come unto the land of
Canaan, do not come suddenly before my father in this affair,
but act in your wisdom.
90 And Joseph ceased to command them, and he turned and went
back to Egypt, and the sons of Jacob went to the land of Canaan
with joy and cheerfulness to their father Jacob.
91 And they came unto the borders of the land, and they said to
each other, What shall we do in this matter before our father,
for if we come suddenly to him and tell him the matter, he will
be greatly alarmed at our words and will not believe us.
92 And they went along until they came nigh unto their houses,
and they found Serach, the daughter of Asher, going forth to
meet them, and the damsel was very good and subtle, and knew how
to play upon the harp.
93 And they called unto her and she came before them, and she
kissed them, and they took her and gave unto her a harp, saying,
Go now before our father, and sit before him, and strike upon
the harp, and speak these words.
94 And they commanded her to go to their house, and she took the
harp and hastened before them, and she came and sat near Jacob.
95 And she played well and sang, and uttered in the sweetness of
her words, Joseph my uncle is living, and he ruleth throughout
the land of Egypt, and is not dead.
96 And she continued to repeat and utter these words, and Jacob
heard her words and they were agreeable to him.
97 He listened whilst she repeated them twice and thrice, and
joy entered the heart of Jacob at the sweetness of her words,
and the spirit of God was upon him, and he knew all her words to
be true.
98 And Jacob blessed Serach when she spoke these words before
him, and he said unto her, My daughter, may death never prevail
over thee, for thou hast revived my spirit; only speak yet
before me as thou hast spoken, for thou hast gladdened me with
all thy words.
99 And she continued to sing these words, and Jacob listened and
it pleased him, and he rejoiced, and the spirit of God was upon
him.
100 Whilst he was yet speaking with her, behold his sons came to
him with horses and chariots and royal garments and servants
running before them.
101 And Jacob rose up to meet them, and saw his sons dressed in
royal garments and he saw all the treasures that Joseph had sent
to them.
102 And they said unto him, Be informed that our brother Joseph
is living, and it is he who ruleth throughout the land of Egypt,
and it is he who spoke unto us as we told thee.
103 And Jacob heard all the words of his sons, and his heart
palpitated at their words, for he could not believe them until
he saw all that Joseph had given them and what he had sent him,
and all the signs which Joseph had spoken unto them.
104 And they opened out before him, and showed him all that
Joseph had sent, they gave unto each what Joseph had sent him,
and he knew that they had spoken the truth, and he rejoiced
exceedingly an account of his son.
105 And Jacob said, It is enough for me that my son Joseph is
still living, I will go and see him before I die.
106 And his sons told him all that had befallen them, and Jacob
said, I will go down to Egypt to see my son and his offspring.
107 And Jacob rose up and put on the garments which Joseph had
sent him, and after he had washed, and shaved his hair, he put
upon his head the turban which Joseph had sent him.
108 And all the people of Jacob's house and their wives put on
the garments which Joseph had sent to them, and they greatly
rejoiced at Joseph that he was still living and that he was
ruling in Egypt,
109 And all the inhabitants of Canaan heard of this thing, and
they came and rejoiced much with Jacob that he was still living.
110 And Jacob made a feast for them for three days, and all the
kings of Canaan and nobles of the land ate and drank and
rejoiced in the house of Jacob.
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DIR By: patrick jane
Date: August 13, 2020, 9:55 am
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Book of Jasher, Chapter 55
1 And it came to pass after this that Jacob said, I will go and
see my son in Egypt and will then come back to the land of
Canaan of which God had spoken unto Abraham, for I cannot leave
the land of my birth-place.
2 Behold the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, Go down to
Egypt with all thy household and remain there, fear not to go
down to Egypt for I will there make thee a great nation.
3 And Jacob said within himself, I will go and see my son
whether the fear of his God is yet in his heart amidst all the
inhabitants of Egypt.
4 And the Lord said unto Jacob, Fear not about Joseph, for he
still retaineth his integrity to serve me, as will seem good in
thy sight, and Jacob rejoiced exceedingly concerning his son.
5 At that time Jacob commanded his sons and household to go to
Egypt according to the word of the Lord unto him, and Jacob rose
up with his sons and all his household, and he went out from the
land of Canaan from Beersheba, with joy and gladness of heart,
and they went to the land of Egypt.
6 And it came to pass when they came near Egypt, Jacob sent
Judah before him to Joseph that he might show him a situation in
Egypt, and Judah did according to the word of his father, and he
hastened and ran and came to Joseph, and they assigned for them
a place in the land of Goshen for all his household, and Judah
returned and came along the road to his father.
7 And Joseph harnessed the chariot, and he assembled all his
mighty men and his servants and all the officers of Egypt in
order to go and meet his father Jacob, and Joseph's mandate was
proclaimed in Egypt, saying, All that do not go to meet Jacob
shall die.
8 And on the next day Joseph went forth with all Egypt a great
and mighty host, all dressed in garments of fine linen and
purple and with instruments of silver and gold and with their
instruments of war with them.
9 And they all went to meet Jacob with all sorts of musical
instruments, with drums and timbrels, strewing myrrh and aloes
all along the road, and they all went after this fashion, and
the earth shook at their shouting.
10 And all the women of Egypt went upon the roofs of Egypt and
upon the walls to meet Jacob, and upon the head of Joseph was
Pharaoh's regal crown, for Pharaoh had sent it unto him to put
on at the time of his going to meet his father.
11 And when Joseph came within fifty cubits of his father, he
alighted from the chariot and he walked toward his father, and
when all the officers of Egypt and her nobles saw that Joseph
had gone on foot toward his father, they also alighted and
walked on foot toward Jacob.
12 And when Jacob approached the camp of Joseph, Jacob observed
the camp that was coming toward him with Joseph, and it
gratified him and Jacob was astonished at it.
13 And Jacob said unto Judah, Who is that man whom I see in the
camp of Egypt dressed in kingly robes with a very red garment
upon him and a royal crown upon his head, who has alighted from
his chariot and is coming toward us? and Judah answered his
father, saying, He is thy son Joseph the king; and Jacob
rejoiced in seeing the glory of his son.
14 And Joseph came nigh unto his father and he bowed to his
father, and all the men of the camp bowed to the ground with him
before Jacob.
15 And behold Jacob ran and hastened to his son Joseph and fell
upon his neck and kissed him, and they wept, and Joseph also
embraced his father and kissed him, and they wept and all the
people of Egypt wept with them.
16 And Jacob said unto Joseph, Now I will die cheerfully after I
have seen thy face, that thou art still living and with glory.
17 And the sons of Jacob and their wives and their children and
their servants, and all the household of Jacob wept exceedingly
with Joseph, and they kissed him and wept greatly with him.
18 And Joseph and all his people returned afterward home to
Egypt, and Jacob and his sons and all the children of his
household came with Joseph to Egypt, and Joseph placed them in
the best part of Egypt, in the land of Goshen.
19 And Joseph said unto his father and unto his brethren, I will
go up and tell Pharaoh, saying, My brethren and my father's
household and all belonging to them have come unto me, and
behold they are in the land of Goshen.
20 And Joseph did so and took from his brethren Reuben, Issachar
Zebulun and his brother Benjamin and he placed them before
Pharaoh.
21 And Joseph spoke unto Pharaoh, saying, My brethren and my
father's household and all belonging to them, together with
their flocks and cattle have come unto me from the land of
Canaan, to sojourn in Egypt; for the famine was sore upon them.
22 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Place thy father and brethren
in the best part of the land, withhold not from them all that is
good, and cause them to eat of the fat of the land.
23 And Joseph answered, saying, Behold I have stationed them in
the land of Goshen, for they are shepherds, therefore let them
remain in Goshen to feed their flocks apart from the Egyptians.
24 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Do with thy brethren all that
they shall say unto thee; and the sons of Jacob bowed down to
Pharaoh, and they went forth from him in peace, and Joseph
afterward brought his father before Pharaoh.
25 And Jacob came and bowed down to Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed
Pharaoh, and he then went out; and Jacob and all his sons, and
all his household dwelt in the land of Goshen.
26 In the second year, that is in the hundred and thirtieth year
of the life of Jacob, Joseph maintained his father and his
brethren, and all his father's household, with bread according
to their little ones, all the days of the famine; they lacked
nothing.
27 And Joseph gave unto them the best part of the whole land;
the best of Egypt had they all the days of Joseph; and Joseph
also gave unto them and unto the whole of his father's
household, clothes and garments year by year; and the sons of
Jacob remained securely in Egypt all the days of their brother.
28 And Jacob always ate at Joseph's table, Jacob and his sons
did not leave Joseph's table day or night, besides what Jacob's
children consumed in their houses.
29 And all Egypt ate bread during the days of the famine from
the house of Joseph, for all the Egyptians sold all belonging to
them on account of the famine.
30 And Joseph purchased all the lands and fields of Egypt for
bread on the account of Pharaoh, and Joseph supplied all Egypt
with bread all the days of the famine, and Joseph collected all
the silver and gold that came unto him for the corn which they
bought throughout the land, and he accumulated much gold and
silver, besides an immense quantity of onyx stones, bdellium and
valuable garments which they brought unto Joseph from every part
of the land when their money was spent.
31 And Joseph took all the silver and gold that came into his
hand, about seventy two talents of gold and silver, and also
onyx stones and bdellium in great abundance, and Joseph went and
concealed them in four parts, and he concealed one part in the
wilderness near the Red sea, and one part by the river Perath,
and the third and fourth part he concealed in the desert
opposite to the wilderness of Persia and Media.
32 And he took part of the gold and silver that was left, and
gave it unto all his brothers and unto all his father's
household, and unto all the women of his father's household, and
the rest he brought to the house of Pharaoh, about twenty
talents of gold and silver.
33 And Joseph gave all the gold and silver that was left unto
Pharaoh, and Pharaoh placed it in the treasury, and the days of
the famine ceased after that in the land, and they sowed and
reaped in the whole land, and they obtained their usual quantity
year by year; they lacked nothing.
34 And Joseph dwelt securely in Egypt, and the whole land was
under his advice, and his father and all his brethren dwelt in
the land of Goshen and took possession of it.
35 And Joseph was very aged, advanced in days, and his two sons,
Ephraim and Manasseh, remained constantly in the house of Jacob,
together with the children of the sons of Jacob their brethren,
to learn the ways of the Lord and his law.
36 And Jacob and his sons dwelt in the land of Egypt in the land
of Goshen, and they took possession in it, and they were
fruitful and multiplied in it.
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DIR By: patrick jane
Date: August 13, 2020, 9:56 am
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Book of Jasher, Chapter 56
1 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the
days of Jacob, and the years of his life were a hundred and
forty seven years.
2 At that time Jacob was attacked with that illness of which he
died and he sent and called for his son Joseph from Egypt, and
Joseph his son came from Egypt and Joseph came unto his father.
3 And Jacob said unto Joseph and unto his sons, Behold I die,
and the God of your ancestors will visit you, and bring you back
to the land, which the Lord sware to give unto you and unto your
children after you, now therefore when I am dead, bury me in the
cave which is in Machpelah in Hebron in the land of Canaan, near
my ancestors.
4 And Jacob made his sons swear to bury him in Machpelah, in
Hebron, and his sons swore unto him concerning this thing.
5 And he commanded them, saying, Serve the Lord your God, for he
who delivered your fathers will also deliver you from all
trouble.
6 And Jacob said, Call all your children unto me, and all the
children of Jacob's sons came and sat before him, and Jacob
blessed them, and he said unto them, The Lord God of your
fathers shall grant you a thousand times as much and bless you,
and may he give you the blessing of your father Abraham; and all
the children of Jacob's sons went forth on that day after he had
blessed them.
7 And on the next day Jacob again called for his sons, and they
all assembled and came to him and sat before him, and Jacob on
that day blessed his sons before his death, each man did he
bless according to his blessing; behold it is written in the
book of the law of the Lord appertaining to Israel.
8 And Jacob said unto Judah, I know my son that thou art a
mighty man for thy brethren; reign over them, and thy sons shall
reign over their sons forever.
9 Only teach thy sons the bow and all the weapons of war, in
order that they may fight the battles of their brother who will
rule over his enemies.
10 And Jacob again commanded his sons on that day, saying,
Behold I shall be this day gathered unto my people; carry me up
from Egypt, and bury me in the cave of Machpelah as I have
commanded you.
11 Howbeit take heed I pray you that none of your sons carry me,
only yourselves, and this is the manner you shall do unto me,
when you carry my body to go with it to the land of Canaan to
bury me,
12 Judah, Issachar and Zebulun shall carry my bier at the
eastern side; Reuben, Simeon and Gad at the south, Ephraim,
Manasseh and Benjamin at the west, Dan, Asher and Naphtali at
the north.
13 Let not Levi carry with you, for he and his sons will carry
the ark of the covenant of the Lord with the Israelites in the
camp, neither let Joseph my son carry, for as a king so let his
glory be; howbeit, Ephraim and Manasseh shall be in their stead.
14 Thus shall you do unto me when you carry me away; do not
neglect any thing of all that I command you; and it shall come
to pass when you do this unto me, that the Lord will remember
you favorably and your children after you forever.
15 And you my sons, honor each his brother and his relative, and
command your children and your children's children after you to
serve the Lord God of your ancestors all the days.
16 In order that you may prolong your days in the land, you and
your children and your children's children for ever, when you do
what is good and upright in the sight of the Lord your God, to
go in all his ways.
17 And thou, Joseph my son, forgive I pray thee the prongs of
thy brethren and all their misdeeds in the injury that they
heaped upon thee, for God intended it for thine and thy
children's benefit.
18 And O my son leave not thy brethren to the inhabitants of
Egypt, neither hurt their feelings, for behold I consign them to
the hand of God and in thy hand to guard them from the
Egyptians; and the sons of Jacob answered their father saying,
O, our father, all that thou hast commanded us, so will we do;
may God only be with us.
19 And Jacob said unto his sons, So may God be with you when you
keep all his ways; turn not from his ways either to the right or
the left in performing what is good and upright in his sight.
20 For I know that many and grievous troubles will befall you in
the latter days in the land, yea your children and children's
children, only serve the Lord and he will save you from all
trouble.
21 And it shall come to pass when you shall go after God to
serve him and will teach your children after you, and your
children's children, to know the Lord, then will the Lord raise
up unto you and your children a servant from amongst your
children, and the Lord will deliver you through his hand from
all affliction, and bring you out of Egypt and bring you back to
the land of your fathers to inherit it securely.
22 And Jacob ceased commanding his sons, and he drew his feet
into the bed, he died and was gathered to his people.
23 And Joseph fell upon his father and he cried out and wept
over him and he kissed him, and he called out in a bitter voice,
and he said, O my father, my father.
24 And his son's wives and all his household came and fell upon
Jacob, and they wept over him, and cried in a very loud voice
concerning Jacob.
25 And all the sons of Jacob rose up together, and they tore
their garments, and they all put sackcloth upon their loins, and
they fell upon their faces, and they cast dust upon their heads
toward the heavens.
26 And the thing was told unto Osnath Joseph's wife, and she
rose up and put on a sack and she with all the Egyptian women
with her came and mourned and wept for Jacob.
27 And also all the people of Egypt who knew Jacob came all on
that day when they heard this thing, and all Egypt wept for many
days.
28 And also from the land of Canaan did the women come unto
Egypt when they heard that Jacob was dead, and they wept for him
in Egypt for seventy days.
29 And it came to pass after this that Joseph commanded his
servants the doctors to embalm his father with myrrh and
frankincense and all manner of incense and perfume, and the
doctors embalmed Jacob as Joseph had commanded them.
30 And all the people of Egypt and the elders and all the
inhabitants of the land of Goshen wept and mourned over Jacob,
and all his sons and the children of his household lamented and
mourned over their father Jacob many days.
31 And after the days of his weeping had passed away, at the end
of seventy days, Joseph said unto Pharaoh, I will go up and bury
my father in the land of Canaan as he made me swear, and then I
will return.
32 And Pharaoh sent Joseph, saying, Go up and bury thy father as
he said, and as he made thee swear; and Joseph rose up with all
his brethren to go to the land of Canaan to bury their father
Jacob as he had commanded them.
33 And Pharaoh commanded that it should be proclaimed throughout
Egypt, saying, Whoever goeth not up with Joseph and his brethren
to the land of Canaan to bury Jacob, shall die.
34 And all Egypt heard of Pharaoh's proclamation, and they all
rose up together, and all the servants of Pharaoh, and the
elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt
went up with Joseph, and all the officers and nobles of Pharaoh
went up as the servants of Joseph, and they went to bury Jacob
in the land of Canaan.
35 And the sons of Jacob carried the bier upon which he lay;
according to all that their father commanded them, so did his
sons unto him.
36 And the bier was of pure gold, and it was inlaid round about
with onyx stones and bdellium; and the covering of the bier was
gold woven work, joined with threads, and over them were hooks
of onyx stones and bdellium.
37 And Joseph placed upon the head of his father Jacob a large
golden crown, and he put a golden scepter in his hand, and they
surrounded the bier as was the custom of kings during their
lives.
38 And all the troops of Egypt went before him in this array, at
first all the mighty men of Pharaoh, and the mighty men of
Joseph, and after them the rest of the inhabitants of Egypt, and
they were all girded with swords and equipped with coats of
mail, and the trappings of war were upon them.
39 And all the weepers and mourners went at a distance opposite
to the bier, going and weeping and lamenting, and the rest of
the people went after the bier.
40 And Joseph and his household went together near the bier
barefooted and weeping, and the rest of Joseph's servants went
around him; each man had his ornaments upon him, and they were
all armed with their weapons of war.
41 And fifty of Jacob's servants went in front of the bier, and
they strewed along the road myrrh and aloes, and all manner of
perfume, and all the sons of Jacob that carried the bier walked
upon the perfumery, and the servants of Jacob went before them
strewing the perfume along the road.
42 And Joseph went up with a heavy camp, and they did after this
manner every day until they reached the land of Canaan, and they
came to the threshing floor of Atad, which was on the other side
of Jordan, and they mourned an exceeding great and heavy
mourning in that place.
43 And all the kings of Canaan heard of this thing and they all
went forth, each man from his house, thirty-one kings of Canaan,
and they all came with their men to mourn and weep over Jacob.
44 And all these kings beheld Jacob's bier, and behold Joseph's
crown was upon it, and they also put their crowns upon the bier,
and encircled it with crowns.
45 And all these kings made in that place a great and heavy
mourning with the sons of Jacob and Egypt over Jacob, for all
the kings of Canaan knew the valor of Jacob and his sons.
46 And the report reached Esau, saying, Jacob died in Egypt, and
his sons and all Egypt are conveying him to the land of Canaan
to bury him.
47 And Esau heard this thing, and he was dwelling in mount Seir,
and he rose up with his sons and all his people and all his
household, a people exceedingly great, and they came to mourn
and weep over Jacob.
48 And it came to pass, when Esau came he mourned for his
brother Jacob, and all Egypt and all Canaan again rose up and
mourned a great mourning with Esau over Jacob in that place
49 And Joseph and his brethren brought their father Jacob from
that place, and they went to Hebron to bury Jacob in the cave by
his fathers.
50 And they came unto Kireath-arba, to the cave, and as they
came Esau stood with his sons against Joseph and his brethren as
a hindrance in the cave, saying, Jacob shall not be buried
therein, for it belongeth to us and to our father.
51 And Joseph and his brethren heard the words of Esau's sons,
and they were exceedingly wroth, and Joseph approached unto
Esau, saying, What is this thing which they have spoken? surely
my father Jacob bought it from thee for great riches after the
death of Isaac, now five and twenty years ago, and also all the
land of Canaan he bought from thee and from thy sons, and thy
seed after thee.
52 And Jacob bought it for his sons and his seed after him for
an inheritance for ever, and why speakest thou these things this
day?
53 And Esau answered, saying, Thou speakest falsely and utterest
lies, for I sold not anything belonging to me in all this land,
as thou sayest, neither did my brother Jacob buy aught belonging
to me in this land.
54 And Esau spoke these things in order to deceive Joseph with
his words, for Esau knew that Joseph was not present in those
days when Esau sold all belonging to him in the land of Canaan
to Jacob.
55 And Joseph said unto Esau, Surely my father inserted these
things with thee in the record of purchase, and testified the
record with witnesses, and behold it is with us in Egypt.
56 And Esau answered, saying unto him, Bring the record, all
that thou wilt find in the record, so will we do.
57 And Joseph called unto Naphtali his brother, and he said,
Hasten quickly, stay not, and run I pray thee to Egypt and bring
all the records; the record of the purchase, the sealed record
and the open record, and also all the first records in which all
the transactions of the birth-right are written, fetch thou.
58 And thou shalt bring them unto us hither, that we may know
from them all the words of Esau and his sons which they spoke
this day.
59 And Naphtali hearkened to the voice of Joseph and he hastened
and ran to go down to Egypt, and Naphtali was lighter on foot
than any of the stags that were upon the wilderness, for he
would go upon ears of corn without crushing them.
60 And when Esau saw that Naphtali had gone to fetch the
records, he and his sons increased their resistance against the
cave, and Esau and all his people rose up against Joseph and his
brethren to battle.
61 And all the sons of Jacob and the people of Egypt fought with
Esau and his men, and the sons of Esau and his people were
smitten before the sons of Jacob, and the sons of Jacob slew of
Esau's people forty men.
62 And Chushim the son of Dan, the son of Jacob, was at that
time with Jacob's sons, but he was about a hundred cubits
distant from the place of battle, for he remained with the
children of Jacob's sons by Jacob's bier to guard it.
63 And Chushim was dumb and deaf, still he understood the voice
of consternation amongst men.
64 And he asked, saying, Why do you not bury the dead, and what
is this great consternation? and they answered him the words of
Esau and his sons; and he ran to Esau in the midst of the
battle, and he slew Esau with a sword, and he cut off his head,
and it sprang to a distance, and Esau fell amongst the people of
the battle.
65 And when Chushim did this thing the sons of Jacob prevailed
over the sons of Esau, and the sons of Jacob buried their father
Jacob by force in the cave, and the sons of Esau beheld it.
66 And Jacob was buried in Hebron, in the cave of Machpelah
which Abraham had bought from the sons of Heth for the
possession of a burial place, and he was buried in very costly
garments.
67 And no king had such honor paid him as Joseph paid unto his
father at his death, for he buried him with great honor like
unto the burial of kings.
68 And Joseph and his brethren made a mourning of seven days for
their father.
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Re: THE BOOK OF JASHER
DIR By: patrick jane
Date: August 13, 2020, 9:57 am
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Book of Jasher, Chapter 57
1 And it was after this that the sons of Esau waged war with the
sons of Jacob, and the sons of Esau fought with the sons of
Jacob in Hebron, and Esau was still lying dead, and not buried.
2 And the battle was heavy between them, and the sons of Esau
were smitten before the sons of Jacob, and the sons of Jacob
slew of the sons of Esau eighty men, and not one died of the
people of the sons of Jacob; and the hand of Joseph prevailed
over all the people of the sons of Esau, and he took Zepho, the
son of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, and fifty of his men captive,
and he bound them with chains of iron, and gave them into the
hand of his servants to bring them to Egypt.
3 And it came to pass when the sons of Jacob had taken Zepho and
his people captive, all those that remained were greatly afraid
of their lives from the house of Esau, lest they should also be
taken captive, and they all fled with Eliphaz the son of Esau
and his people, with Esau's body, and they went on their road to
Mount Seir.
4 And they came unto Mount Seir and they buried Esau in Seir,
but they had not brought his head with them to Seir, for it was
buried in that place where the battle had been in Hebron.
5 And it came to pass when the sons of Esau had fled from before
the sons of Jacob, the sons of Jacob pursued them unto the
borders of Seir, but they did not slay a single man from amongst
them when they pursued them, for Esau's body which they carried
with them excited their confusion, so they fled and the sons of
Jacob turned back from them and came up to the place where their
brethren were in Hebron, and they remained there on that day,
and on the next day until they rested from the battle.
6 And it came to pass on the third day they assembled all the
sons of Seir the Horite, and they assembled all the children of
the east, a multitude of people like the sand of the sea, and
they went and came down to Egypt to fight with Joseph and his
brethren, in order to deliver their brethren.
7 And Joseph and all the sons of Jacob heard that the sons of
Esau and the children of the east had come upon them to battle
in order to deliver their brethren.
8 And Joseph and his brethren and the strong men of Egypt went
forth and fought in the city of Rameses, and Joseph and his
brethren dealt out a tremendous blow amongst the sons of Esau
and the children of the east.
9 And they slew of them six hundred thousand men, and they slew
amongst them all the mighty men of the children of Seir the
Horite; there were only a few of them left, and they slew also a
great many of the children of the east, and of the children of
Esau; and Eliphaz the son of Esau, and the children of the east
all fled before Joseph and his brethren.
10 And Joseph and his brethren pursued them until they came unto
Succoth, and they yet slew of them in Succoth thirty men, and
the rest escaped and they fled each to his city.
11 And Joseph and his brethren and the mighty men of Egypt
turned back from them with joy and cheerfulness of heart, for
they had smitten all their enemies.
12 And Zepho the son of Eliphaz and his men were still slaves in
Egypt to the sons of Jacob, and their pains increased.
13 And when the sons of Esau and the sons of Seir returned to
their land, the sons of Seir saw that they had all fallen into
the hands of the sons of Jacob, and the people of Egypt, on
account of the battle of the sons of Esau.
14 And the sons of Seir said unto the sons of Esau, You have
seen andtherefore you know that this camp was on your account,
and not one mighty man or an adept in war remaineth.
15 Now therefore go forth from our land, go from us to the land
of Canaan to the land of the dwelling of your fathers; wherefore
shall your children inherit the effects of our children in
latter days?
16 And the children of Esau would not listen to the children of
Seir, and the children of Seir considered to make war with them.
17 And the children of Esau sent secretly to Angeas king of
Africa, the same is Dinhabah, saying,
18 Send unto us some of thy men and let them come unto us, and
we will fight together with the children of Seir the Horite, for
they have resolved to fight with us to drive us away from the
land.
19 And Angeas king of Dinhabah did so, for he was in those days
friendly to the children of Esau, and Angeas sent five hundred
valiant infantry to the children of Esau, and eight hundred
cavalry.
20 And the children of Seir sent unto the children of the east
and unto the children of Midian, saying, You have seen what the
children of Esau have done unto us, upon whose account we are
almost all destroyed, in their battle with the sons of Jacob.
21 Now therefore come unto us and assist us, and we will fight
them together, and we will drive them from the land and be
avenged of the cause of our brethren who died for their sakes in
their battle with their brethren the sons of Jacob.
22 And all the children of the east listened to the children of
Seir, and they came unto them about eight hundred men with drawn
swords, and the children of Esau fought with the children of
Seir at that time in the wilderness of Paran.
23 And the children of Seir prevailed then over the sons of
Esau, and the children of Seir slew on that day of the children
of Esau in that battle about two hundred men of the people of
Angeas king of Dinhabah.
24 And on the second day the children of Esau came again to
fight a second time with the children of Seir, and the battle
was sore upon the children of Esau this second time, and it
troubled them greatly on account of the children of Seir.
25 And when the children of Esau saw that the children of Seir
were more powerful than they were, some men of the children of
Esau turned and assisted the children of Seir their enemies.
26 And there fell yet of the people of the children of Esau in
the second battle fifty-eight men of the people at Angeas king
of Dinhabah.
27 And on the third day the children of Esau heard that some of
their brethren had turned from them to fight against them in the
second battle; and the children of Esau mourned when they heard
this thing.
28 And they said, What shall we do unto our brethren who turned
from us to assist the children of Seir our enemies? and the
children of Esau again sent to Angeas king of Dinhabah, saying,
29 Send unto us again other men that with them we may fight with
the children of Seir, for they have already twice been heavier
than we were.
30 And Angeas again sent to the children of Esau about six
hundred valiant men, and they came to assist the children of
Esau.
31 And in ten days' time the children of Esau again waged war
with the children of Seir in the wilderness of Paran, and the
battle was very severe upon the children of Seir, and the
children of Esau prevailed at this time over the children of
Seir, and the children of Seir were smitten before the children
of Esau, and the children of Esau slew from them about two
thousand men.
32 And all the mighty men of the children of Seir died in this
battle, and there only remained their young children that were
left in their cities.
33 And all Midian and the children of the east betook themselves
to flight from the battle, and they left the children of Seir
and fled when they saw that the battle was severe upon them, and
the children of Esau pursued all the children of the east until
they reached their land.
34 And the children of Esau slew yet of them about two hundred
and fifty men and from the people of the children of Esau there
fell in that battle about thirty men, but this evil came upon
them through their brethren turning from them to assist the
children of Seir the Horite, and the children of Esau again
heard of the evil doings of their brethren, and they again
mourned on account of this thing.
35 And it came to pass after the battle, the children of Esau
turned back and came home unto Seir, and the children of Esau
slew those who had remained in the land of the children of Seir;
they slew also their wives and little ones, they left not a soul
alive except fifty young lads and damsels whom they suffered to
live, and the children of Esau did not put them to death, and
the lads became their slaves, and the damsels they took for
wives.
36 And the children of Esau dwelt in Seir in the place of the
children of Seir, and they inherited their land and took
possession of it.
37 And the children of Esau took all belonging in the land to
the children of Seir, also their flocks, their bullocks and
their goods, and all belonging to the children of Seir, did the
children of Esau take, and the children of Esau dwelt in Seir in
the place of the children of Seir unto this day, and the
children of Esau divided the land into divisions to the five
sons of Esau, according to their families.
38 And it came to pass in those days, that the children of Esau
resolved to crown a king over them in the land of which they
became possessed. And they said to each other, Not so, for he
shall reign over us in our land, and we shall be under his
counsel and he shall fight our battles, against our enemies, and
they did so.
39 And all the children of Esau swore, saying, That none of
their brethren should ever reign over them, but a strange man
who is not of their brethren, for the souls of all the children
of Esau were embittered every man against his son, brother and
friend, on account of the evil they sustained from their
brethren when they fought with the children of Seir.
40 Therefore the sons of Esau swore, saying, From that day
forward they would not choose a king from their brethren, but
one from a strange land unto this day.
41 And there was a man there from the people of Angeas king of
Dinhabah; his name was Bela the son of Beor, who was a very
valiant man, beautiful and comely and wise in all wisdom, and a
man of sense and counsel; and there was none of the people of
Angeas like unto him.
42 And all the children of Esau took him and anointed him and
they crowned him for a king, and they bowed down to him, and
they said unto him, May the king live, may the king live.
43 And they spread out the sheet, and they brought him each man
earrings of gold and silver or rings or bracelets, and they made
him very rich in silver and in gold, in onyx stones and
bdellium, and they made him a royal throne, and they placed a
regal crown upon his head, and they built a palace for him and
he dwelt therein, and he became king over all the children of
Esau.
44 And the people of Angeas took their hire for their battle
from the children of Esau, and they went and returned at that
time to their master in Dinhabah.
45 And Bela reigned over the children of Esau thirty years, and
the children of Esau dwelt in the land instead of the children
of Seir, and they dwelt securely in their stead unto this day.
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