Now Josephhad been takendownto Egypt;and Potiphar,an Egyptianofficerof Pharaoh,the captainof the bodyguard,boughthim from the Ishmaelites,whohad takenhim downthere.
Then they satdownto eata meal.And as they raisedtheir eyesand looked,behold,a caravanof Ishmaeliteswas comingfrom Gilead,with their camelsbearingaromaticgumand balmand myrrh,on their wayto bring[them] downto Egypt.
Then someMidianitetraderspassedby, so they pulled[him] up and liftedJosephout of the pit,and soldhim to the Ishmaelitesfor twenty[shekels] of silver.Thus they broughtJosephinto Egypt.
Meanwhile, the Midianitessoldhim in Egyptto Potiphar,Pharaoh'sofficer,the captainof the bodyguard.
So he putthem in confinementin the houseof the captainof the bodyguard,in the jail,the [same] placewhereJosephwas imprisoned.
Then Josephsaidto his brothers,"Pleasecomecloserto me." And they camecloser.And he said,"I am your brotherJoseph,whomyou soldinto Egypt.
He senta manbeforethem, Joseph,[who] was soldas a slave.
"The patriarchsbecame jealousof Josephand soldhim into Egypt.[Yet] Godwas with him,
