⁴ Now when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spoke to ^(A)the household of Pharaoh, saying, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the hearing of Pharaoh, saying,

² He went as far as the front of the king’s gate, for no one might enter the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

³ and said, “My Lord, if I have now found favor in Your sight, do not pass on by Your servant.