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And it came to pass that after the band of Midianites had departed, the chief of the Midianites, whose name was Chanocha said unto Joseph: I see a great evil hath befallen thee; and by what means then doth thy brethren hateth thee so?
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And Joseph said unto him: It mattereth not, but know that I shall honor the word of my kin, for I shall serve thee all the days of my life for it is the will of El Elyona that I should go with you.
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And Chanoch replied saying: So shall it be.
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And Joseph spoke again unto Chanoch saying: But I pray thee, go unto the house of my Father, Jacob, and tell my father where thou shall take me, that he worry not for my safety, and that he shall see for himself that I am gone willingly.
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For the angel of YHVHa had come unto Joseph whilst he was in the pit and said unto him: Joseph, I have heard thy murmurings and witnessed thy afflictions, I saw thy tears, and I know thy misery.
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And I am grieved for thy sake, and thy affliction is added to the burden of my afflictions;
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Therefore, put thy trust in El Elyon, and fear not, for YHVHa is with thee, and shall deliver thee from all evil.
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And now, behold, thou shall go down into Egypta with thy masters; but fear not, for YHVH is with thee.
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And now, thou art a High Priesta of El Elyon, and thou shall become a mighty ruler among the Egyptiansb.
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And I say unto thee that YHVH shall bless whomsoever thou shall bless, and curse whomsoever thou shall curse for HaShema shall be in thee.
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And great shall be thy name in the land; wherefore Pharaoh shall know that thou art a prince of Elohima.
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And many other things did the angel of YHVH say unto Joseph; therefore, he feared not but put his faith in YHVH Elohima.
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¶ And it came to pass that Chanoch now feared that the brothers of Joseph had tricked him, and he feared reprisal from their father Jacob;
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Therefore, Chanoch did command one of his sons to take a servant and go to Jacob, that Jacob might know that which had befallen his son, Joseph.
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¶ And it came to pass that when they came unto the house of Jacob, that they saw that Jacob wept bitterly;
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And the son for Chanoch and his servant fled the house of Jacob, without fulfilling their obligation.
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But the son of Chanoch had snuck in and had taken the coata of Joseph, for he was thought to be a beggar and mercy was given him;
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And he folded it up in a cloth and gave it unto the servant of Chanoch.
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And he came unto the servant, saying: We shall deliver back into Joseph this tunic that he shall believe all to be well with the house of his father and the house of my father; for surely El Elyon has ordained it so.
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And the servant of Chanoch said: Surely my lord, I shall do it.
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¶ And it came to pass that Joseph rejoiced that his coat of many colors was returned unto him,
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And, thinking his father knew that he was alive, he said: O mother, mother, didst thou offer my petition unto YHVH? (For his mother was no longer alive upon the earth).
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Didst thou take pity on me, she that bore me?
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Arise, and come forth from the throne of YHVH, yea come forth and see thy son that hath been sold into slavery, for thou hath taken pity upon me.
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Arise, see thy son, and weep not over my misfortune; for YHVH observes me and hath set me apart from my brethren.
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Arise, and accuse not my brethren before El Elyon, but see that YHVH hath justified this thing, and it is my path, and I shall stand with YHVH for all the days of my life.
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And the servant of Chanoch was amazed and said: Surely this is true, and El Elyon is with him, and if YHVH be with him, then with my master also.