Genesis 39:1

They sat down to eat bread, and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

The Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.

Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

The rainbow will be in the cloud. I will look at it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”

His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.

Midianites who were merchants passed by, and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The merchants brought Joseph into Egypt.

Their father, Israel, said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Take from the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;

He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.

Joseph said to him, “This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.

He put them all together into custody for three days.

But if a priest buys a slave, purchased by his money, he shall eat of it; and those who are born in his house shall eat of his bread.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then isn’t the health of the daughter of my people recovered?

Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the residue of the people who remained in the city, the deserters also who fell away to him, and the residue of the people who remained.

Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ says Yahweh. ‘Be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land,’ says Yahweh, ‘and work, for I am with you,’ says Yahweh of Armies.

But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy

She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

From the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, Yahweh blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake. Yahweh’s blessing was on all that he had, in the house and in the field.

The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him:

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to save many people alive, as is happening today.

but every man’s servant who is bought for money, when you have circumcised him, then shall he eat of it.

Gideon said to them, “I do have a request: that you would each give me the earrings of his plunder.” (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.

For Yahweh says concerning the house of the king of Judah: “You are Gilead to me, the head of Lebanon. Yet surely I will make you a wilderness, cities which are not inhabited.

Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.

I said to them, “If you think it best, give me my wages; and if not, keep them.” So they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver.

For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.

“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.

When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he led out his three hundred eighteen trained men, born in his house, and pursued as far as Dan.

Abram said, “Behold, you have given no children to me: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir.”

He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your money, must be circumcised. My covenant will be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

So he fled with all that he had. He rose up, passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.

Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his relatives to eat bread. They ate bread, and stayed all night in the mountain.

Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were bound, and he was there in custody.

The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he took care of them. They stayed in prison many days.

There was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard, and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams. He interpreted to each man according to his dream.

Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” They came near. He said, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your offspring after you for an everlasting possession.’

His brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.”

I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their travels, in which they lived as aliens.

If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.

“Anyone who kidnaps someone and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

The heaved thigh and the waved breast they shall bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh. It shall be yours, and your sons’ with you, as a portion forever, as Yahweh has commanded.”

“Harass the Midianites, and strike them;

The princes of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?”

Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, both you, your son, and your son’s son also; for you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.”

Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, and had departed from Saul.

Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.

Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children as their children. Behold, we bring our sons and our daughters into bondage to be servants, and some of our daughters have been brought into bondage. It is also not in our power to help it, because other men have our fields and our vineyards.”

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcass, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,

The friendship of Yahweh is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.

Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:

Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;

Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Let no foreigner who has joined himself to Yahweh speak, saying, “Yahweh will surely separate me from his people.” Do not let the eunuch say, “Behold, I am a dry tree.”

A multitude of camels will cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah. All from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense, and will proclaim the praises of Yahweh.

But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”

But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

and said, “What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?” They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.

Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him upon whom a price had been set, whom some of the children of Israel priced,

“The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him,

He said, “Who are you, Lord?” The Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.

When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.

Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.