Then the man said, “This one at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.”

I will bless those who bless you, but the one who treats you lightly I must curse, and all the families of the earth will bless one another by your name.”

Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.

Esau said to his father, “Do you have only that one blessing, my father? Bless me too!” Then Esau wept loudly.

As one who is above your brothers, I give to you the mountain slope, which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.”

Now in Egypt the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.

Then they said to one another, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” (They had brick instead of stone and tar instead of mortar.)

Then put my cup – the silver cup – in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the money for his grain.” He did as Joseph instructed.

If you take this one from me too and an accident happens to him, then you will bring down my gray hair in tragedy to the grave.’

We will give you our consent on this one condition: You must become like us by circumcising all your males.

Abram added, “Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!”

So Pharaoh asked his officials, “Can we find a man like Joseph, one in whom the Spirit of God is present?”

If one of us has it, he will die, and the rest of us will become my lord’s slaves!”

Complete my older daughter’s bridal week. Then we will give you the younger one too, in exchange for seven more years of work.”

Pharaoh also said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission no one will move his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.”

They told him, “We both had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them.” Joseph responded, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me.”

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard about you, that you can interpret dreams.”

And the Lord said, “If as one people all sharing a common language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be beyond them.

So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because God has enabled you to know all this, there is no one as wise and discerning as you are!

Then we will give you our daughters to marry, and we will take your daughters as wives for ourselves, and we will live among you and become one people.