er that they shall come forth, and
shall serve me in this place. (8)And he gave him the covenant of
circumcision; and thus he begot Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth
day, and Isaac, Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs. (9)And the
patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt. And God was with
him, (10)and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him
favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made
him governor over Egypt and all his house.

(11)And there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and
a great affliction; and our fathers found no sustenance. (12)But
Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, first sent out our
fathers. (13)And at the second time, Joseph was recognized by his
brothers; and the race of Joseph was made known to Pharaoh. (14)Then
Joseph sent, and called for Jacob his father, and all his kindred,
threescore and fifteen souls. (15)And Jacob went down into Egypt, and
died, he and our fathers, (16)and were removed to Shechem, and laid in
the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Hamor,
the father of Shechem.

(17)But as the time of the promise drew near, which God declared to
Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, (18)until another
king arose who knew not Joseph. (19)He, dealing subtly with our race,
afflicted our fathers, so that they should cast out their infants,
that they might not be preserved alive. (20)In which time Moses was
born, and was exceeding fair[7:20], who was nourished three months in
his father's house. (21)And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter
took him up, and nourished him for herself as a son.

(22)And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and
was mighty in words and in deeds. (23)And when he was forty years old,
it came into his heart to visit his brethren the sons of Israel.
(24)And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged
the one oppressed by smiting the Egyptian. (25)For he supposed his
brethren would understand, that God by his hand would deliver them;
but they understood not. (26)And on the following day he showed
himself to them as they were contending, and urged them to peace,
saying: Ye are brethren; why wrong ye one another? (27)But he who was
wronging his neighbor thrust him away, saying: Who made thee a ruler
and a judge over us? (28)Wilt thou kill me, as thou didst kill the
Egyptian yesterday? (29)And Moses fled at this saying,