They answered him, “Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

When Rebekah heard what her older son Esau had said, she quickly summoned her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is planning to get revenge by killing you.

Then his brothers asked him, “Do you really think you will rule over us or have dominion over us?” They hated him even more because of his dream and because of what he said.

But when they related to him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to transport him, their father Jacob’s spirit revived.

You will oversee my household, and all my people will submit to your commands. Only I, the king, will be greater than you.

He replied, “You have suggested your own punishment! The one who has it will become my slave, but the rest of you will go free.”

This is what she said to him: “That Hebrew slave you brought to us tried to humiliate me,

When he saw the bracelets on his sister’s wrists and the nose ring and heard his sister Rebekah say, “This is what the man said to me,” he went out to meet the man. There he was, standing by the camels near the spring.

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated Joseph and were not able to speak to him kindly.

Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were complaining, “Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father! He has gotten rich at our father’s expense!”

When he finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.

Now then, my son, do exactly what I tell you!

So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were.

“Assemble and listen, you sons of Jacob; listen to Israel, your father.

So his mother told him, “Any curse against you will fall on me, my son! Just obey me! Go and get them for me!”

When Jacob heard that Shechem had violated his daughter Dinah, his sons were with the livestock in the field. So Jacob remained silent until they came in.

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.

After these things Joseph was told, “Your father is weakening.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.

Stay there until your brother’s anger against you subsides and he forgets what you did to him. Then I’ll send someone to bring you back from there. Why should I lose both of you in one day?”

After three months Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has turned to prostitution, and as a result she has become pregnant.” Judah said, “Bring her out and let her be burned!”