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Joseph was the son of Jacob and Rachel. His father gave him a coat of many colours, and his jealous brothers sold him into Egypt (Genesis 37:3, 37:28). The LORD was with him: he explained Pharaoh's dreams, ruled over Egypt, and saved his family in the famine, saying God "meant it unto good" (Genesis 50:20).
The son of Jacob and Rachel, loved by his father.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.
Also in NKJV · ESV What the early church said about Genesis 37:3
22And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. 23And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach: 24And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said. She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”
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The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
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And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
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And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
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And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
Also in NKJV · ESV What the early church said about Genesis 37:9
Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
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He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.
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And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
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Faithful as a slave, faithful in temptation, faithful in prison.
2And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand. 4And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. 5And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did, Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned. From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.
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There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
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But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
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And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
“We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
Also in NKJV · ESV What the early church said about Genesis 40:8
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”
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And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
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And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”
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Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”
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And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.
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50And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him. 51And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house. 52And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.” And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
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"God meant it unto good": the heart of Joseph's story.
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this— to preserve the lives of many people.
Also in NKJV · ESV What the early church said about Genesis 50:20
And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
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4And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. 5Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt! And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.
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And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
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And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.
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Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.
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So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.
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And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.
And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
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And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.
Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.”
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And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
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For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)
And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
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By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
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Genesis 35:24 KJV · 7 words
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Psalms 105:17 KJV · 14 words
Listen“And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,”
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Yowceph Hebrew · Strong’s H3130
let him add; Joseph
Hear it & see its versesIoseph Greek · Strong’s G2501
Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
Hear it & see its versesJoseph was the eleventh son of Jacob and the first son of Rachel (Genesis 30:22-24). Sold into Egypt by his brothers, he rose to rule the land under Pharaoh and saved many lives in a great famine (Genesis 41:40, 45:5).
Listen: Genesis 30:22-24 · Genesis 41:40
Jacob loved Joseph more than his other sons and made him a coat of many colours, so his brothers hated him (Genesis 37:3-4). They hated him even more when he told them his dreams of their bowing down to him (Genesis 37:5-9).
Listen: Genesis 37:4 · Genesis 37:5
God was with Joseph in every trouble and used even evil for good. Joseph told his brothers, "ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good" (Genesis 50:20), and he forgave them and cared for their families (Genesis 50:21).
Listen: Genesis 50:20 · Genesis 50:21
Joseph died at 110 years old in Egypt (Genesis 50:26). He was 17 when he was sold (Genesis 37:2) and 30 when he stood before Pharaoh (Genesis 41:46).
Listen: Genesis 50:26 · Genesis 41:46
No. This page is about Joseph the son of Jacob in Genesis. Joseph the husband of Mary lived many centuries later, and Joseph of Arimathea, who buried Jesus, is another man again (Matthew 1:16; Matthew 27:57).
Listen: Matthew 1:16
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