Genesis 41:1-17

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Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams

41 After 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 bank of the Nile. ⁴And the ugly, thin cows ate up the seven attractive, plump cows. And Pharaoh awoke. ⁵And he fell asleep and dreamed a second time. And behold, seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk. ⁶And behold, after them sprouted seven ears, thin and ^(A)blighted by the east wind. ⁷And the thin ears swallowed up the seven plump, full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream. ⁸So in the morning ^(B)his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the ^(C)magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh.

⁹Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “I remember my offenses today. ¹⁰When Pharaoh was ^(D)angry with his servants ^(E)and put me and the chief baker in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, ¹¹^(F)we dreamed on the same night, he and I, each having a dream with its own interpretation. ¹²A young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. When we told him, ^(G)he interpreted our dreams to us, giving an interpretation to each man according to his dream. ¹³And ^(H)as he interpreted to us, so it came about. I was restored to my office, and the baker was hanged.”

¹⁴^(I)Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they ^(J)quickly brought him ^(K)out of the pit. And when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh. ¹⁵And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. ^(L)I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” ¹⁶Joseph answered Pharaoh, ^(M)“It is not in me; ^(N)God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.”^[a] ¹⁷Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, ^(O)in my dream I was standing on the banks of the Nile.

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Footnotes

Genesis 41:16 Or (compare Samaritan, Septuagint) Without God it is not possible to give Pharaoh an answer about his welfare

1 Samuel 4:12-15

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The Death of Eli

¹²A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day, ^(A)with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head. ¹³When he arrived, ^(B)Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told the news, all the city cried out. ¹⁴When Eli heard the sound of the outcry, he said, “What is this uproar?” Then the man hurried and came and told Eli. ¹⁵Now Eli was ninety-eight years old ^(C)and his eyes were set so that he could not see.

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Isaiah 59

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Evil and Oppression

59 Behold, ^(A)the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save,
    or his ear dull, that it cannot hear;
²^(B)but your iniquities have made a separation
    between you and your God,
and your sins have hidden his face from you
    so that he does not hear.
³^(C)For your hands are defiled with blood
    and your fingers with iniquity;
your lips have spoken lies;
    your tongue mutters wickedness.
⁴^(D)No one enters suit justly;
    no one goes to law honestly;
they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies,
    ^(E)they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
⁵They hatch adders' eggs;
    they weave the spider's web;
he who eats their eggs dies,
    and from one that is crushed a viper is hatched.
⁶^(F)Their webs will not serve as clothing;
    men will not cover themselves with what they make.
Their works are works of iniquity,
    and deeds of violence are in their hands.
⁷^(G)Their feet run to evil,
    and they are swift to shed innocent blood;
their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity;
    desolation and destruction are in their highways.
⁸The way of peace they do not know,
    and there is no justice in their paths;
they have made their roads crooked;
    ^(H)no one who treads on them knows peace.

⁹Therefore justice is far from us,
    and righteousness does not overtake us;
^(I)we hope for light, and behold, darkness,
    and for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
¹⁰^(J)We grope for the wall like the blind;
    we grope like those who have no eyes;
we stumble at noon as in the twilight,
    ^(K)among those in full vigor we are like dead men.
¹¹We all growl like bears;
    ^(L)we moan and moan like doves;
^(M)we hope for justice, but there is none;
    for salvation, but it is far from us.
¹²For our transgressions are multiplied before you,
    and our sins testify against us;
for our transgressions are with us,
    and we know our iniquities:
¹³transgressing, and denying the Lord,
    and turning back from following our God,
^(N)speaking oppression and revolt,
    conceiving and uttering from the heart lying words.

Judgment and Redemption

¹⁴^(O)Justice is turned back,
    and righteousness stands far away;
for truth has stumbled in the public squares,
    and uprightness cannot enter.
¹⁵Truth is lacking,
    and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.

The Lord saw it, and it displeased him^[a]
    that there was no justice.
¹⁶^(P)He saw that there was no man,
    and wondered that there was no one to intercede;
then his own arm brought him salvation,
    and his righteousness upheld him.
¹⁷^(Q)He put on righteousness as a breastplate,
    and a helmet of salvation on his head;
he put on garments of vengeance for clothing,
    and wrapped himself in ^(R)zeal as a cloak.
¹⁸^(S)According to their deeds, so will he repay,
    wrath to his adversaries, repayment to his enemies;
    ^(T)to the coastlands he will render repayment.
¹⁹^(U)So they shall fear the name of the Lord from the west,
    and his glory from the rising of the sun;
^(V)for he will come like a rushing stream,^[b]
    which the wind of the Lord drives.

²⁰^(W)“And ^(X)a Redeemer will come to Zion,
to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the Lord.

²¹“And as for me, ^(Y)this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit that is upon you, ^(Z)and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouth of your offspring, or out of the mouth of your children's offspring,” says the Lord, “from this time forth and forevermore.”

Footnotes

Isaiah 59:15 Hebrew and it was evil in his eyes
Isaiah 59:19 Hebrew a narrow river

Job 41:1-11

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41 ^[a] “Can you draw out ^(A)Leviathan^[b] with a fishhook
    or press down his tongue with a cord?
²Can you put ^(B)a rope in his nose
    or pierce his jaw with ^(C)a hook?
³Will he make many pleas to you?
    Will he speak to you soft words?
⁴Will he make a covenant with you
    to take him for ^(D)your servant forever?
⁵Will you play with him as with a bird,
    or will you put him on a leash for your girls?
⁶Will traders bargain over him?
    Will they divide him up among the merchants?
⁷Can you fill his skin with harpoons
    or his head with fishing spears?
⁸Lay your hands on him;
    remember the battle—you will not do it again!
⁹^[c] Behold, the hope of a man is false;
    he is laid low even at the sight of him.
¹⁰No one is so fierce that he dares to stir him up.
    Who then is he who can stand before me?
¹¹^(E)Who has first given to me, that I should repay him?
    ^(F)Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.

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Footnotes

Job 41:1 Ch 40:25 in Hebrew
Job 41:1 A large sea animal, exact identity unknown
Job 41:9 Ch 41:1 in Hebrew

Matthew 23:8-17

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⁸^(A)But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are ^(B)all brothers.^[a] ⁹^(C)And call no man your father on earth, for ^(D)you have one Father, who is in heaven. ¹⁰Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, ^(E)the Christ. ¹¹^(F)The greatest among you shall be your servant. ¹²^(G)Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

¹³“But woe ^(H)to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you ^(I)shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you ^(J)neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.^[b] ¹⁵Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single ^(K)proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a ^(L)child of ^(M)hell^[c] as yourselves.

¹⁶“Woe to ^(N)you, ^(O)blind guides, who say, ^(P)‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ ¹⁷You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or ^(Q)the temple that has made the gold sacred?

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Matthew 23:8 Or brothers and sisters
Matthew 23:13 Some manuscripts add here (or after verse 12) verse 14: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive the greater condemnation
Matthew 23:15 Greek Gehenna; also verse 33

Acts 24:24-27

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²⁴After some days Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and he sent for Paul and heard him speak about ^(A)faith ^(B)in Christ Jesus. ²⁵And as he reasoned ^(C)about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, “Go away for the present. ^(D)When I get an opportunity I will summon you.” ²⁶At the same time he hoped ^(E)that money would be given him by Paul. So he sent for him often and conversed with him. ²⁷When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius ^(F)Festus. And ^(G)desiring to do the Jews a favor, ^(H)Felix left Paul in prison.