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And it came to pass, when I became a man, that my father blessed me, saying, Thou shalt be a king, prospering in all things.

And when the two kings of the Canaanites came sheathed, in armour against our flocks, and much people with them, single handed I rushed upon the king of Hazor, and smote him on the greives and dragged him down, and so I slew him.

And in the south there came upon us a greater war than that in Shechem; and I joined in battle array with my brethren, and pursued a thousand men, and slew of them two hundred men and four kings.

And when I was at the waters of Kozeba, the men of Jobel came against us to battle.

And the men of Makir came upon us the fifth day, to seize our spoil; and we attacked them and overcame them in fierce battle: for there was a host of mighty men amongst them, and we slew them before they had gone up the ascent.

And when we came to their city their women rolled upon us stones from the brow of the hill on which the city stood.

And in the depth of night our brethren came and we opened to them the gates; and we destroyed all the men and their substance, and we took for a prey all that was theirs, and their three walls we cast down.

We came upon them, therefore, with wrath, and they all fled; and passing by another way, they fought my father, and he made peace with them.

AND eighteen years my father abode in peace with his brother Esau, and his sons with us, after that we came from Mesopotamia, from Laban.

And when eighteen years were fulfilled, in the fortieth year of my life, Esau, the brother of my father, came upon us with a mighty and strong people.

But I came not again near her while I lived, because I had done this abomination in all Israel.

Moreover, they who were in the city said there was no harlot in the gate, because she came from another place, and sat for a while in the gate.

And after this we came into Egypt to Joseph, because of the famine.

And Reuben wept, and at his voice Leah my mother came forth.

For Simeon and Gad came against Joseph to kill him, and he said unto them with tears: Pity me, my brethren, have mercy upon the bowels of Jacob our father: lay not upon me your hands to shed innocent blood, for I have not sinned against you.

For when they came into Egypt they were unloosed by the servants of Joseph outside the gate, and so they made obeisance to Joseph after the fashion of King Pharaoh.

And when Reuben came and heard that while he was away Joseph had been sold, he rent his garments, and mourning, said:

Dan therefore came to him and said: Weep not, neither grieve; for we have found what we can say to our father Jacob.

And I sailed therein along the shores, catching fish for the house of my father until we came to Egypt.

But Joseph came, and seized him, and ascended up with him on high.

And behold, there came a ship sailing by, without sailors or pilot; and there was written upon the ship, The Ship of Jacob.

And, lo, our father came, and we all rejoiced with one accord.

Accordingly I guarded at night the flock; and whenever the lion came, or the wolf, or any wild beast against the fold, I pursued it, and overtaking it I seized its foot with my hand and hurled it about a stone's throw, and so killed it.

And I sought the Lord early, and I wept for the Egyptian woman of Memphis, for very unceasingly did she trouble me, for also at night she came to me under pretence of visiting me.

And when I perceived it I sorrowed unto death; and when she had gone out, I came to myself, and lamented for her many days, because I recognized her guile and her deceit.

And when she had prevailed nothing thereby, she came again to me under the plea of instruction, that she might learn the word of God.

And when the eunuch who brought it came, I looked up and beheld a terrible man giving me with the dish a sword, and I perceived that her scheme was to beguile me.

So then after one day she came to me and observed the food, and said unto me: Why is it that thou hast not eaten of the food?

And holding fast to the garment she falsely accused me, and when her husband came he cast me into prison in his house; and on the morrow he scourged me and sent me into Pharaoh's prison.

And when I was in bonds, the Egyptian woman was oppressed with grief, and she came and heard how I gave thanks unto the Lord and sang praises in the abode of darkness, and with glad voice rejoiced, glorifying my God that I was delivered from the lustful desire of the Egyptian woman.

And when I came to the Indocolpitae with the Ishmaelites, they asked me, saying:

Now when we came into Egypt they strove concerning me, which of them should buy me and take me.

And about that time the Memphian woman, the wife of Pentephris came down in a chariot, with great pomp, because she had heard from her eunuchs concerning me.

Now after four and twenty days came the Ishmaelites; for they had heard that Jacob my father was mourning much concerning me.

And they came and said unto me: How is it that thou saidst that thou wast a slave? and lo, we have learnt that thou art the son of a mighty man in the land of Canaan, and thy father still mourneth for thee in sackcloth and ashes.

And they came and requested me, saying: Say that thou wast bought by us with money, and he will set us free.

And when my brethren came into Egypt they learnt that I had returned their money unto them, and upbraided them not, and comforted them.

Then there came to him a voice saying, 'Inasmuch as thou hast relied first of all on graven images, and hast offered sacrifices to them, for this reason thou shalt remain childless thy life long.

And the swordsman came from time to time to Haiqar whilst he was in the midst of the hiding-place: and Haiqar came and entreated him. And he comforted him and wished him deliverance.

And the swordsman came from time to time to Haiqar whilst he was in the midst of the hiding-place: and Haiqar came and entreated him. And he comforted him and wished him deliverance.

And the swordsman went along rejoicing till he came to Haiqar's house. And he opened the door of the hiding-place, and went down and found Haiqar sitting, praising God, and thanking Him.

And he came and entered into the presence of Pharaoh, and did obeisance to him as it is fitting to do to kings.

And the king prepared all that for him, and they went to a wide place; and Haiqar and his boys came to it, and he took the eagles and the young men with him; and the king and all his nobles went and the whole city assembled, that they might see what Haiqar would do.

O my son! thou hast been to me like a trap which was set up on the dunghill, and there came a sparrow and found the trap set up. And the sparrow said to the trap, "What doest thou here?" Said the trap, "I am praying here to God."

O my son! thou hast been to me like the pig who went into the hot bath with people of quality, and when it came out of the hot bath, it saw a filthy hole and it went down and wallowed in it.

Since there are many Jews settled in our realm who were carried off from Jerusalem by the Persians at the time of their power and many more who came with my father into Egypt as captives--large numbers of these he placed in the army and paid them higher wages than usual, and when he had proved the loyalty of their leaders he built fortresses and placed them in their charge that the native Egyptians might be intimidated by them.

For, when these vessels had been completed and placed side by side, first a silver bowl and then a golden, then another silver, and then another golden, the appearance they presented is altogether indescribable, and those who came to see them were not able to tear themselves from the brilliant sight and entrancing spectacle.

They were also very careful when any command came from the chief officer to admit any visitors to inspect the place, as our own experience taught us.

The king was very anxious to meet the envoys, and gave orders that all the other officials should be dismissed and the envoys summoned to his presence at once. 5 Now this excited general surprise, for it is customary for those who come to seek an audience with the king on matters of importance to be admitted to his presence on the fifth day, while envoys from kings or very important cities with difficulty secure admission to the Court in thirty days--but these men he counted worthy of greater honour, since he held their master in such high esteem, and so he immediately dismissed those whose presence he regarded as superfluous and continued walking about until they came in and he was able to welcome them.

When the king had nodded his assent to this sentiment, the speaking ceased and they proceeded to enjoy themselves. When evening came on, the banquet ended.

But when they came back, he would treat them as friends, as was right, and they would receive rich presents from him.

For when David had fought the live-long day against the Philistines, and by the help of our country's warriors had slain many of them, he came at eventide, all fordone with sweat and toil, to the royal tent, around which was encamped the whole army of our ancestors.

So he came to Apollonius, the governor of Syria and Phoenicia and Cilicia, and said, 'Being loyal to the king, I am here to inform you that in the treasuries of Jerusalem are stored many thousands of private deposits, not belonging to the temple account, and rightfully the property of King Seleucus.'

AND when this one also died a blessed death, being cast into the cauldron, the seventh son, the youngest of them all, came forward.

And He who created me when yet I was not knew what I should do when I came into being:

He hath given Him to be seen of them that are His, in order that they may recognize Him that made them: and that they might not suppose that they came of themselves:

For I know them, and before they came into being I took knowledge of them, and on their faces I set my seal:

And from it came love and concord; and they spake one to the other whatever was theirs; and they were penetrated by the Word;

And their alternations one to the other speak the beauty of God: IS And there is nothing that is without the Lord; for He was before any thing came into being:

And they too came in likeness of it and became vain; and those have understood who have known and meditated;

But a wheel received it and came over it:

And they came round me like mad dogs, who ignorantly attack their masters,

And vainly did they make attack upon me and those who, without reward, came after me:

And it came infinitely and invisibly: and until it was set in the midst they did not know it:

Again Grace ran and forsook corruption, and came down in Him to bring it to nought;

And there came forth from them a smoke and a judgment; and I was keeping quiet in the order of the Lord:

His answer came to me, and gave me the fruits of my labours;