Chapter 59

 1And these are the names of the sons of Israel who dwelt in Egypt, who had come with Jacob, all the sons of Jacob came unto Egypt, every man with his household.

 2The children of Leah were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun, and their sister Dinah.

 3And the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

 4And the sons of Zilpah, the handmaid of Leah, were Gad and Asher.

 5And the sons of Bilhah, the handmaid of Rachel, were Dan and Naphtali.

 6And these were their offspring that were born unto them in the land of Canaan, before they came unto Egypt with their father Jacob.

 7The sons of Reuben were Chanoch, Pallu, Chetzron and Carmi.

 8And the sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zochar and Saul, the son of the Canaanitish woman.

 9And the children of Levi were Gershon, Kehath and Merari, and their sister Jochebed, who was born unto them in their going down to Egypt.

 10And the sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zarach.

 11And Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan; and the sons of Perez were Chezron and Chamul.

 12And the sons of Issachar were Tola, Puvah, Job and Shomron.

 13And the sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon and Jachleel, and the son of Dan was Chushim.

 14And the sons of Naphtali were Jachzeel, Guni, Jetzer and Shilam.

 15And the sons of Gad were Ziphion, Chaggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.

 16And the children of Asher were Jimnah, Jishvah, Jishvi, Beriah and their sister Serach; and the sons of Beriah were Cheber and Malchiel.

 17And the sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Achi, Rosh, Mupim, Chupim and Ord.

 18And the sons of Joseph, that were born unto him in Egypt, were Manasseh and Ephraim.

 19And all the souls that went forth from the loins of Jacob, were seventy souls; these are they who came with Jacob their father unto Egypt to dwell there: and Joseph and all his brethren dwelt securely in Egypt, and they ate of the best of Egypt all the days of the life of Joseph.

 20And Joseph lived in the land of Egypt ninety-three years, and Joseph reigned over all Egypt eighty years.

 21And when the days of Joseph drew nigh that he should die, he sent and called for his brethren and all his father's household, and they all came together and sat before him.

 22And Joseph said unto his brethren and unto the whole of his father's household, Behold I die, and God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land which he swore to your fathers to give unto them.

 23And it shall be when God shall visit you to bring you up from here to the land of your fathers, then bring up my bones with you from here.

 24And Joseph made the sons of Israel to swear for their seed after them, saying, God will surely visit you and you shall bring up my bones with you from here.

 25And it came to pass after this that Joseph died in that year, the seventy-first year of the Israelites going down to Egypt.

 26And Joseph was one hundred and ten years old when he died in the land of Egypt, and all his brethren and all his servants rose up and they embalmed Joseph, as was their custom, and his brethren and all Egypt mourned over him for seventy days.

 27And they put Joseph in a coffin filled with spices and all sorts of perfume, and they buried him by the side of the river, that is Sihor, and his sons and all his brethren, and the whole of his father's household made a seven day's mourning for him.

 28And it came to pass after the death of Joseph, all the Egyptians began in those days to rule over the children of Israel, and Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who reigned in his father's stead, took all the laws of Egypt and conducted the whole government of Egypt under his counsel, and he reigned securely over his people.


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