⁴ When the days of mourning^(A) had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court,^(B) “If I have found favor in your eyes,^(C) speak to Pharaoh for me. Tell him,

² But he went only as far as the king’s gate,^(A) because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it.

³ He said, “If I have found favor in your eyes,^(A) my lord,^[a] do not pass your servant^(B) by.