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Gen. 30:24 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And she called his name κJoseph; and said, The Lord shall add to me another son.

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Gen. 35:24• ²⁴The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: (Gen. 35:24)

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Gen. 37:2,4• ²These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
⁴And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. (Gen. 37:2,4)

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Gen. 39:1‑23• ¹And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
²And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
³And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
⁴And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
⁵And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
⁶And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favored.
⁷And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
⁸But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
⁹There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
¹⁰And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
¹¹And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
¹²And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
¹³And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
¹⁴That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
¹⁵And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
¹⁶And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
¹⁷And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
¹⁸And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.
¹⁹And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.
²⁰And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
²¹But the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
²²And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
²³The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper. (Gen. 39:1‑23)

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Gen. 42:6• ⁶And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth. (Gen. 42:6)

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Gen. 48:1‑22• ¹And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
²And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
³And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
⁴And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
⁵And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
⁶And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
⁷And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.
⁸And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?
⁹And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
¹⁰Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
¹¹And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath showed me also thy seed.
¹²And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
¹³And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him.
¹⁴And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
¹⁵And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
¹⁶The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
¹⁷And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.
¹⁸And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
¹⁹And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
²⁰And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
²¹And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
²²Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow. (Gen. 48:1‑22)

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Gen. 49:22‑26• ²²Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:
²³The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
²⁴But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
²⁵Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
²⁶The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. (Gen. 49:22‑26)

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Deut. 33:13‑17• ¹³And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
¹⁴And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,
¹⁵And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
¹⁶And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
¹⁷His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh. (Deut. 33:13‑17)

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Ezek. 37:16• ¹⁶Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: (Ezek. 37:16)

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Acts 7:9‑15• ⁹And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
¹⁰And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
¹¹Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
¹²But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
¹³And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
¹⁴Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
¹⁵So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers, (Acts 7:9‑15)

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Heb. 11:21‑22• ²¹By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
²²By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. (Heb. 11:21‑22)

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Rev. 7:8• ⁸Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand. (Rev. 7:8)

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Gen. 35:17‑18• ¹⁷And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
¹⁸And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin. (Gen. 35:17‑18)

• Her faith saw in Joseph the promise of Benjamin. Never before had she reached this level of expectation. (“Jacob: 6. Leah and Rachel Again” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And she called his name Josephh; and said, Jehovah will add to me another son.

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He will add.