Thus Josephstoredup grainin greatabundancelike the sandof the sea,untilhe stoppedmeasuring[it], for it was beyondmeasure.
indeedI will greatlyblessyou, and I will greatlymultiplyyour seedas the starsof the heavensand as the sandwhichis on the seashore;and your seedshall possessthe gateof their enemies.
So he gatheredallthe foodof [these] sevenyearswhichoccurredin the landof Egyptand placedthe foodin the cities;he placedin every citythe foodfrom its own surroundingfields.
Now beforethe yearof faminecame,twosonswere bornto Joseph,whomAsenath,the daughterof Potipherapriestof On,boreto him.
His possessionsalso were 7,000sheep,3000camels,500yokeof oxen,500femaledonkeys,and verymanyservants;and that manwas the greatestof allthe menof the east.
When He rainedmeatupon them like the dust,Even wingedfowllike the sandof the seas,
As the hostof heavencannotbe countedand the sandof the seacannotbe measured,soI will multiplythe descendantsof DavidMy servantand the Leviteswho ministerto Me.'"
For they would comeup with their livestockand their tents,they would comein like locustsfor number,both they and their camelswere innumerable;and they cameinto the landto devastateit.
Now the Midianitesand the Amalekitesand allthe sonsof the eastwere lyingin the valleyas numerousas locusts;and their camelswere withoutnumber,as numerousas the sandon the seashore.
Now the Philistinesassembledto fightwith Israel,30000chariotsand 6,000horsemen,and peoplelike the sandwhichis on the seashorein abundance;and they cameup and campedin Michmash,eastof Beth-aven.
