The Book of Jubilees: The Torah Calendar eBook - Book - Page 217
4 3 : J O S E P H
Of course
Joseph
spoke the
language
by which he
was raised.
Charles
claims this
means this
is written
like the
Midrash yet
is it not just
an obvious
fact. Joseph
spoke
Hebrew as
did his family.
T E S T S
lord, let thy servant, I pray
thee, speak a word in my
lord’s ear; two brothers did
thy servant’s mother bear to
our father; one went away and
was lost, and hath not been
found, and he alone is left of
his mother, and thy servant
our father loveth him, and his
life also is bound up with the
life of this (lad). 12 And it will
come to pass, when we go to
thy servant our father, and the
lad is not with us, that he will
die, and we shall bring down
our father with sorrow unto
death. 13 Now rather let me,
thy servant, abide instead of
the boy as a bondsman unto
my lord, and let the lad go
with his brethren, for I became
surety for him at the hand of
thy servant our father, and if
I do not bring him back, thy
servant will bear the blame to
our father for ever.” 14 And
Joseph saw that they were all
accordant in goodness one
with another, and he could
not refrain himself, and he
told them that he was Joseph.
15 And he conversed with
them in the Hebrew tongue
and fell on their neck and
wept. But they knew him not
and they began to weep.
16 And he said unto them:
“Weep not over me, but
hasten and bring my father
H I S
B R O T H E R S
to me; and ye see that it is my
mouth that speaketh and the
eyes of my brother Benjamin
see. 17 For behold this is the
second year of the famine,
and there are still five years
without harvest or fruit of
trees or ploughing. 18 Come
down quickly ye and your
households, so that ye perish
not through the famine, and
do not be grieved for your
possessions, for Yahuah sent
me before you to set things in
order that many people might
live. 19 And tell my father
that I am still alive, and ye,
behold, ye see that Yahuah
hath made me as a father to
Pharaoh, and ruler over his
house and over all the land of
Egypt. 20 And tell my father
of all my glory, and all the
riches and glory that Yahuah
hath given Me.” 21 And by
the command of the mouth
of Pharaoh he gave them
chariots and provisions for
the way, and he gave them all
many-coloured raiment and
silver. 22 And to their father
he sent raiment and silver and
ten asses which carried corn,
and he sent them away.
23 And they went up and told
their father that Joseph was
alive, and was measuring out
corn to all the nations of the
earth, and that he was ruler
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