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And it came to pass that Pharaoh gathered his servants, and told them all that Joseph had said,
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And speaking unto them, Pharaoh said: Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the Spirit of Goda is?
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And the servants of Pharaoh murmured amongst themselves saying: What manner of man is this that shall lay his neck out, for if he should fail at his task surely Pharaoh shall put him to death.
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And, thinking themselves wiser than YHVH Elohima, these, the servants of Pharaoh, spoke unto Pharaoh saying: Surely this man Joseph, he who could tell thee thy dream when all the magiciansb and wisemenc in Egypt could not, surely he should do it.
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And Pharaoh saw through their fears but also saw the wisdom in this thing; therefore, he did call again for Joseph.
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¶ And it came to pass that when Joseph came before Pharaoh that he spoke unto Joseph, saying: Forasmuch as Ha’Elohima hath showed thee all this, there is none as discerning and wise as thou art.
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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.
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And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: Observe, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
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And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon the hand of Joseph, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;
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And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, saying: Bow the knee! and Pharaoh made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.
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And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
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¶ And Pharaoh called the name of Joseph Zaphnath-paaneaha; and he gave him to wife Asenathb, the daughter of Poti-pherah, priest of On.
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And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt, and none of the women of Egypt were as beautiful as the mothers of Joseph; Rachel, Rebecca, and Sarah, except Asenath.
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Yea, and the sons of the princes and the sons of the kings, also, all young and mighty men did desire her,
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And there was great strife among them because of her; and even the firstborn son of Pharaoh did desire her;
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But Asenath set these at naught and scorned every man, she being boastful and haughty.
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¶ And it came to pass that she despised her husband, Joseph, at the first, for being a slave and a foreigner, she did see him as being beneath her, for she knew not YHVHa.
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¶ And it came to pass that Pharaoh did give unto her (and unto her father) many precious things, even jewelry and fine linins;
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Therefore, she did say: Blessed by my husband, first among the servants of Pharaoh and second only to Pharaoh in all the land;
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But in her heart, she did not love her husband, but her love was for the precious things, and the maidens and the servants that she had been given.
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And she wept and hid herself from her husband that she might know him not, for though Joseph was handsome, she desired not to be the mother of slaves.
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¶ And it came to pass that after many days, she did concede to lay with her husband, for she was the daughter of an Egyptian priest and had been taught to see wisdom;
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And she did perceive the wisdom from Ha’Elohima in her husband and came to desire to know of YHVH.
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And behold, her husband, Joseph, did teach her to petition YHVH Elohim, and she did pray, for she did see that YHVH Elohima was El Elyonb, the Most High God, even before the elohimc of the Egyptians.
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¶ And it came to pass that in the house of Joseph was an altar unto YHVH, like unto that which Jacob, the father of Joseph, had madea;
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And there Asenath did pour water in libation upon the altar and prayed her petition unto YHVH.
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And it came to pass that the angel of YHVHa did come to her, saying: Behold thy husband, Joseph, he is a prince of Egypt;
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For his mother, Sarah, was wife to Pharaoh in her day, and El Elyon hath sent this, her son, back into this land that he might offer salvation unto the house of Egypt and unto the house of Israel.
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Thy husband, Joseph, is a chosen vessel from among the children of men and a great blessing unto all the earth;
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And from thee shall come two great and mighty nations in the hand of YHVH:
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And behold, thou shalt be the mother of two mighty nations; therefore raise these, the seed of thy husband, in righteousness unto YHVH, the Elohim of thy husband, and now the Elohim of you:
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For YHVH exalts whom He will, and YHVH abases whom He will, and who can stay his mighty hand?
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Therefore, I say unto thee: Thou shalt name the first Manasseh and the second Ephraim, and these shall be fruitful and grow as vines throughout the whole earth.
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And YHVH seeth all these things that He may richly reward the faithful; for YHVH delights in the righteousness of His children, that He may prosper them with all blessings;
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Therefore, walk thou humbly before thy Elohim, and in haughtinessa no longer; for YHVH has ordained thy husband to be a savior in the land of Egypt,
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And thy people shall bare him on their shoulders and call him blessed; moreover, thou shall preserve thy house and the holy wisdom of YHVH from destruction.
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And when many days have passed, thy seed shall be cause for a great work of YHVH in the sight of the infidel unto the glory of YHVHa.
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¶ And I say unto thee: Even as thy husband hath suffered, thou shalt live in abundance and prosperity all of thy days; therefore, partake of this honeycomba and live.
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And after she had eaten and drunk of the honeycomb, the angel of YHVH spoke again unto her, saying:
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Thou hast eaten of the bread of lifea and drunken from the cup of immortalityb; and thou hast been anointed before thou wast born to be a High Priestess to act in the name of YHVH;
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Therefore, go unto thy husband and ask of him to teach thee all that he knowth of YHVH and to impart upon thee the wisdom of his coat of many colorsa, for woven into it are the secret mysteries of YHVH.
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¶ And it came to pass that when her husband did return unto his household, that she did speak these things unto him, and he did rejoice, and did make and offering unto YHVH.
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And it came to pass that Joseph did impart unto his wife, Asenath, all that he knew of YHVH Elohim,