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¶The .xlv. Chapter.

1 Ioseph yeldeth him selfe to be knowen of his brothers. 5 He comforteth them. 8 Ioseph by the will of God beyng sent into Egypt, is made gouernour ouer Egypt, and sendeth for his father. 15 He kysseth his brethren, weepyng. 16 Pharao commaundeth Iacob to be brought into Egypt. 21 Ioseph geueth gyftes vnto his brethren. 24 He exhorteth them vnto loue. 26 It is tolde Iacob that his sonne Ioseph lyueth.

[unspec A] 1 IOseph coulde no longer refrayne before all thē that stoode by hym, wherefore he cry∣ed: (a) cause euery man to auoyde. And there remay∣ned no man with him, whyle Ioseph vttered hym selfe vnto his brethren.

2 And he (b) wept aloude, and the Egyp∣tians, and the house of Pharao heard.

3 And Ioseph sayde vnto his brethren: I am Ioseph, doth my father yet lyue? And his brethren (c) could not aunswere him, they were so abashed at his pre∣sence.

4 And Ioseph sayde vnto his brethren, come neare to me I pray you. And they came neare. And he said, I am Ioseph your brother whō ye solde into Egypt.

5 Nowe therefore be not greeued here∣with, neither (d)let it seeme a cruel thing in your eyes, that ye solde me hyther: for God did sende me before you to pre∣serue lyfe.

6 For this is the seconde yere of dearth in the lande, and fiue more are behinde, in the whiche there shall neyther be ea∣ryng nor haruest.

7 Wherfore God sent me before you, to [unspec B] preserue you a “ posteritie in the earth, and to saue your liues by a great deli∣ueraunce.

8 So nowe, it was not ye that sent me hyther, (e) but God whiche hath made me a father to Pharao, and lorde of all his house, and ruler throughout all the lande of Egypt.

9 Haste you, and go vp to my father, and tell him: thus saieth thy sonne Ioseph, God hath made me lord of (f) all Egypt, come downe therfore vnto me, tary not.

10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of (g) Gosen “ and be a neyghbour vnto me, thou, & thy chyldren, and thy chyldrens children, thy sheepe, and thy beastes, and all that thou hast.

11 And there wyll I prouide thee suste∣naunce (for there remaine yet fiue yeres of dearth) lest thou and thy housholde, & all that thou hast come (h) to pouertie.

12 And beholde your eyes do see, and the eyes also of my brother Beniamin, that (i) mine own mouth speaketh vnto you.

13 Therfore tell my father of all my glo∣rie in Egypt, and of all that you haue seene, and make hast, and bryng my fa∣ther hyther.

[unspec E] 14 And he fel on his brother Beniamins necke, and wept: (k) and Beniamin wept on his necke.

15 Moreouer he (l) kissed al his brethren, and wept vpon them: and after that, his brethren talked with him.

16 And the fame [thereof] was hearde in Pharaos house, so that they sayde: Io∣sephes brethrē are come. And it pleased Pharao well, and all his seruauntes.

17 And (m) Pharao spake vnto Ioseph: say vnto thy brethren, this do ye: lade your beastes, and go [and] returne vnto the lande of Chanaan:

18 Take your father, and your house∣sholdes, and come vnto me, and I wyll geue you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eate the fat of the lande.

19 And thou also shalt cōmaunde [them] this do ye: (n) take charets with you out of the lande of Egypt for your chyl∣dren, and for your wyues, and bryng your father, and come.

20 Also “ regarde not your stuffe, for the good of all the lande of Egypt is yours.

21 And the children of Israel dyd euen so: and Ioseph gaue them charettes, [unspec F] accordyng to the “ commaundement of Pharao, and gaue them vitayle also to spende by the way.

22 (o)And he gaue vnto eche of thē chaunge of raiment: but vnto Beniamin he gaue three hundred peeces of siluer, and fiue chaunge of rayment.

23 And vnto his father he sent after the same maner ten asses laden with good out of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corne, & bread, and meate, for his father by the way.

24 So sent he his brethren away, and they departed: and he sayd vnto them, see that (p) ye fall to no stryfe on the way.

25 They departed therfore from Egypt, and came into the lande of Chanaan, vnto Iacob theyr father.

26 And tolde him, saying: Ioseph is yet aliue, and is gouernour ouer al the land of Egypt. And Iacobs heart “ waue∣red, for he (q) beleued them not.

27 And they tolde hym all the wordes of Ioseph, whiche he had said vnto them: And when he sawe the charets whiche [unspec G] Ioseph had sent to cary him, the spirite of Iacob their father reuiued.

28 And Israel saide: [I haue] (r) inough, that Ioseph my sonne is yet alyue: I will go, and see him, yer that I dye.

Notes

• (a)

  He would not haue the shame of their wickednesse spread abroad
• (b)

  This is not to be re∣prehended: for the godlye haue not stony heartes.
• (c)

  But a good conscience in all sodayne cases, maketh men stout.
• (d)

  He doth not onlye for∣geue their sinne: but also couereth their shame.
• “

  Or, Rem∣naunt.
• (e)

  Though God vse the wicked, and turne their do¦ynges to his purpose: yet they are not excusable for their mische∣uous intent.
• (f)

  He doth not bragge of his glory, but woulde 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his father by th••s worke of God.
• (g)

  It was called after∣warde The∣ba••da.
• “

  Goshen.
• (h)

  The god∣ly may auoyde pouertie by ho¦nest meanes.
• (i)

  He spake vnto them in the Hebrewe tounge.
• (k)

  The loue of brethren.
• (l)

  It was a token of full reconciliation betwixt them.
• (m)

  This was Gods sin¦guler worke, for the Egyp∣tians coulde not abyde the Hebrewes.
• (n)

  The k••n∣ges chareties serueth the Churche of God.
• “

  Let not your eyes spare your vesselles.
• “

  Mouth.
• (o)

  These were manifest tokens of his good wyl: and argumentes to perswade that their re∣port & message was true.
• (p)

  In com∣mon faultes when euerye man woulde excuse hym selfe, there ari∣seth conten∣tion.
• “

  VVas loosed.
• (q)

  The auc∣tours of lyes, are scarce be∣leued when they tell trueth.
• (r)

  His loue was not de∣cayed by space of tyme.