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And it came to pass that Joseph, the son of Rachel and Jacob, grew in stature; and Joseph was a peculiar child, full of knowledgea and wisdomb.
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And it came to pass that the angel of YHVHa appeared unto Jacob saying: Make a tunicb for thy son Joseph, and place on it the holy emblemsc of the priesthood of YHVH, thy Elohimd.
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And thou shall lay thy hands upon him and ordain him to be a High Priest unto El Elyona; and instruct him in the hidden wisdom of YHVHb;
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Yea, even the hidden treasures of knowledge, which have been known among your fathers, as givena unto thy father Abraham, and thy mother Sarah of my servant Melchizedek;
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For I shall cause thy son Joseph to go down into a land full of idolatry and iniquity, and there I shall cause him to be a messiah among the people for the sake of thy seed.
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And he shall bare the power of El Elyona, and he shall become a mighty ruler among them.
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And through him shall I, YHVH, bless whomsoever he shall bless, and curse whomsoever he shall curse; for my name shall be in him;
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And great shall be his name in that land; wherefore, their king shall know that he is Tzadik Yachada.
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And behold, he shall seal up the blessings of the Holy Priesthood for the generations which are afar off:
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That Elyona may have witness for Himself in the last days, before the great and final day when YHVH himself shall come and reward the sons of menb according to their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil; even so must it be, Amen.
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¶ And it came to pass that Jacob made a tunic, even a coat of many colorsa, according to the Word of YHVH, and he placed it upon his son Joseph.
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And Jacob did bless him with all of the hidden blessings of wisdom instructed him in the secret knowledge of YHVH, whereunto Joseph should be a High Priest of El Elyon, even at a young age.
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¶ And it came to pass that Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father did reside, even the land of Canaan.
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Now Jacob loved Joseph, the son of his old age; and when his brethren saw that their father had ordained him a High Priest of YHVH and made him a coat of many colors, they hated him and could not speak peaceably unto him.
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¶ And it came to pass that Joseph dreamed a dreama, and he told it his brethren; and they hated him yet the more.
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And he said unto them: Hear, I pray ye, this dream which I have dreamed;
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For behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and lo, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and behold, your sheaves stood round about and made obedience unto my sheaf.
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And his brethren said to him: Shalt thou indeed reign over us? Which is to say: Shalt thou indeed have dominion over us?
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And they hated him yet the more for his dreams and for his words.
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¶ And it came to pass that he dreamed yet another dreama, and told it his brethren, and said: Behold, I have dreamed a dream more;
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And he told it unto his father and to his mother, and unto his brethren, and their sister;
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And his father rebuked him and said unto him: What is this dream that thou hast dreamed?
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Shall I, and thy mother, and thy brethren, indeed, come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
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But once Joseph departed, Jacob turned unto his other sons, and rebuked them saying: Joseph is a chosen vessel whom YHVH hath chosen, and it is according to His purposes.
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And: Who are you that you dare accuse El Elyon? Truly, YHVH hath chosen him for His own purposes and ye shall well abide under it, for this is the Word of YHVH.
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And when Jacob had finished speaking, his sons murmured among themselves; and his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
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¶ And it came to pass that his brethren went to feed the flock of their father in Shechem.
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And Joseph, being but fourteen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives.
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And it came to pass that they did mock Joseph, their brother, and placed a heavy burden upon him that he might know their displeasure.
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And Joseph left them, and they mocked as he went his way; and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
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And repenting, Jacob came again unto his son, Joseph saying: Fear not my son, as YHVH hath decreed His decree, thou shall be a prince over me and all my house:
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Yet pride has filled thy heart; therefore, let no boasting be found at all in thy mouth, yea, neither in thy heart, lest thou fall under condemnation:
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For YHVH Elohima hateth a proud and boastful heart; yea, and thou did come into this world nakedb, and thou shall leave it naked;
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Wherefore, remember this, my son: YHVH exalts whom He will, and YHVH abases whom He will;
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Therefore, thou shall keep thy heart humble before El Elyon all the days of thy life.
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And Joseph was pierced in his hearta and dared not open his mouth to ever boast again.