So Josephfoundfavorin his sightand becamehis personalservant;and he madehim overseeroverhis house,and allthat he ownedhe putin his charge.
Abramsaid,"O LordGOD,whatwill You giveme, since I amchildless,and the heirof my houseis Eliezerof Damascus?"
and said,"My lord,ifnowI have foundfavorin your sight,pleasedo not passyour servantby.
"Nowbehold,your servanthas foundfavorin your sight,and you have magnifiedyour lovingkindness,whichyou have shownme by savingmy life;but I cannotescapeto the mountains,for the disasterwill overtakeme and I will die;
Abrahamsaidto his servant,the oldestof his household,who hadchargeof allthat he owned, "Pleaseplaceyour handundermy thigh,
I haveoxenand donkeys[and] flocksand maleand femaleservants;and I have sentto tellmy lord,that I may findfavorin your sight."'"
Jacobsaid,"No,please,ifnowI have foundfavorin your sight,then takemy presentfrom my hand,for I seeyour faceas one seesthe faceof God,and you have receivedme favorably.
And he said,"Whatdo you mean by allthiscompanywhichI have met?"And he said,"To findfavorin the sightof my lord."
But he refusedand saidto his master'swife,"Behold,with me [here], my masterdoes not concernhimself with anythingin the house,and he has putallthat he ownsin my charge.
His servantZimri,commanderof halfhis chariots,conspiredagainsthim. Now he [was] at Tirzahdrinkinghimself drunkin the houseof Arza,who[was] overthe householdat Tirzah.
Now the youngladypleasedhim and foundfavorwith him. So he quicklyprovidedher with her cosmeticsand food,gaveher sevenchoicemaidsfrom the king'spalaceand transferredher and her maidsto the bestplace in the harem.
The king'sfavoris toward a servantwho actswisely,But his angeris toward him who actsshamefully.
When a man'swaysare pleasingto the LORD,He makesevenhis enemiesto be at peacewith him.
A servantwho actswiselywill ruleover a sonwho actsshamefully,And will sharein the inheritanceamongbrothers.
Do you seea manskilledin his work?He will standbeforekings;He will not standbeforeobscuremen.
He who tendsthe figtreewill eatits fruit,And he who caresfor his masterwill be honored.
So you will findfavorand goodreputeIn the sightof Godand man.
"Be on guardfor yourselvesand for allthe flock,amongwhichthe HolySpirithas madeyou overseers,to shepherdthe churchof GodwhichHe purchasedwith His ownblood.
The servantin chargeof the reapersreplied,"She is the youngMoabitewomanwho returnedwith Naomifrom the landof Moab.
Saulsentto Jesse,saying,"Let Davidnowstandbeforeme, for he has foundfavorin my sight."
Now the boySamuelwas growingin statureand in favorbothwith the LORDand with men.
