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But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my charge.

Mar 22

Esther Burch

highlighted Genesis 39:7 ESV

And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, "Lie with me."

Mar 22

Esther Burch

highlighted Genesis 39:2 ESV

The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master.

Mar 22

Esther Burch

highlighted Genesis 37:36 ESV

Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.

Mar 22

Esther Burch

highlighted Genesis 37:35 ESV

All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, "No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning." Thus his father wept for him.

Mar 22

Esther Burch

highlighted Genesis 37:34 ESV

Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.

Mar 22

Esther Burch

highlighted Genesis 37:33 ESV

And he identified it and said, "It is my son's robe. A fierce animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces."

Mar 22

Esther Burch

highlighted Genesis 37:32 ESV

And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, "This we have found; please identify whether it is your son's robe or not."

Mar 22

Esther Burch

highlighted Genesis 37:31 ESV

Then they took Joseph's robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood.

Mar 22

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highlighted Genesis 37:30 ESV

and returned to his brothers and said, "The boy is gone, and I, where shall I go?"

Mar 22

Esther Burch

highlighted Genesis 37:29 ESV

When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothes

Mar 22

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highlighted Genesis 37:28 ESV

Then Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.

Mar 22

Esther Burch

highlighted Genesis 37:27 ESV

Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh." And his brothers listened to him.

Mar 22

Esther Burch

highlighted Genesis 37:26 ESV

Then Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?

Mar 22

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highlighted Genesis 37:25 ESV

Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt.

Mar 22

Esther Burch

highlighted Genesis 37:24 ESV

And they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.

Mar 22

Esther Burch

highlighted Genesis 37:23 ESV

So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the robe of many colors that he wore.

Mar 22

Esther Burch

highlighted Genesis 37:22 ESV

And Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him"—that he might rescue him out of their hand to restore him to his father.

Mar 22

Esther Burch

highlighted Genesis 37:21 ESV

But when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, "Let us not take his life."

Mar 22

Esther Burch

highlighted Genesis 37:20 ESV

Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. Then we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of his dreams."

Mar 22

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