And I will make your descendents as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall your descendents also be numbered.
And he brought him forth outside, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if you be able to number them: and he said to him, So shall your descendents be.
And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendents as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is on the sea shore; and your descendents shall possess the gate of their enemies;
And Jacob said, No, I pray you, if now I have found grace in your sight, then receive my present at my hand: for I have seen your face, as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me.
And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brothers came, and bowed themselves down before him with their faces to the earth.
And their father Israel said to them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down to the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
Therefore I placed in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even placed the people according to their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore let the young men find favor in your eyes: for we come at a favorable time: give, I pray you, whatever comes to your hand to your servants, and to your son David.