She namedhim Joseph,saying,"May the LORDgiveme anotherson."
Now it cameabout whenRachelhad borneJoseph,that Jacobsaidto Laban,"Sendme away,that I may goto my own placeand to my own country.
the sonsof Rachel:Josephand Benjamin;
Theseare [the records of] the generationsof Jacob.Joseph,when seventeenyearsof age,was pasturingthe flockwith his brotherswhile he was [still] a youth,along with the sonsof Bilhahand the sonsof Zilpah,his father'swives.And Josephbroughtback a badreportabout them to their father.
His brotherssawthat their fatherlovedhim morethanallhis brothers;and [so] they hatedhim and couldnot speakto him on friendlyterms.
Now Josephwas the ruleroverthe land;he was the one who soldto allthe peopleof the land.And Joseph'sbrotherscameand boweddownto him with [their] facesto the ground.
"And you, sonof man,takefor yourself onestickand writeon it, 'For Judahand for the sonsof Israel,his companions;then takeanotherstickand writeon it, 'For Joseph,the stickof Ephraimand allthe houseof Israel,his companions.'
from the tribeof Zebuluntwelvethousand,from the tribeof Josephtwelvethousand,from the tribeof Benjamin,twelvethousand[were] sealed.
