Chapter 54

Judah breaks through the Door to get to Joseph and Benjamin. He

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Judah breaks through the Door to get to Joseph and Benjamin. He
1And when Judah saw the dealings of Joseph with them, Judah approached him
2And Judah said unto Joseph, Let it not seem grievous in the sight of my
3And Judah spoke before Joseph, and his brethren were there standing before
4Now therefore let the king hear my words, and send I pray thee our brother
5Dost thou not know what two of my brethren, Simeon and Levi, did unto the
6And I with my strength, who am greater and mightier than both of them, come
7Hast thou not heard what our God who made choice of us did unto Pharaoh on
8Now therefore hear my words that I have this day spoken unto thee, and send
9And, Joseph answered Judah, saying, Why hast thou opened wide thy mouth and
10And Judah said unto Joseph, Surely it becometh thee and thy people to fear
11And Joseph answered and said unto him, Surely strength belongeth not alone
12And Judah said unto him, Surely if I this day open my mouth against thee I
13And Judah said, God is witness between us, that we have not hitherto
14Now therefore go your way to your father, and your brother shall be unto
15God forbid that our brother Benjamin or any of the seed of Abraham should
16Now therefore cease this accusation lest the whole earth hear thy words,
17And Joseph answered and said, Take unto you this cup and go from me and
18And Judah said, Why art thou not ashamed of thy words, to leave our
19And Joseph answered, And why did you forsake your brother and sell him for
20And Judah said, the Lord is witness between me and thee that we desire not
21And Joseph answered and said, If all the kings of the land should assemble
22And Joseph answered and said, This is the thing which you shall tell unto
23And Judah said, Surely thou art a king, and why speakest thou these
24And Joseph answered and said, There is no false judgment in the word that
25And Judah said, Behold the fire of Shem burneth in my heart, now I will
26And Judah said, If I pluck out a single hair from my flesh, I will fill
27And Joseph answered and said, Such is your custom to do as you did to your
28And when Judah heard this thing he was exceedingly wroth and his anger
29And he placed it afterward under his legs, and he sat upon it with all his
30And Joseph saw the act of Judah and he was very much afraid, but he
31And Joseph said, Not to you only is strength given, for we are also
32And Joseph answered and said unto them, Go and tell your father, an evil
33And Judah spoke to his brother Naphtali, and he said unto him, Make haste,
34And Joseph heard all these words that his brethren spoke before him, and
35And Joseph was greatly afraid at the words of his brethren lest they
36And Naphtali went as Judah had commanded him, for Naphtali was lightfooted
37And he went and numbered all the streets of Egypt, and found them to be
38And Judah said, Behold, I will destroy three of the streets with my
39And their number was five hundred cavalry and ten thousand infantry, and
40And all the mighty men came with great storming and shouting, and they all
41And when the sons of Jacob saw these troops they were greatly afraid of
42And Judah, seeing some of his brethren terrified, said unto them, Why are
43Then Judah hastened and drew his sword, and uttered a loud and bitter
44And when he did this thing the Lord caused the terror of Judah and his
45And they all fled at the sound of the shouting, and they were terrified
46And whilst they were fleeing, Judah and his brethren pursued them unto the
47And the shriek was heard at a distance, and all the inhabitants of Succoth
48And Pharaoh sent word, saying, What is this thing, that has this day
49And his fright increased when he heard all these things, and he sent unto
50And if thou desirest not to do this thing, cast off from thee all my
51And they came and told Joseph all the words of Pharaoh that he had said
52And Joseph was greatly afraid of his brethren and on account of Pharaoh,
53And Joseph commanded his son Manasseh, and Manasseh went and approached
54And Judah said unto his brethren, Let no one of you say that this is the
55And Joseph seeing and knowing that Judah's anger was stilled, he
56And Joseph said unto Judah, Surely you speak truth and have this day
57And Judah answered Joseph, saying, Surely thou must know that I was
58Therefore have I approached thee from amongst all my brethren, for I saw
59Send me now to a mighty king who has rebelled against thee, and thou shalt
60Dost thou not know or hast thou not heard that our father Abraham with his
61And Joseph answered and said, You speak truth, and falsehood is not in
62However, on this condition will I send your brother, if you will bring
63And Judah's anger was kindled against Joseph when he spoke this thing, and
64And Simeon answered Joseph, saying, Did we not tell thee at first that we
65And Joseph observing the countenance of Judah discerned that his anger
66And Joseph said unto his brethren, Surely you said that your brother was
67And Joseph began to speak and call out, Joseph, Joseph, come this day
68And when Joseph spoke this thing before them, they looked each a different
69And Joseph observed all their acts, and said unto them, Why do you look
70And his brethren were terrified at him when they heard the words of
71And when Benjamin heard the words of Joseph he was before them in the
72And when Joseph's brethren saw that Benjamin had fallen upon his brother's
73And the voice was heard in the house of Joseph that they were Joseph's
74And Pharaoh sent his servants unto Joseph to congratulate him concerning
75And Pharaoh sent his servants to Joseph, saying, Tell thy brethren to
76And Joseph commanded him that was set over his house to bring out to his
77And he gave unto each of his brethren a change of garments of gold and
78And Pharaoh seeing that all Joseph's brethren were valiant men, and of
79And they afterward went out from the presence of Pharaoh to go to the land
80And Joseph rose up and gave unto them eleven chariots from Pharaoh, and
81And he gave unto each of his brethren ten men to go with them to the land
82And Joseph sent by the hand of his brother Benjamin ten suits of garments
83And he sent to each fifty pieces of silver, and ten chariots on the
84And he sent to his sister Dinah garments of silver and gold, and
85And he gave unto all his brethren, also to their wives, all sorts of onyx
86And he sent his brethren away, and they went, and he sent his brother
87And Joseph went out with them to accompany them on the road unto the
88And he said unto them, Do not quarrel on the road, for this thing was from
89And he commanded them, saying, When you come unto the land of Canaan, do
90And Joseph ceased to command them, and he turned and went back to Egypt,
91And they came unto the borders of the land, and they said to each other,
92And they went along until they came nigh unto their houses, and they found
93And they called unto her and she came before them, and she kissed them,
94And they commanded her to go to their house, and she took the harp and
95And she played well and sang, and uttered in the sweetness of her words,
96And she continued to repeat and utter these words, and Jacob heard her
97He listened whilst she repeated them twice and thrice, and joy entered the
98And Jacob blessed Serach when she spoke these words before him, and he
99And she continued to sing these words, and Jacob listened and it pleased
100Whilst he was yet speaking with her, behold his son came to him with
101And Jacob rose up to meet them, and saw his sons dressed in royal
102And they said unto him, Be informed that our brother Joseph is living,
103And Jacob heard all the words of his sons, and his heart palpitated at
104And they opened out before him, and showed him all that Joseph had sent,
105And Jacob said, It is enough for me that my son Joseph is still living, I
106And his sons told him all that had befallen them, and Jacob said, I will
107And Jacob rose up and put on the garments which Joseph had sent him, and
108And all the people of Jacob's house and their wives put on the garments
109And all the inhabitants of Canaan heard of this thing, and they came and
110And Jacob made a feast for them for three days, and all the kings of

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