And when Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace.

And when the princes of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

At that time Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces said to Abraham, ‘God is with you in everything you do.

At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.

After the treaty had been made at Beersheba, Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces returned to the land of the Philistines.

So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army rose up and returned to the land of the Philistines.

Meanwhile, Abimelek had come to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his personal advisor and Phicol the commander of his forces.

When Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army,

Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.

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

Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

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

Joseph found favour in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned.

So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had.

From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the Lord was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.

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

the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favour in the eyes of the prison warder.

But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

So the warder put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there.

And the keeper of the prison put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever was done there, he was the one who did it.

The warder paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph’s charge, because the Lord was with him. And whatever he did, the Lord made it succeed.

Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

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

and he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined.

The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he attended them.

After they had been in custody for some time,

The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. They continued for some time in custody.

So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. He said to him, ‘In my dream I saw a vine in front of me,

So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph and said to him, “In my dream there was a vine before me,

When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given a favourable interpretation, he said to Joseph, ‘I too had a dream: on my head were three baskets of bread.

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head,

Now the third day was Pharaoh’s birthday, and he gave a feast for all his officials. He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker in the presence of his officials:

On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants and lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.

He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand –

He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.

but he impaled the chief baker, just as Joseph had said to them in his interpretation.

But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.

Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.

Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, ‘Today I am reminded of my shortcomings.

Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “I remember my offenses today.

Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he imprisoned me and the chief baker in the house of the captain of the guard.

When Pharaoh was angry with his servants and put me and the chief baker in custody in the house of the captain of the guard,

Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us, giving each man the interpretation of his dream.

A young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. When we told him, he interpreted our dreams to us, giving an interpretation to each man according to his dream.

Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.

Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plentiful years.

and the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land. Let them live in Goshen. And if you know of any among them with special ability, put them in charge of my own livestock.’

The land of Egypt is before you. Settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land. Let them settle in the land of Goshen, and if you know any able men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”

So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labour, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.

Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens. They built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Raamses.

The man said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?’ Then Moses was afraid and thought, ‘What I did must have become known.’

He answered, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid, and thought, “Surely the thing is known.”

The Lord said, ‘I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.

Then the Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings,

That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers and overseers in charge of the people:

The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen,

Then the slave drivers and the overseers went out and said to the people, ‘This is what Pharaoh says: “I will not give you any more straw.

So the taskmasters and the foremen of the people went out and said to the people, “Thus says Pharaoh, ‘I will not give you straw.

The slave drivers kept pressing them, saying, ‘Complete the work required of you for each day, just as when you had straw.’

The taskmasters were urgent, saying, “Complete your work, your daily task each day, as when there was straw.”

And Pharaoh’s slave drivers beat the Israelite overseers they had appointed, demanding, ‘Why haven’t you met your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as before?’

And the foremen of the people of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten and were asked, “Why have you not done all your task of making bricks today and yesterday, as in the past?”

Then the Israelite overseers went and appealed to Pharaoh: ‘Why have you treated your servants this way?

Then the foremen of the people of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, “Why do you treat your servants like this?

The Israelite overseers realised they were in trouble when they were told, ‘You are not to reduce the number of bricks required of you for each day.’

The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in trouble when they said, “You shall by no means reduce your number of bricks, your daily task each day.”

But select capable men from all the people – men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain – and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

when they sin in any of these ways and realise their guilt, they must return what they have stolen or taken by extortion, or what was entrusted to them, or the lost property they found,

if he has sinned and has realized his guilt and will restore what he took by robbery or what he got by oppression or the deposit that was committed to him or the lost thing that he found

Instead, appoint the Levites to be in charge of the tabernacle of the covenant law – over all its furnishings and everything belonging to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they are to take care of it and camp round it.

But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it and shall camp around the tabernacle.

Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests; anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.’

And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall guard their priesthood. But if any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death.”

The chief leader of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.

And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was to be chief over the chiefs of the Levites, and to have oversight of those who kept guard over the sanctuary.

The Merarites were appointed to take care of the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts, bases, all its equipment, and everything related to their use,

And the appointed guard duty of the sons of Merari involved the frames of the tabernacle the bars the pillars, the bases, and all their accessories; all the service connected with these;

‘Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, is to have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the regular grain offering and the anointing oil. He is to be in charge of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including its holy furnishings and articles.’

“And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall have charge of the oil for the light, the fragrant incense the regular grain offering, and the anointing oil, with the oversight of the whole tabernacle and all that is in it, of the sanctuary and its vessels.”

All their service, whether carrying or doing other work, is to be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons. You shall assign to them as their responsibility all they are to carry.

All the service of the sons of the Gershonites shall be at the command of Aaron and his sons, in all that they are to carry and in all that they have to do. And you shall assign to their charge all that they are to carry.

The Lord said to Moses: ‘Bring me seventy of Israel’s elders who are known to you as leaders and officials among the people. Make them come to the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with you.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Gather for me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you.

if these men die a natural death and suffer the fate of all mankind, then the Lord has not sent me.

If these men die as all men die, or if they are visited by the fate of all mankind then the Lord has not sent me.

about the well that the princes dug,
that the nobles of the people sank –
the nobles with sceptres and staffs.’
Then they went from the wilderness to Mattanah,

the well that the princes made,
that the nobles of the people dug,
with the scepter and with their staffs.”

And from the wilderness they went on to Mattanah,

‘Spend the night here,’ Balaam said to them, ‘and I will report back to you with the answer the Lord gives me.’ So the Moabite officials stayed with him.

And he said to them, “Lodge here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, as the Lord speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

The next morning Balaam got up and said to Balak’s officials, ‘Go back to your own country, for the Lord has refused to let me go with you.’

So Balaam rose in the morning and said to the princes of Balak, “Go to your own land, for the Lord has refused to let me go with you.”

So the Moabite officials returned to Balak and said, ‘Balaam refused to come with us.’

So the princes of Moab rose and went to Balak and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.”

Then Balak sent other officials, more numerous and more distinguished than the first.

Once again Balak sent princes, more in number and more honorable than these.

Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey and went with the Moabite officials.

So Balaam rose in the morning and saddled his donkey and went with the princes of Moab.

The angel of the Lord said to Balaam, ‘Go with the men, but speak only what I tell you.’ So Balaam went with Balak’s officials.

And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but speak only the word that I tell you.” So Balaam went on with the princes of Balak.

Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and gave some to Balaam and the officials who were with him.

And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent for Balaam and for the princes who were with him.

So he went back to him and found him standing beside his offering, with all the Moabite officials.

And he returned to him, and behold, he and all the princes of Moab were standing beside his burnt offering.

So he went to him and found him standing beside his offering, with the Moabite officials. Balak asked him, ‘What did the Lord say?’

And he came to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, “What has the Lord spoken?”

‘May the Lord, the God who gives breath to all living things, appoint someone over this community

“Let the Lord the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation

Moses was angry with the officers of the army – the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds – who returned from the battle.

And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who had come from service in the war.

Then the officers who were over the units of the army – the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds – went to Moses

Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, came near to Moses

All the gold from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds that Moses and Eleazar presented as a gift to the Lord weighed 16,750 shekels.

And all the gold of the contribution that they presented to the Lord, from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, was 16,750 shekels.

Moses and Eleazar the priest accepted the gold from the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord.

And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tent of meeting, as a memorial for the people of Israel before the Lord.