English Standard Version Exodus 3 The Burning Bush Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, themountain of God.2Andthe angel of theLordappeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it wa...

English Standard Version Exodus 1 Israel Increases Greatly in Egypt These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household:2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,4Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.5All the descendants of Jacob wereseventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt.6ThenJoseph died, and all hi...

English Standard Version Genesis 50 Then Josephfell on his father's face and wept over him and kissed him.2And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians toembalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.3Forty days were required for it, for that is how many are required for embalming. And the Egyptianswept for him seventy days. 4And when the days of weeping fo...

English Standard Version Genesis 48 Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh After this, Joseph was told, "Behold, your father is ill." So he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.2And it was told to Jacob, "Your son Joseph has come to you." Then Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed.3And Jacob said to Joseph,"God Almighty[a]appeared to me atLuz in the l...

English Standard Version Genesis 46 Joseph Brings His Family to Egypt So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came toBeersheba, and offered sacrificesto the God of his father Isaac.2And God spoke to Israelin visions of the night and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here I am."3Then he said, "I am God,the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down t...

English Standard Version Genesis 44 Joseph Tests His Brothers 44Then he commandedthe steward of his house,"Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack,2and put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, with his money for the grain." And he did as Joseph told him. 3As soon as the ...

English Standard Version Genesis 43 Joseph's Brothers Return to Egypt Now the famine wassevere in the land.2And when they had eaten the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Go again, buy us a little food."3But Judah said to him, "The man solemnly warned us, saying, 'You shall not see my face unless yourbrother is with you.'4If you will s...

English Standard Version Genesis 42 Joseph's Brothers Go to Egypt 42WhenJacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?"2And he said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we maylive and not die."3So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grai...

English Standard Version Genesis 41 Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams 41After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile,2and behold, there came up out of the Nile seven cows, attractive and plump, and they fed in the reed grass.3And behold, seven other cows, ugly and thin, came up out of the Nile after them, and stood by the other cows on the ...

English Standard Version Genesis 39 Joseph and Potiphar's Wife Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, andPotiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian,had bought him from theIshmaelites who had brought him down there.2TheLordwas with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master.3His master saw that...