The patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him,

“先祖嫉妒约瑟，把他卖到埃及去；神却与他同在，

“先祖嫉妒约瑟，把他卖到埃及去，上帝却与他同在，

“先祖嫉妒约瑟，把他卖到埃及去，神却与他同在，

“先祖们嫉妒自己的弟弟约瑟，把他卖到了埃及。但上帝一直与他同在，

“祖先妒忌约瑟，把他卖到埃及去，然而神与他同在，

“先祖们嫉妒约瑟，把他卖到埃及去。可是神与他同在，

「先祖嫉妒約瑟，把他賣到埃及去；神卻與他同在，

「先祖嫉妒約瑟，把他賣到埃及去，上帝卻與他同在，

「先祖嫉妒約瑟，把他賣到埃及去，神卻與他同在，

「先祖們嫉妒自己的弟弟約瑟，把他賣到了埃及。但上帝一直與他同在，

“祖先妒忌約瑟，把他賣到埃及去，然而神與他同在，

『族長妒忌約瑟，給賣到埃及；上帝卻與他同在，

「先祖們嫉妒約瑟，把他賣到埃及去。可是神與他同在，

諸祖妒約瑟、鬻於埃及、而上帝偕之、

列祖妒約瑟、鬻於埃及、上帝祐之、

列祖妒約瑟、鬻於伊及、天主偕之、

族祖嫉若瑟、鬻之埃及、而天主偕之、

“ Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

“ Jacob’s sons were jealous of their brother Joseph. So they sold him as a slave. He was taken to Egypt. But God was with him.

“ And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him

“ These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

“ The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him

“ The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him,

“ And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him

And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,

“ The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

“ The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him,

The LORD was with Joseph. He was successful and lived in the household of his Egyptian master.

Joseph said to his brothers,“ Come closer to me,” so they came near. Then he said,“ I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

He sent a man ahead of them– Joseph was sold as a servant.

But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him kindness. He granted him favor in the sight of the prison warden.The warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care. He was in charge of whatever they were doing.The warden did not concern himself with anything that was in Joseph’s care because the LORD was with him and whatever he was doing the LORD was making successful.

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated Joseph and were not able to speak to him kindly.Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him even more.He said to them,“ Listen to this dream I had:There we were, binding sheaves of grain in the middle of the field. Suddenly my sheaf rose up and stood upright and your sheaves surrounded my sheaf and bowed down to it!”Then his brothers asked him,“ Do you really think you will rule over us or have dominion over us?” They hated him even more because of his dream and because of what he said.Then he had another dream, and told it to his brothers.“ Look,” he said.“ I had another dream. The sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”When he told his father and his brothers, his father rebuked him, saying,“ What is this dream that you had? Will I, your mother, and your brothers really come and bow down to you?”His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said.

From the time Potiphar appointed him over his household and over all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household for Joseph’s sake. The blessing of the LORD was on everything that he had, both in his house and in his fields.

The archers will attack him, they will shoot at him and oppose him.But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said,“ What if Joseph bears a grudge and wants to repay us in full for all the harm we did to him?”So they sent word to Joseph, saying,“ Your father gave these instructions before he died:‘ Tell Joseph this: Please forgive the sin of your brothers and the wrong they did when they treated you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sin of the servants of the God of your father.” When this message was reported to him, Joseph wept.Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said,“ Here we are; we are your slaves.”But Joseph answered them,“ Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?As for you, you meant to harm me, but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.

When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you.

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you– yes, I help you– yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!

Now Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.They said to one another,“ Here comes this master of dreams!Come now, let’s kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and then say that a wild animal ate him. Then we’ll see how his dreams turn out!”When Reuben heard this, he rescued Joseph from their hands, saying,“ Let’s not take his life!”Reuben continued,“ Don’t shed blood! Throw him into this cistern that is here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.”( Reuben said this so he could rescue Joseph from them and take him back to his father.)When Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his tunic, the special tunic that he wore.Then they took him and threw him into the cistern.( Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it.)When they sat down to eat their food, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh down to Egypt.Then Judah said to his brothers,“ What profit is there if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites, but let’s not lay a hand on him, for after all, he is our brother, our own flesh.” His brothers agreed.So when the Midianite merchants passed by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The Ishmaelites then took Joseph to Egypt.Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! He tore his clothes,

( For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.)