in as Witneſſes for her Husbands ſatisfa&tion. o (7.e. ) My Husband, whom ſhe would not name, as it were out of diſdain and high diſpleaſure for being the occaſion of this horrid affront. Thus rhe
Pronouns he and they are oft uſed by way of contempt, as Luke 14: 24:
and 19: 27: John 7- 11: and 8: 10. p So lhe calls him to render
him hateful and contemptible ro the Egyprians. q To abuſe me; or
© vitiate and defile me ; for that word 1s oft uſed in an obſcene ſenſe. r She infinuartes, that this was not only an indignity to her, but an injury to all the Family, which therefore they were obliged
to revenge. . ;
'15 And it came to paſs, when he heard that I lifred up my voice, and cryed, that he left his garmenc with me, and fled, and got him our.
16 And ſhe laid up his garment by her, until her Lord came home.. ; :
17 And ſhe ſpake unto him according to theſe words, ſaying : The Hebrew ſervant which thou haſt brought unto us s, came in unto me to mock me.
5 So ſhe makes her Hugband acceſſory to the Crime, that ſhe might provoke him to the ſharper revenge. :
18 And it came to paſs, as I lift up my voice, and
cryed, that he left hisgarment with me, and fled out. t An improbable tory, and an evidence that the violence was
on her ſide ; otherwiſe if he had attempted violence upon her Per-*
ſon, he would not have forborn violence to the recovery of his Garment, which he very well knew might be made a pretence againſt
him. gre? And it came to paſs, -when his maſter heard the
words of his wife, which ſhe ſpake unto him, ſaying, Affeer this manner did thy ſervant to me, that his wrath
was kindled. ; AOL
20 And Joſephs maſter took him, and put him into the priſon «, a place where the kings priſoners x were bound : and he was there in the priſon.
# Queſt. Why did he not kill him, the Crime being capital, and he having ſo'undoubred a Power in his hand todoit ? nſw. r. Tr is probable he was a little moderated by Joſeph's Apology, whick doubtleſs he made for himſelf, rhough 1t be not here recorded. 2. This is to be aſcribed to the good Providence of God, which reſtrins the Waves of the Sea, and the Paſſions of Men, and ſets them their bounds which they ſhall not paſs, which watched over Joſeph in a peculiar manner. x Traytors or great Offenders againſt the King, whoſe Priſon doubrleſs was none of the caſlieſt, and therefore it is called a Dungeon, Gen: 40: 15: and 41: 14. and he indured great hard- ſhip in it» See Pal. 105. 18. |
21 7 Burt the LORD was with Joſeph, and Þ ſhew- ed him mercy, and * gave him favour in the ſight of the keeper of the priſon y. 3 The Goaler, who under Poriphar was the Keeper, of thar par- ticular Priſon. j
. 22 Andthe keeperof the priſon committed to Joſephs hand all the priſoners that were in the priſen, and what- ſoever they did there, he was the doer of it z.
Z They did nothing bur by Joſeph's command or permiſſion.
23 The keeper of the priſon looked not to any thing that was under his hand, becauſe the LORD was wich him : and that which he did, the LORD made it to
P:oſper. CHAP. XL.
Pharaoh's chief butler and baker are put into priſon ; and committed to Joſeph, 1=--=-=-4. They dream, and are ſad, 5, 6. He asks the reaſon, 7. Their anſwer, and Joſeph's reply, 8. The chief butler tells his dream, 9-==--=z1. Joſeph interprets it of his reſtoration, and d:ſires him to be mindful of him, 12-----15 The chief baker alſo tells his dream, 16, 17. Joſeph interprets it, 18, 19. Both made good by the event, 20-=---22, The butler forgets Joſeph, 23-
N D it came to paſs after theſe things, that the butler of che king of Egypt, and bis baker, had offended their lord the king of Egypt, 2 And Pharaoh was wroth againſt two of his officers, againft the chief of the buclers, and againſt the chief of
the bakers. | 2 And he put them in ward in the houſe of the
captain of the guard «, into the priſon where Joſeph was
bound b. AT a To wit, Potiphar, Gen: 37: 36: who being informed by his
ps
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- Underkeeper of Joſeph's great care and faithfulneſs, began to have a
berrer Opinion of him, though for his own quier, and his Wives reputation, he left him ſtill in the Prifon. b Was a Priſoner, as that word is uſed, Iſa: 22: 3, For Joſep, being now made Governour of the Priſoners, was doubtleſs freed from his bonds ; or had been bound, and that with Irons ina cruel manner, Pſal. 105. 18.
4 And the captain of the guard charged Joſeph with them, and he ſerved them, and they continued a ſeaſon | c in ward,
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