Quotes About Joseph

The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his fatherís wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.

He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:

Some time later, Josephís brothers had gone to pasture their fatherís flocks near Shechem.

“I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”

So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.

Then they took Josephís robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.

Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.

and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.

The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,

When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught.

“We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Donít interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”

So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me,

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.

but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.

So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,

At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.

Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.”

He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.