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IN T R O D U CT I O N
A S ENATH I S SOUG HT I N M ARRI A G E B Y T H E
K I N G S S O N AND M ANY O T H ER S
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TH E T O WER I N W HI C H A S ENAT H LI VE S I S
DE S C RI B ED
JO S E P H ANN OU N C E S HI S C OMI N G T O P EN T E
P HR E S

P E N TE P HRE S P R O P O S E S T O GI VE A S ENAT H T O
JOS E P H I N M ARRI A G E
JOS E P H ARRI VE S AT P E N TE P HRE S HOUS E’

A S ENAT H S EE S JOS E P H F R OM TH E WI ND O W
JOS E P H S EE S AS ENATH A T TH E WI ND O W
JOS E P H B L E S S E S A S ENA T H
A S ENAT H RE TI RE S AND JOS E P H P RE P ARE S
T O DE P AR T
A S ENAT H RE J E CT S TH E E G Y P TI AN GO D S AND
AB A S E S H ER S E L F
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A S ENAT H RE S OLVE S T O P RAY T O T H E GO D

O F TH E H E B RE WS

A S ENATH S P RAYER
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A S ENAT H S P RAYER ( o n t in ue d )
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TH E AR C H AN G E L MI C H AE L VI S I T S A S ENAT H
MI C H AE L T E LLS A S ENAT H T H AT S H E SH A LL
B E JOS E P H S W I F E
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X VI A S ENAT H FI ND S A HO NEY C OM B I N H ER
S T O RE H OUS E
X VI I M I C H AE L DE P AR T S
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P AC E

A S ENA T H S F A C E I S T RAN SFO R M ED

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JOS E P H RE T U RN S AND I S RE C E I VED B Y

A S ENAT H
P E N TE P HRE S RE T U RN S AND W I S H E S T O
B E TR O T H A S ENAT H T O JOS E P H B U T
,

JOS E P H RE SOLVE S T O A S K H ER H AND

F R OM P H ARA OH
TH E M ARR I A G E O F JOS E P H AND A S ENAT H
A S ENAT H I S I N T R O D U C ED T O J A C O B
P H ARA OH S SO N T R I E S T O I ND U C E S I M E O N
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AND L EV I T O K I LL JOS E P H
XXI V P H ARA O H S SO N C O N S PI RE S WI T H DAN AND
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G AD T O K I LL JOS E P H AND S E I Z E
A S ENATH
P H ARA OH S SO N GO E S T O K I LL HI S F ATH ER
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B U T I S N O T AD M I TT ED NE P HTH ALI M
.

AND A S H ER P R O TE S T T O DAN AND

G AD A G AI N S T TH E C O N S PI RA CY
XXV I T H E C O N S PI RAT O R S K I LL A S ENAT H S ’

GU ARD S AND S H E FL EE S
X XV I I TH E ME N WI TH PH ARA O H S SO N AND TH OS E
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W I T H DAN AND G AD ARE K I LL ED ;

AND TH E FOU R B R O TH ER S FLEE T O
TH E RAVI NE AND TH E I R S W O RD S ARE
S T R I C KEN F R OM TH E I R H AND S
XXV I I I DAN AND G AD ARE S P ARED AT A S ENATH S
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EN T REATY
XX I X P H ARA O H S SO N DI E S P H ARA OH A L S O
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D I E S AND JOS E P H SU C C EE DS HI M
A PP END I X OF P A SS A G E S N O T C O N T AI NED
I N TH E G REEK T E X T
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B IB L I O G R A P H Y

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THE “
Bo o k of
J os e ph an d A senath or as it , ,

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i s othe r wis e cal led the Con fess ion an d P r ayer o f
“
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A sen ath
”
was m ade k nown to t e medie v al wo r ld
,

in the Specu lu H zlf z o r z a le o f V in ce nt o f Beauvai s

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o f his text m ade

( an d a Fr nch version
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cz r c . e ,

by John d e V igny in the fou r teenth centu ry was ,

p r i n ted i n 1 49 5 an d a Germ an ve r sion in I 5 3 9 an

,

I c elan di c ve r sion also exists in MS in the B r itish .

1
Vin c ent s text was publ ished by
’
M use u m .

Fab ri c ius in his Co d P se u d epzlgr V T an d . . .

followed by a G r eek fr agmen t from the O x ford M S .

B aro c c 1 4 8 ( 1 7 1 3
. A bo u t th irty yea r s ago
the pr e s e nt P r ovost o f E ton ( Dr M R J ames ) . . .

fou nd in two MS S in the l ibra ry o f Co r pu s C ol lege .

,

Cam bridge ( 2 8 8 an d 4 2 4) the Lati n text ( ob v io u sly

t r an slat e d from G r e ek ) o f W hi c h V incent s is an ’

h
epitome ; i n 1 8 8 9—9 0 M B at iffo l p u bl ished the .

c omplete Gr e ek text from th ree V ati c an and two

O x fo r d MS S 2
together with t e Latin text su p
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pl ied by D r Jam e s W ith a learn e d an d illum i n atin g

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Add ( d at e d

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1 1 068

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Va t G r 8 03 ( A ) P a l a t B M

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, . . M S e x i sts t Mt At s a d
er . a . o , n
t e re is a o de rn G e e k p it e i t e s e v e t e e t -c e t y
r e o n n n n ur
B od ] . MS . Ro e 5 . I t ke t e e f
a es f B at iff l
r e ren c ro o .
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i n t rod ucti o n ( S t u d z a P a t r z st z ca fa s c i and in
’ ' '

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1 8 9 8 a new edition o f the G r eek ( i n a c c es s ible to

me ) was p u blished by V M Is t r in in the A nti . .

q u a rian P u bl i c a tions o f the S l av Com missi on of

h
the M os c ow A r c hae o l ogical S o c iety A S y r iac .

m
ve r sio n is i nco r po rated in the c om pil ation known
u nde r the n ame o f Z a c ha r ias R heto r p u blis ed i n ,

Land s A n ecd o t a Sy r z a Vo l I I I
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whe r e

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,

it is p r e c eded by W h a t p u rpo r ts t o be a lette r

a dd r essed to Moses o f I n gila
( k n ow n as ha v i n g

h h
t ra n slated the G lap yr a o f Cy r i l o f A lexan d r ia into

S y r ia c a ft e r 5 in whi c h the w r ite r states that

e has fo u n d the wo r k i n a ve r y ol d G r eek book

h h
,

appa r ently at R e s a in a at a n y r ate i n Mesopotami a , ,

a n d asks fo r a t r ansl a tion an d a n expl a nati o n o f

h
3
t e a llego r y a n d t e an swe r o f M oses .

F rom this we k n o w that the S y r ia c ve r sion was

m ade not l ate r than 5 6 9 ( t e d ate o f Z a c ha r ias “

and that it was t r anslated fr o m the G r eek whi c h ,

must the re fo r e be p r es u med to be the o r iginal a n d

h h
, ,

as it was fo u n d i n a ve ry o ld bo o k must h a v e been ,

c omposed c o n side r ably e ar l ie r A Latin t ra nslation .

m
o f the S yri a c by G O ppe n eim was p u blis ed at .

Be r lin i n 1 8 8 6 A n A r me n ian ve r sion o f the wo r k

h
.

m
appea r ed in the M ekhita r ist Jo ur n al B a z a z ep N o s

h
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xliii xliv ( V eni c e 1 8 8 5

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. and the l atte r p a r t o f
,

the sa e text was p u bl i s ed by A C ar r i er e with .

h
,

h h h
a F r enc t r an sl ati o n i n the N o z wea ux Me la ng es

m
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hmm hh h
,

h m
p bl i s e d t sl t i s f Z i s it t b k

h
1
T e u r an a on o ac ar a o e oo
f As t A o pl t t xt f t e w l p il t i w it

h
o ena . c e e e o o e co a on,

L t i t sl t i b y y s l f f t C p S r O

hh
a n ran a on , e or e or us c . r . C/z r is .

no w i t p ss
n e re .

W ig t Sy i L it
2
r t p I 2
, r ac er a ur e, . 1 .

3
Z ac . R . i 4— 6
. .
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(
Or z én t a ux Par s The A rmen ian was
m
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h
,

republish e d by Basile in the Apo cr A r V T . . . .

( V en ic e an
,
d an ol d S l avon i c vers ion e dited ,

by S N o va k o vic appea red in S t ar z n e t e j ou r nal o f

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the A g r am A c ad emy o f S cien c es N o ix in 1 8 7 7 , . .

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Besides these E thiopi c and A r abi c ve r sion s a re

,

kn own to hav e existed an d a Latin t r anslatio n o f ,

the A rabi c ( dated 1 460) is p re se r ve d at V ienn a .

h
C O N T E N TS
I n the B ook o f Ge n esis A sen ath is mentioned

h
t ree times on ly ; on c e it is stated that Pha r aoh

h
gave J oseph A sen ath da u ghter o f Potiphe r ah p r iest ,

o f O n to w i fe
,
an d in the othe r two pl a c es S e is
,

said to ha v e bo r n e Manasse an d E ph r ai m to
3
J oseph ; but o u t o f these d ry bones the el abo r ate
r o m an c e c ontained in o u r Book o f A sen ath has

been const r u c ted H e r e A sen ath i s r eprese n ted .

as a m aiden o f s u r passing beauty whose han d i s

so u ght by the yo u n g men o f highest position i n

h
the l and am ong them the e ldes t son o f the king
, ,

but she l i v es in se c lusion in a tower a n d r ega rds

hh
al l m en With c on tempt O n e day Josep W hil e .
,

goi n g r oun d the lan d to col lect co r n an no u nces

mh h
,

his intention o f payin g P o t ip e ra a visit and

‘

hh hh
,

mmh m ss i bl p ps l y pi t

hm
1
I n ac c e e to e ; er a on a re r n T e Ar .

e n ian er v si
o n is en one o n t e ti
e ac o n , w o d by J D

mh
r e fo r e d l d
t e c a e n ar in 1 0 8 5 ( B at iffo l) An E n r an . gl i s t s
l ti
a on of t e r A
e n an ei x i sts
in Tb e Un ea n o n z ea l W r z lz ng s
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of t / z e 0 T f o u n d i n Me A r en ia n M S S f M e L z ér a r
’

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y fo
S t L a z a r us, r an a e
. t
n o En sl t d i t
R e v Dr ac q u e gl i s by . . J s
I ssav e r d e n s ( e n c e , V i 9 2 ff pp . .

2
Vi dn .
47 3 9 .

3
Ge n . xli 4 5 , 5 0 ;
. xlv i . 20 .
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Poti phe rah s uggests to A sen a th a p roje c t o f
m a rrying e r to J o seph This she r ej e c ts wit an
.

o u tbu r st o f s c o r n fu l an ge r an d return s to the towe r

h
h
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b u t on seein g J oseph e n te r the cou rt she de c la r es

hi m to be a son o f God and is st r uck w ith remo rse .

J o seph having see n her at the wi ndow S e i s

h
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c a l led d own to g r eet him and when he i s tol d

h
, ,

that she is his host s vi rgin d aughte r he a c cepts

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e r as his siste r ; but when she is o r de r ed to kiss

h
,

hi m re fu ses t o allow e r to app ro a c h as being an

,

i dol ate r b ut p r ays fo r the bl essing o f God u pon

,

er He the n depa r ts p r om ising to r et u r n a

h h
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,

week l ate r an d A sen ath spends the i nterveni n g

h
,

time in fa st in g an d hum iliation a n d fi nal ly in

p rayer The archangel Michael t en v i sits e r

h hh
.

an d an nounces that s e shal l be J oseph s wi fe ’

a fte r whi c h he p r oduces a m ira c ulo u s honeycom b

fr om whi c h he gi v es e r to eat and t e n says that

h
,
'

she has now eaten the b read o f l i fe an d d ru n k t e

h
c u p o f i m mo r tal ity an d been anointed with the

h
c r ism o f i nco r r uption A ft e r M i c h ael s dep a r t u r e
’
.

J oseph is an no u nced an d A senat goes o u t to

,

meet him and J oseph hav ing al s o ad a visit fr om

, ,

the a r changel they m eet as affi an c e d b r ide an d

h
,

br idegroom Potipherah then r et u r n s from his

.

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c o u n t ry house whe r e he has been spend ing the

h h h
,

i nte r val and states that he wil l s u mm o n t e g uests

,

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to the m a r r iage -feast i m e d iately b u t J oseph says ,

that e m u st retu r n to Pharao an d obtain A se

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n ath s han d fr o m i 1
The m a rr iage is then
.

celeb r ated at the k ing s cou r t J acob an d his fam ily

’

come to E gypt an d A s e n ath is p r ese n ted to them ,

1
N e c e ss i t at e d b y G e n xli 4 5 . . .
an d the book en ds with a story o f t e fr ust r ati o n
o f a plot by Pha r aoh s son with the ass istan c e o f
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,
h
D an an d Gad to kill J oseph a nd get p o ssessi o n ,

o f A sena t h .

C o MP o s I T I O N AND O B J E CT

That the book in its p r esent S hape is the wo r k

o f a Ch ristia n w r ite r w il l be at o n ce r ecogn ised by

any reade r the r e fe r en c es to the sa c r ed b r ead an d

,

1
cu
p an d c h r ism by whi c h the c e r emonies ,
o f the

E ucharist an d Con fi r m at ion ar e cl ea r ly m ean t ,

being su ffi c ient to pl a c e the fa c t beyon d do u bt ;

h
but to this m ay be added the exal tation o f v irgin ity
whi c h we fin d th r o u gho u t the book an d the p ro m i ,

n e n c e o f the do c t r i ne o f fo r given ess

2
whi c h t ough , ,

not u nknown to the J e w s wo u l d ha r dly be m ad e '

,

3
so con spi c u o u s in a J ew ish work A t the sam e

h
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ti me howeve r the r e ar e passages w hi c h bet r ay the

, ,

han d o f a J ew ish write r Th u s i n the des c r iption .

,

o f A senath at t e beginn ing it i s said that she bo r e

n o r esem b lan c e to the E gyptian women b u t was i n

ev e ry r espect li ke the H eb r ew wom en “
tal l as ,

S a r ah an d com ely as R ebec c a an d beauti fu l as

, ,
”
R achel an d i n the a c count o f M ichael s visit the r e
’

h
,

is a strange passage i n whi c h the angel says '

“
Take n ow the m antl e fr om thin e head fo r that ,

thou ar t to -day a p u r e virgin and t i ne head is as

h
,

hh h
4 ”
o f a young m an though the Christian practice

h
v iii xv xv i xix

hh
1
C s. .
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s xx iii xxv iii xx i x

2
C . .
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.

Ag ai i t dd i t i t o giv by B D

h
an d
3
n n e a on C xv i
. . en t e
ve si s ( e e S e t i
r on s THE c on
“
TE ”
XT
) t e S ig o f t
n e C ro ss
is i d i cat e d
n .

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C xv . .
w as t h h h
e o

v eiled Te r t u llian howeve r i n is t re atise De

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ppo site o f t i s that vi rgins sho u ld be ,

h
. ,
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Ve /a n a zs Virgi n ian s a r g u es again st men who c o n

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te n ded that v i rgi ns sho u l d n o t be v eiled and o n 1

,

the st r ength o f t is M B at iffo l in fe rs that it was .

the c u stom among the M ontan ists o r som e s im ilar

se c t not to veil vi rgins an d that o u r book w as ,

w r itte n i n c i rc les i n whi c h thi s c u sto m p revailed .

The r e is howeve r n o eviden c e fo r the exi sten c e o f

, ,

m
the p r a c ti c e among Ch r isti an s o u tside A fr i c a while , ,

o n the othe r han d it seem s to ha v e been a r eg u la r ,

c u sto am on g J ews an d othe r S em iti c peopl es to

leave the ir wome n s fa c es exposed while they we r e ’

u n m a r r ied an d to p u t on the v eil when they m a rr ied

,

as a S ig n that they we r e the ex c l u s ive p r ope r ty o f

2
thei r h u sba n ds ; an d we m ay there fo r e fai r ly

h
‘
, ,

assign a J ew ish o r igin to the passage i n q u estio n .

A nothe r si m il a r t r a c e o c c u r s i n an ea r l ie r pa r t o f

h h
the b o o k W he r e Potip e ra h says to Joseph : O ur “

h
,

da u ghte r is as thy S i ste r to whi c h J oseph answe r s

”
,

I f S e is yo u r da u ghte r an d is a vi rgin let er

h
, ,

c om e fo r that she is my siste r an d I l o v e

,
e r fr om ,

H e r e a gain I am i n fo r med
3 ”
to d ay as my si ste r
- .
, ,

h
t at i t is c om mon among S emiti c peoples to
int r od uc e the da ughte r o f the ho u se to a g u est as
4 ”
“
yo u r sister pe r haps on t e g r o u nd that the head
,

o f the househol d is in the position o f a fathe r to all

hmh m hh ls

h hh h
1
Cf a. o De 0r a t xxi , xxn .

m
.
, .

t is i f ti t D H M Lé w b e side s

h
2
I o we n or a on o r. . . on, o
b i g d H b ew s c l liv d y y s i t e

h
e n
g a oo e r o ar e an e ar n
T rk i s e p i e d st t e s t at t e p c t i st i ll e xi sts t e
gC
r , an a ra ce re .
. v ii.
4
T i s als o I o we to Dr . L '

eon.
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who ar e in it and we m ay the r e fo r e as c r ibe th is

h
,

passage with the exc ept ion o f the words a n d is a “

h
,

”
vi rgi n ( a Ch r istian attem pt to conve r t the r elation
ship into a spi r it u al one ) to a J e w is autho r To

h
.
, m

t e same han d we sho u l d n at u r ally att r ib u te the

long -wi nded des c riptions o f the splen do u r o f
A sen a t s a pa r tments an d atti r e o f J oseph s cha r iot
’ ’

an d appa r el an d o f A senath s bea u ty a fte r her

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t r ans fo r mat ion whi c h hav e a t r uly O r iental r ing
,

abo u t them r em i n ding u s o f the A po c alypse ; W hi le

,

the l ast with its exagge r ated E aste r n i m age ry

, ,

n at ur ally r ecal ls the S on g o f S ongs We ar e .

,

the r e fo re j ustified i n ass u m ing that o u r book is a

,

Ch ristian r evision o f a J ewish p r od uc tion and , ,

tho ugh the J ewi sh text i s c om pletely lost we ar e abl e ,

fr om va r i o u s so u r c es to d is c ove r app r ox imately

m
what it c ontain ed The statement o f the book o f
.

Genesis that J oseph m a r r ied the da u ghte r o f

an E gypti a n p r iest when c o pa r ed with A b r aham s ’

m
,

c a r e to fi n d a wi fe fo r I saa c a mong his own kind r ed ,

an d the g r ie f o f I saac and R ebe c c a at E sa u s ’

ma rr iage to a H ittite an d thei r fear lest J a c ob

S ho u ld t a ke a wi fe fr o the da u ghte r s o f the l and ,

nat u r a lly c a u sed c ons ide r abl e d i ffi c u lty t o the

r a bbi ni c c om mentators an d a n in genio u s sto r y
,

was in vented to a c c o u nt fo r it The Ta r gu m o f .

J onathan i n its c om menta r y on Gen xl i 4 5 has

,
. .
,

the followin g : Pha raoh “

gave hi m to W i fe
A senath whom D i n ah had had by S he c hem whom ,

h
the wi fe o f P u t ifar p r in c e o f Tan is had b r o u ght u p -
,
”

while a c co r di ng to R abbi E lie z e r ( eighth c e ntury) ,

1
C s iii iv , V xv i ii . .
,
. ., .
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J a c ob had a pl ate tied round the c hil d s neck w ith
h ’

h
hh
,

the n ame o f God on it and tu r ned e r out and the

h
, ,

a rc ha n gel Mi c h ael c a r r ied her to the ho u se o f Poti

ffi c u lty was the r e fo r e r emo v ed by
1
p e ra T e d i

h
.

m aking A senath o f H eb r ew bi r th on e r mothe r s ’

S ide an d new light is th r own on the passage al r eady

h
,

c ited whi c h r ep resents er as r esembl ing the

Heb rews ra the r th a n the E gyptians an d c ompa res

h
,

e r to S a r a h R ebe c ca an d R a c hel a n d we see the

h h
, , ,

r eason fo r the c lose con nexion in whi c h A senath i s

b r o u ght to S imeon an d Le v i t e two who had ,

a v e n ged D i n ah upon t e men o f S e c hem o f whom

h
,

in the sto ry o f J oseph as gi v en i n Genesis S i meon

2
plays on ly a passive pa r t an d Levi n o pa r t at all .

M B at iffo l thi n ks that t e passag e fo un d in the

.

S y r i ac and A r menian in whi c h A sen ath is m ade to

h
kiss J a c ob as one who returneth fr om w ar to his
“

3 ”
ho use a fte r a long ti me r e fe r s to the r e cogn ition ,

o f the r elati o nship and t at som e Greek s c r ibe

h
,

om itted it be c au se i n the Ch r istian r e v ision no mean

i ng c ould be atta c hed to i t b u t it wou l d be u nsa fe
t o depend u pon this O n the ot e r hand I can not .
,

with M B at iffo l r ega r d the visit o f M i c hael as

h
.

a Ch r istia n addition I have al ready shown that

h
.

the passage i n which A senath is tol d to r emove

e r veil is p r obably J ewish an d as a c c ord i n g to the , ,

sto ry tol d by E l ie z e r M ichael b r o u ght e r to E gypt

h h hhh m
, ,

t s by G dl d

h
Frie

h
P i r ée
‘
1 ’
ae R a bbi E liez er , E n g r an an e r,

m
. . .

xxxv iii

hh
c

m
. .

t
t i g t t t p i b i t i g i n st yi g

h
2
It IS wo r no n a e ro on a a ar r n
a st r an g w e is i t B k f J ub i l e s ( xii ) c o n e te d
o an n e oo o e c . . n c
w it t e st y f S i o or d L e vio e n an .

3
C .xxii .
 INTR O D UCT ION

h h
we m ay in fer that in the J ew ish work t e o bject
was to r eveal the se c r et o f e r bi r th an d so r emove
the i mpediment to her m arr iag e to J oseph but as

h
,

in the Ch r istian r e v is ion the i mp e d iment o f al ien

bi r th was t r ans fo r m ed i nto an i mped imen t o f al ien
r el igi o n ,
t e sam e p u r pose is the r e e ffe c ted by
c onve r ting her to J ud aism o r rathe r to Ch r i st ian ity
, ,

fo r the l anguage o f the an gel has a Ch r istian c ast ,

and as stated above the mysti c honey c om b m an i

h
, ,

fe st ly r e p r esents the E u ch a r ist To the Ch r i sti an

h
.

r ev iser the poin t on whi c h the o r iginal story t u r n s ,

the ma r r iage o f J oseph to is n iece was horr ifying

h
, ,

an d t e sto r y o f A sen ath s bi r th was there fo r e

’

al togethe r s u pp ressed an d a sp ir itual r e lationship

,

o n t e basi s o f a com mon virgin ity substituted ,

an d the p r aises o f Vi rginity an d o f pen iten c e whi c h ,

i n the monasti c ideal wa s closely con ne c ted with it ,

oc c upy a l a r ge po r tion o f the book though the very

,

fact that the he r oin e is m ar r ied and b e ars child r en

i s evid e nc e that the autho r is adapt ing an ol de r

hh
doc u m ent in w hi c h vi r gin ity was held i n less
esti m ation .

[ K O le r in T e
j e w is n E n y p
c clo wa ufl r e gards ’

o u r book as essentially J ew ish i n cha r acte r b u t

h
,

subje c ted to sl ight Ch r istian r e vis ion “

I t con

h h
.

tains a Midrashi c story o f the conv e r sion o f A se

nath the w ife o f J oseph and o f e r m agn an im ity

h
, ,

towa r d e r enem ies — a story typ i c al o f t e

h
c onvers ion o f a heathen to J u da ism This seems .

“
to us to b e t e corr e ct v iew The J e wish fe atures
.

ar e pronounc e d . T hu s the trans format ion o f t e

1 - 1 6.
11 . 1 7 2 7
 h m
I NTR O D U CT I O N

m
”
na e A sen a t into C ity o f R e fuge is s ug
“

ge s t ed i n a c ha ra c te r isti c al ly M id r ashic way by

m
mh
the i n v e r si o n o f the H eb r ew n am e o s whi c h by ,

t r a n spo s ition o f the lette r s w as m ade to r ead

,
”
“
s he as taken r e fuge and wo u ld n at u r

hh
,

ally suggest Dil p = place o f r e fuge

“
A senath
”

h
.

”
be c omes the C ity o f R e fuge because th r o ugh
“

e r ma n y Gentiles should take re fuge u nde r the

wings o f t e div ine S hek in ah a n d u nd e r e r “

h
,

walls those that tu r n to God the M ost H igh , ,

S hould fin d p rote c tion in repen tan c e The idea

'

that the p roselyte w o has le ft cou nt ry fr ie n ds and

h
,

r elation s
“
fo r the sake o f v i r t u e a n d holi ness
fi nds a c ity o f r e fuge i n I s r ael s r eligion has a ’

c lose pa r al lel in Philo w o says , ( D e M o n a r c/

rzia i ,
.

7) that s u c h p r oselytes o u
“
ght not to be le ft
destitute o f some other cities and homes and ,

fr iends b u t the r e o u ght to be p la ces of r efug e

,

always r eady fo r t hos e who come o v e r to r el igi on ”

.

Anothe r indi c ation o f the fu ndamental ly Jewish

c h ar a c te r o f ou r book is the fa c t that th r o u ghout

no oth e r S av iou r or F o r give r o f S in is m e n tion ed

than the God o f I s r ael .
J
K ohle r holds that the R abbin i c v iew acco r d ing
to whi c h A senath w a s r ep r esented to be a d a u ghter
o f D i n ah
( and there fo r e a t r u e I s r aelite ) is l ater ,

an d supe r seded the ea r lier View ( rep resen ted i n

o ur book ) that A senath was a p r oselyte fr om
heathen ism I t was an attem pt to obv iate the
.

obj ectionable fact that Joseph shoul d have m a rried

a heathen w ife .

“
The book as a whole K ohle r conclud e s
, ,

b e longs to the He llen ist ic p r opaganda l ite r ature

 I NTR O D U CT ION xv ii
by whi c h J ewish w r ite r s endea vou r ed to wi n the

h
non -Jewish wo r l d fo r the J ewi sh faith while at ‘

the same ti me eage r ly r ep r esentin g thei r H eb r e w

”
an c esto r s as p ysic al as wel l as m o r al he r oes
e

h
.

I n its o r igin a l J ewish ( G r eek ) fo r m i t p r obably

belongs to a mu c h e ar l ie r date than the fi fth
centu r y ; pe r a ps at the latest t o the ea r ly yea r s
, ,

o f the second c entu y Ar D —Edd ] . . .

D AT E AND P LA C E OF O R I GI N

h h
'

AS to the d a te an d plac e o f w r iting we have ,

seen that the book was i n ex iste n c e so me ti me be fo r e

h
6
5 9 an d
,
t e te r m s in whi c the S y r iac w r ite r

r el ates the d is c ove r y are i nte r esting b u t u n fo r t u n ,

ately obs c u r e The s u pp o sed a u t o r o f the lette r

.

to M oses o f I n g ila i s r ep r e sented as sayi n g that he

h
fo u n d it i n the l ib r a r y o f the memorable bishops
“

who we r e c al led the fam ily o f Beth B e r uya ( P) from

h
,

the c ity o f R e sa in a i n the possession o f a boy

hh
,

o f thei r ki n
”
whe r e w e S ho u l d p r obably not press
,
”
fr om to its stri c t mean in g but s u ppose that t e ,

book was fou n d at R e sain a and B e r uya ( B r W a )

m h h
,

p r obably stan ds fo r B e rr oe a ( A leppo ) 1

Hen c e

h
.

we ay pe r h a ps c onj e c tu r e that on the ex p u lsion

o f the Monophysites in 5 1 9 t e bishop o f B e r r oe a

h h
( A nton i nus
) took his books o r those o f his see wit
’
him and that i n the w r ite r s ti me they we r e i n the

m mm
,

h h h
2
possession o f a yo u ng kin sm an o f is at R e sain a

m m
.

mm mh m h
1
S yr H l ab G e e k
. a .es re s e ti
nae s use d i Sy i c
ar o n r a
i n st e ad o f t e at i ve f s d i v iii 4 Z ac i as i s e l f

hhh h
“
n or an n ar

m
.
,

use s E es f E e s a in pl ac e o f H e s

h
”
or .

2
S M o f A i d a t o o k is b o o ks t Al e x a d i a w
ar a o ce o n r , en

a ft
er is d e at t e y w e c a i e d -b ac k t o A i d a ( Z
re rr ac .

R .v ii i .

B
x v iii I NTR O D U CT IO N

On o unt o f the p ro m inen c e given to S t M i c hael

ac c .
,

M B a t iffo l s u pp o ses the w o r k to have been w r itten

.

i n Ce n t ra l A s i a M i n o r whe r e S t M i c h a el was , .

spe c i a l ly hon o u red b u t I h a ve S h o wn that

Mi c hael s v i s i t was p r obably in the J ewish o r igi n al
’

a n d the E aste r n c ha r a c ter o f the wo r k m akes i t

m o re n at ur a l to r e fe r it to those E aste r n c o unt r ies

h
i n whi c h i t is fi r st found while the fa c t that it w as ,

w ritten i n G reek i s st ron g eviden c e fo r a S y r i a n

h
r at e r than a Mesopotam ian o r igin an d thi s t heo r y

h
,

g a i n s fu rthe r s u pp o r t if I am right in in fe r r in g that

h
t e book fo u n d by the S y r ian wr ite r cam e from
B e r r oe a M B at iffo l thinks it was p r obably w r itten
. .

in t e fi ft h c e n tu ry bu t the r e is no pos it ive eviden c e

,

1
fo r the date .

T h e
C H A RA CT E R
S y r ia c writer
egards the wo r k as an
OF T HE

r
W OR K

h
’
al lego r y ; b u t as the en d o f M oses an swer is lost
, ,

we do n o t know the detail s o f his ex pl an ati on ,

tho u gh fr om what remain s it wo u ld see m that e

supposed it to represen t the u n ion o f the L o gos
'

with a h u m an soul F r om this poin t o f v iew J oseph .

m ay be c ons ide r ed as stan di ng fo r C h r ist an d ,

M B at iffo l suggests three possible inte r p ret ation s

.

— rc h ( 2 ) the
of the fig u re of A sen ath ( )
I the Ch u

h
,

c o n ve r ted so u l V
an d ( 3 ) ir gin ity — an d decides i n
,

fa vo u r o f the l ast b u t i t wo u ld be ou tsid e the s c ope

,

o f this i n t r od u c tion to d is c u ss t e m atte r he r e

h hhh h
.

I n spite o f the t u r g id style an d the wea r isom e

hh h
1 As t e S y ri ac wr ite r ca lls t e b k
oo d
fo un at R e sa in a
‘
v y ld
er O ,
”
it c an ar dly be l te
a r. M . B at iffo l w o u ld pl ac e

t e J wi s e wo r ki n t e fo ur t t y
c e n ur .
 I NTR O D U CT I O N
fo u r ve r s ions the Lat in i n the ea r l ie r pa r t c l o sely
fol lows the G r eek b u t be c omes sho r te r as i t p ro,

c e e d s u ntil at the e n d i t is a me r e epitome

,
and the
S lavon i c is al s o m u c h sho rtened O f the othe r two .

1
the A r me n ian is the longer and the nea re r to the
G reek tho u gh it conta ins m any passages fo u n d in
,

othe r ve rsions b u t a bsent i n o u r G r eek text O f

,
.

the G reek M S S B D c ontain a sho r te r text than

.

the othe r s an d o ften ag r ee with the ve r sions in

,

their om iss ions b ut i n Ch xvi they have a long

,
. .

in se r tion whi c h is fo u nd in di ffe ren t fo r m s in the

2
ve rs ion s an d is al most ce r ta inly o r ig inal .

T HE P R E S E N T T RA N SLAT I O N
I have t r an sl ated from B at iffo l s tex t except in a ’

fe w places whe r e it is obvio u sly w r on g To g ive .

al l the variants woul d occupy m u ch too m u c h

m
spa c e and m ake the n otes al most u n intell igible

h
( pe r haps at som e fu t u r e t ime we m ay be given
a c o plete c r it ical ed ition o f the book i n whi c h al l
t e ve r si o ns wi l l be i n c l uded i n fu ll ) and fo r the ,

pu r pose o f this s e r ies I have tho ught it eno ugh to

r eco r d the va r ian ts in passages i n which the G r eek

text is u ns uppo r t e d an d a fe w othe r s whi c h the r e

i s spe c ial reason fo r recordi n g an d the passages ,

cov e r ed by the va r iants a r e m a r ked in the text by

f
a hal b r a c ket at the beg inn ing an d the r e fe r en c e
-

hh h mhm
nu mbe r at the end Longe r i n se r tion s c onta ined i n .

the versions are given in an A ppendix .

1
C s xxv —xxv iii ar e
. . o w e v e r al o st w o ll y o
. i tt e d ;
, ,

t
se e n o e t o C . xxv .

2
See p . 81 , n. 4 .
 J O S E P H A N D A S E N A T H
TH E C O N F E SS I O N A N D P R A Y E R OF A S E N AT H

h hm hh
,

D A UG H T E R O F P E NTE PH RE S T H E P RI EST 1

h h
A s e n at is sou g t in M ar r i a g e by t e K in g
’
s

hh
S o n an d an y o t er s .

I IN t
fi r st yea r o f plent y in t e s e con d
e

h
.
, q

m o nth on t e fi ft h o f the m onth Pha r aoh sen t

h
, ,

J oseph to go r o u nd al l t e lan d o f E gypt an d in

t e fo u r th mon th o f the first yea r on the eighteenth ,

o f the month J oseph c am e t o t e borde r s o f H el io

h
,

p o l i s an d he was gathe r ing the c o r n o f that cou n t ry

,

as the san d o f the sea A n d the r e was a ce r ta in .

m an i n that c ity by n ame Pe n t e p re s who was a

h
,

p r iest o f H eli o pol is an d a satrap o f P haraoh and ,

c hie f o f al l P ha r aoh s s at r aps an d p r in c es ; an d

’

thi s man was ex c eed in g r ic and ve r y sag e an d

gentl e an d he was al s o a c o un sel lor o f Pha r aoh
, ,
’

bec a use he was p r udent bey o n d al l Pharaoh s ’

p r i nces A n d he had a v ir gin d aughter by n am e

.
,

A s en ath o f eighteen yea r s tall an d comely and

h h
, , ,

bea u ti fu l to be h o l d e xceed ingly beyon d e ve ry

v i r gi n upon the ea r th N o w A se n ath he r sel f bare

h hhh h
.

h
r 2
n o l ikeness to the v irg in s t e daught e r s o f t e

x
i i? g
3»
a
f B
b
De
y B
vae
1

t ifl
/e n

rsio s
gr f
l i
T

m m
e t i tl e va i e s i
a
‘
r
o
n
, s
o
n
in
.
t e MS S
n one o f
.

t e
T
.
e
T
Pra
e
y e r OfAs e n t
t e xt fo ll o w s B
a
.
,

4
'

f
 JO S E P H AN D ASE NAT H

E gyptian s , but was in al l thi n g s l ike the d a u ghte rs

h
o f the H eb r ews being tal l as S a ra h an d c o mely as
,

R ebe c c a a n d bea u ti ful as R a c hel ; and the fame

h h
of e r be a u ty sp r ead ab r oad into al l that land and

u n to the en d s o f the wo r ld so that by r ea son o f ,

t is al l the sons o f the p rin c es and the satrap s

h
desi r ed to w o o e r n ay an d the sons o f the k ings , ,

also al l yo u n g men an d m ighty and the r e was

, ,

g reat st r ife am ong them be c ause o f e r an d they

hh
,

m
e s sayed to fight aga inst one anothe r A n d Pha r aoh s ’

h
.

m
fi r stb o r n son also hea r d abo u t her an d he c o n

h
,

t in u e d ent r eati n g his fathe r to gi v e e r to i to

wi fe an d saying to i Give m e fathe r A sen ath , , ,

the da ughte r o f Pe n t e p re s the fi rst m an o f Hel i o

r 1
,
”
pol is to wi fe A n d his father Pha r aoh sa id to hi m
.

Whe re fo r e dost t hou o n thy pa r t seek a wi fe

lowe r than thysel f when tho u ar t ki n g o f all this
l an d ? N ay b u t 10 ! the d a u ghte r o f J o ac i the
,

K i n g o f M oab is bet r othed to thee and she he r sel f ,

m
i s a q u een an d bea u ti fu l to behol d ex c eed ingly .

hh
h h
T a ke then this on e to thysel f to W i fe .

T e T o w e r in w ic A s e n at liv e s i s
d e s c r ib e d .

h h h
I I B u t A sen ath set at n a u ght an d S co r ned eve ry
.

m an being boast ful an d ha ughty an d n eve r had a

, ,

m an seen e r i nasm u c h as P e n t e p r e s had in is

,

m
ho u se a tower adj oin in g g r eat and high exceed ,

in gly and above the tower was a lo ft con ta ining ten

mh
,

h
c ha be r s A n d the fi r st c hambe r w as g reat an d
.

! S l av p i st s te
)
”
r
.
”
L at S yr . r e ; in Ar t e en n ce is
7
. . .

1 s t
or en e d .
 ASE NAT H S
’
T O WER
v e ry lovely an d paved with pu r pl e ston e s an d the ,

wal ls th e reo f w e r e faced with p r e c io u s an d m any

colo u red stones an d the r oo f also o f that c hambe r
,

was o f gold A n d w ithin that chamber gods o f

h
.

the E gypti ans whe r eo f was no n u m be r gol d

h
, ,

a n d silve r w e r e fi xed a n d all those A sen ath w o r

, ,

shipped and s e fea red them an d she pe r fo r med

h
, ,

sa c ri fices to them eve ry day A n d t e se c on d .

m
cha mbe r also c o nta ined all A sen ath s ado r n in g ’

an d c hests and the r e was gol d i n i t an d m u c

h h
, ,

s ilve r an d gol d -woven r ai men t u n l i ited an d

h
,

stones cho ice an d o f gr e at p r ice an d fi n e ga r ments ,

o f li nen an d al l the ado r n m e n t o f

,
e r virgin ity w a s
’
t e r e A n d the thi r d cham ber was A senat s
.

s to r eho u se contain ing all the good things o f the

h
,

e arth A n d the r em ain in g seven c ham bers the

hh
.

seven virg ins who m in iste re d to A sen ath oc c u p ied

h
,

each one havi ng on e c ambe r fo r that they w e r e ,

o f the same age bo r n o n the sam e n ig t w it

,

A sen ath an d she loved them m uc ; and they

,

we r e also beauti fu l ex c eed ingly as the stars o f

m
heaven an d n ev e r d id a m an conve r se with the m

h
,

o r a m al e c h ild .

N o w A senath s gre at c ha be r whe r e her vir

’

h h
g in it y was foste re d a d th r ee windows ; an d the
fir s t windo w was very l a rge l ook i n g ove r the cou r t ,

to the east ; and t e se c on d looked towa r d t e

h
so u th an d the thi r d looked o v e r the s t r eet 1
A nd
’

.
,

a gol den bedstead stood in the cham b e r look ing

m hh
hh h
t o wa r d the east ; an d the bed was l aid w it

it
S yr
h as a
. Ar
bo v
.

e
in s
in
.

pl
“
to
ac e o f
t e
s ut
o
nor

,
t
” “
,
”

nor
S l av
t
. to t e
 JO S E P H AN D AS E NA

p u r ple st u ff i nte r wo v en wit go ld t e bed be in g hh TH

,

m m
wove n o f s c ar l et a n d c r i mson st u ff an d fi ne l inen .

O n this bed A se n ath alone slept and n eve r

.
,

had a n o r othe r w o an sat the r eon A n d the re .

was also a g reat c o u r t adj oin ing the house al l r o u nd ,

an d an ex c eeding high wal l r ou nd the c ou r t built

o f g r eat r e c t a n g u la r stones ; a n d the r e we re also

m
fo u r gates in the c o u r t o ve r l aid with i r on an d ,

these we r e kept ea c h by eighte e n st r on g you n g

h
e n armed an d the r e we r e a l so planted a lon g the
wal l fa i r t rees o f al l ki nds an d al l bea r ing fr u it

h
,

thei r fr u it bei n g ripe fo r it w as the se a so n o f a r

h
,

1
vest ; an d the r e was al so a r i c h fo u n t o f water
sp r ingi n g fr om the r ig t o f the s am e c ou r t ; an d
bene a th t e fo u n t was a g r eat c iste r n r e c ei v in g the
wate r o f that fo u nt whence there went as it we r e
, , ,

a r ive r th r o u gh the m idst o f the c ou r t an d it

h hm h
w ate r ed al l the t r e e s o f that c ourt .

h
Jo se p an n o u n c e s is C o in g t o P e n t e p r es .

I I I A n d it c am e to pass in the fi rst yea r o f the

.

seven yea r s o f plenty i n the fo u r th month OKL t e , , ‘

2
twen ty eighth o f the month that J oseph c ame to
-

h
,

the bo r de r s o f H el iopol is c olle c ting the c o r n o f that

d ist r ic t A n d when J oseph d r ew nea r to that c ity

h
.
, ,

he sen t twelve men be fo r e hi m to P e n t e p re s the ,

p r iest o f H el iopoli s saying : I will c ome in to

,
“

t ee to day be c ause it i s the time o f n oon an d o f

-
,

mm
the m idday meal an d the r e is g r eat heat o f the
,

hh
L at . S yr . i n s e rt l i v i n g
“
,
”
S l av .
“
a bu d t
n an
”
; Ar . o .

wa e r t .

V si s
er on ei g t een t ”
.
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JO SE P H S VI S I T

h h
ANN OU N C E D
’
25

su n , an d that I m ay cool mysel f u nde r t e r o o f o f

t ine ho u se A n d P e n t e p r e s when he heard

h
.
,

these thi n gs r ej oi c ed with exceeding g reat joy an d

h
, ,

said B l essed be the Lo r d God o f J oseph be c ause

“
,

m
my l o r d J osep h ath tho u ght m e wo r thy A nd

h
.

P e n t e p re s cal led the ove r see r o f his ho u se and

said to hi m H aste an d m ake ine ho u se r eady

hh m
,

an d p r epa r e a g r e at d in ne r b e c a u se J osep the ,

”
m ighty one o f Go d c om e th to u s to -d ay And

h
.
,

when A sen ath heard that e r fa t e r a n d othe r

had c ome fr om the possession o f thei r i nhe r itan c e

h
,

1
S e rejoi c ed g r e a tly an d said I will go and see “

h
my fa the r a n d m othe r be c ause t hey have c ome

h
,
”
fr om the possession o f o u r i nhe r itan c e ( fo r that it
w as the ha r v est se a son ) A n d A se n at
-
t
as ei r
i n to

h
.
‘

2
her c hambe r whe r e e r robes lay an d pu t on a fi n e

hh h
l inen r obe m ade o f c r i mson st u ff a n d in te r woven

h
with gold an d gi r d ed he rsel f wit a gol den girdle
, ,

an d b ra c elets r ound e r an d S g an d a b o u t her feet / g

fl fi a“

S e put golden ro u n d e r neck she

w
c ast an o r n amen t o f g r eat p r i c e an d p r ecious stones ,

wh ic h were embell ished on al l sides hav in g a lso

hh h
,

3
the n am es o f the g o ds o f the E gyptian s eve ry
whe r e eng r aved o n t hem both on the b r a c elets

h
,
”

4
and the stones ; an d S e p ut also a tia r a on e r
head an d bou nd a diadem r oun d e r temples an d
c ove r ed e r head w ith a m a n tle .

h
m hm
m h
mmy m
wro n g e re , b u t L at A r . . S l av .

i ag s e o f all t e i o d ls w e re
fo r e d up on t e s i i la lr Ar . S l av .
 JO S E P H AN D AS E NAT H

hh h
P ent ep res p ro p o s e s t o g iv e A s e n a t to

h h
J o s e p in M ar r i a g e

m m
.

h h h
IV . And
the r e upo n she hasted an d wen t down 1

the st a i r s fro e r l o ft a n d c a e to e r fathe r and

mot e r and kissed t em A n d P e n t e p r e s a n d his .

wi fe r ejo ic ed ove r thei r d aughte r A se n a th with 2

h
ex c eed i n g g reat j oy fo r that they beheld her

h h
,

ado r ned and embel lished as the b r ide o f God ; an d

they b r o ught fo r th a ll t he good thi n gs whi c h t ey

m
ad b r o ught fr om the possession o f thei r inhe r it

ance and gave t e to thei r da u ghte r an d A senath

h
r
r ejoi c ed ove r al l the good things ove r the late ,

s u m me r fr u it and the g r apes an d the dates and

hh
over the d ove s and ove r the m ul b e r r ies an d t e
,

figs be c a u s e they were al l fa ir an d pleasant t o

h
,

3
taste . A n d Pe n t e p r e s sai d to his da ughte r
A sen ath : Child A n d S e said :
“
H e r e am I
”

h
.
,

my l o r d A nd he sai d to er : S it dow n

hh h
.

”
between u s a n d I will speak to thee my wo r ds
,
.

A n d she sat down between her fa the r an d er

mothe r an d P e n t e p re s e r fathe r took hold o f e r

h
,

r ight han d with his r ight han d a n d k issed it ten

d e r ly an d sa id : D ea rest c hild A n d she sa id to

”
.

hi m : He r e am I my lo r d fathe r

m
“
,
A n d P e n t e p re s .

said to her : Lo ! J oseph the m ighty one o f God ,

m
,

h
c ometh to u s to-day an d this a n is r u le r o f al l
,

@G ve s i o s l w y s e xc pt p

mh
ie i
o i 'r BD
’
r. e w r n o .
; SO a a e .
3 5,
re B as it .

an d t h e.
m Ar t e fr ui
.

b u t L at a .
ts d i ff e t
a re
g s S l av
re e .
er
.
n .

o
“

.
D v s
o

d v s
o
e
e
 h hh JO SE P H AN D AS E NAT H

hm
t i n gs P e n t e p re s was a s amed to speak fur the r
to his d a u ghte r A sen a th abo u t J oseph fo r that she ,

answe red i wi t h boast ful ness an d ange r

h hh
.

Jo s e p

h
a r r iv e s at P ent ep res
’
Ho u s e .

V A n d 10 !
a yo u n g m an o f P e n t e p re s se rvan t s ’
.

sp ran g in and he saith to hi m : Lo ! J osep “

h h
,

stan deth be fore the doo rs o f o ur co u r t And .

when A se n ath heard these wo r ds she fled from the

h hh
fa c e o f e r fa the r an d m othe r an d we n t u p in to the

h
lo ft a n d she c am e i n to e r c ham be r an d stood
,

at t e g reat wind ow look i n g east to see J oseph

co m ing i nto e r fat e r s ho u se A n d P e n t e p re s
’
.

c am e out an d his wi fe an d a ll their kin d r e d an d

h
thei r se r vants to m eet J oseph ; an d when the ,

gates o f the cou r t th a t l oo ked east we r e opened

h
.

J oseph came in seated i n t e se c ond C h a r iot o f

h
Pha r aoh an d the r e we r e yok e d fo u r ho rses white
l i ke sn ow with gol den bits an d t e c h ar io t w a s
,

fas ioned al l o f pu r e gold A n d J oseph was C l ad

.

in a tun i c white an d rare an d the r obe that was

h
,

th r own ro u n d hi m was purpl e m ade o f fi ne l inen ,

i nterwoven with gold a n d a gol den w r eath was

,

upon is head and r oun d his w r eath we r e twelve

,

c hoi c e ston es an d above the ston es twelve golden

,

r ays and i n his r ight han d a r oyal sta ff whi c h had

, ,

a n o live b r an c h o u tst r et c hed an d the r e w as abu n

,

dan c e o f fr u it the reon When then J oseph had

.
, ,

c ome i n to the cou r t an d th e doo r s t h e reo f had

been shu t an d eve ry stran ge m an an d woman
,

r em ained ou tside the co u r t fo r that the g u a r d s o f

,
 h
AS E NAT H S EE S

the gates d r ew to and c losed the doo r s P e n t e p re s

c am e an d is wi fe a n d al l thei r k ind r ed ex c ept
JO SE P H

,
h
h
thei r da u ghte r A senath an d they m ade obeisa n c e

h
,

to Joseph u pon thei r faces u p on the ea r th ; a n d

J o seph des c e n ded fr o m is c ha r iot an d g r e eted

h hmh
them with his a n d .

h
A s e n at se e s Jo s e p fr o t e W in d o w .

h h
VI . And whe n A sen ath saw Joseph she was
so r e p r i c ked i n the soul an d e r hea r t was c r u shed

h
,

an d e r knees were loosed an d e r wh o le body

t r embled and she fea red w ith g r eat fea r an d then

h
,

“
she g r oaned an d s a i d i n e r hea r t : A l as m e
m i se r able ! whe r e now shal l I the w r et c hed on e go , ,

away ? or whe r e shal l I be hidden fro m is face ?

m h
o r how shal l J oseph the so n o f God see m e fo r

h
,

th a t o n m y pa r t I have spo ken e v il things about

h
hi m ? A l as e m ise r able ! wh it e r shal l I go
away an d be idden be c au se h e himsel f seeth ,

eve r y hi d in g pl a c e an d kn oweth all t ings a n d no

-
, ,

h idden thi n g es c ape t h hi m by r e ason o f th e g r eat

l ight that is i n hi m ? A n d n o w m ay the God o f
J oseph be gr a c io u s t o m e beca u se i n i gno r ance I

h
h
have spoke n wi c ked wo r ds against hi m What .

n o w S hal l I the w r et c hed on e fol low ? H av e I

1 r
, ,

2
n ot said : J o seph c o met t e son o f the shep
‘

hh
h
.

he r d fro m the l and o f Canaan ? N o w the r e fo r e ’

m m m hh dl y b e t l v

mh m
is c an ar c o rr e c . L at S . a .
“
Ho w d o I
now a pp e ar , t e o st Ar .
“
W a t s ll a I
Si i l ar ly S yr .

e, w o Ar .

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he hath come to u s in is cha r iot as the s un fr om
hea v e n an d he ente r e d o u r hou se to -day and he
,
h
AN D AS E NAT H

shi n eth i nto it l ike l ight u pon the ea r th B u t I am

h
.

fool ish an d bol d beca u se I sco r n ed hi m an d spake

,

e v i l wo rd s about him an d d id n ot k n ow that

Joseph is a son o f God F o r w o am on g men .

will e v er beget s uc h beauty o r what womb o f ,

wom an will give b irth to s u c h l ight ? W ret c hed

am I an d fool ish be c ause I have spo ke n evil wo r ds
,

to m y fathe r N o w the re fo r e le t my fathe r g ive

.
, ,

me t o J oseph fo r a n han d ma id an d a bon dwoma n

”
r athe r an d I will be in bondage to hi m fo r eve r

h hh
.
,

h
Jo s e p se e s A s e n at at t e W in d o w .

h
m
V II And J oseph came in to the hou se o f Pente

h
.

e an d sat u pon a cha ir A n d they washed his

p r s .

feet an d se t a ta b le be fore i
,
sepa r ately fo r that ,

Joseph d id not eat with t e E gypt ians sin c e this

h h
,

w a s an abom ination to him A n d J oseph looked .

'

u p a n d saw A senath peep in g out

r 1
an d he saith to ,
“
P e n t e p re s : Who i s that woman w o is standi n g
in the lo ft by the w indow ? Let her go away fr om

h h
th is house F o r J oseph feared say in g : Lest she “

h
.
,

m
he r sel f also an n oy m e For al l the w ives an d .

m
da u ghte r s o f t e p r inces an d t e satraps o f all the
l and o f E gypt used to an n oy i i n orde r that they

h
ight lie with hi m b u t many wives and d a u ghte r s
o f the E gyptian s also as m any as beheld J oseph , ,

m h
2
were d ist r essed on accoun t o f is bea u ty an d the
V si s
er

t . Ar m
on o

.
.

in s . b ut J . d e sp i s e d t me .
 JO S E P H
en v oys whom the women sen t to i with gol d and
sil v e r an d p re c io u s gi fts J oseph sen t ba c k with
S E E S AS E NAT H

h
m
3 1

“
th r eaten ing an d insult sayin g : I wi l l not s in i n ,

the sight o f the L o r d God an d the fa c e o f my fathe r

” 1
I s r ael
. F o r J oseph had God alw ay be fore his
1
eyes an d eve r r emembe r ed the inj un ction s o f
hi s fathe r ; fo r J acob o ften spake an d ad m on ished

h h
his so n J oseph an d al l his son s : K eep you r sel v es
“
,

c hildren se c urely fr o m a strange wom an so as n o t

h
,

to have fell owship with e r fo r fe l l owship with e r

h
,

i s r u i n an d dest r u c t ion The r e fo r e J oseph said .

”
“
Let t a t wom an d epa r t fr om this house A nd

hh
.

“
P e n t e p r e s s a id to hi m : My lo r d that wom an ,

whom thou hast seen stan d in g in the lo ft is not a

h
st r ange r b u t is o u r da u ghte r on e w o hateth
2

h
, ,

eve ry m an an d n o othe r m an hath ever seen e r

,

save thou on ly to d ay ; an d if thou W is e st lo r d

- 3

h h
, , ,

S e sh a l l c om e an d speak to th e e fo r that o u r ,
”
d aughte r i s as thy sister A n d J oseph r ej o iced

h h h
.

wit ex c eed in g g r e at j oy fo r that P e n t e p re s sa id : ,

S he is a virgi n hating every m an ” 4

A n d J oseph

h
.

“
said to P e n t e p re s an d his wi fe : If she is your
d a u ghte r an d is a v ir g in le t e r c om e fo r that S e
, , ,

is my siste r and I l ove e r fro m to -day as my

mm h
,
”
sister .

BD L at S yr Ar o in S l av t e se te
n nce is

m
. . . . .

D L t Sy Sl v
D v si s
a
er

m
.

h
hhhm
on
h
ym m
r.

o
a . in s .

m
.

in s .
“
an d e s ai d i i i d n s n ,
‘
If s e is a v i gi
r n

e s e l f w i ll e ve si i
’”
an , s e r n r an n o e

lar ly S yr A r. .
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JO S E P H AN D AS E NAT H

hhh
h h
Jos e p b le s s e s A s e n a t .

h hh
V I I I T en
. m o the r we n t u p i n t o the lo ft and
er

b ro ug t A se n at t o J o seph an d P e n t e p re s s a id to

h
,

er : K iss thy b ro t e r be c a u se he also is a v irgi n

,

e v en as t o to day and hateth eve ry st r an ge

u -
,
”
wom an eve n a s th o u atest eve ry st r ange m an

hh
.

A n d A sen ath said to J oseph : H ail lo rd blessed , ,

o f G o d Mo st H igh
”
A n d J oseph sai d to her :
.

m
“
God w o q u i c keneth all things shall bless thee ,
” 1
d am sel P e n t e p re s saith then to his d au ghte r

hh h
.

“
A senath : Co e and kiss thy b r othe r When .

2
A se n ath then c ame u p to kiss J oseph J oseph ,

st ret c ed fo r th his r ight hand an d l a id it o n e r ,

b r east between e r two paps ( fo r her paps we r e

al r eady stand in g fo r th lik e l ovely apples
r
an d
“
J oseph said I t is not meet fo r a m an th a t
wo r shippeth God who bl esseth with his m o u th the
,

l ivin g G od an d e a teth the blessed b r ead o f l i fe an d

h h
, ,

d r in keth the blessed c u p o f i m mo r tality an d is ,

an o i n ted with the blessed u n c ti o n o f i n c o r r uption ,

to kiss a st r ange w o m a n w o blesseth with e r ,

mo u th dead and dea f idols and eateth from thei r

table the b r ead o f st r angl in g an d d r i n keth fr om

hh h
thei r l ibation the c u p o f dece it and is anointed with

h
the u n c tion o f dest r u c tio n ; b u t the m an that w o r

hh
h
s ip p e t God will k iss his mothe r a n d the s iste r w o
i s b o r n o f his mother an d the siste r who is bo r n o f is

m m
t r ibe an d the wi fe who s are t
4
is c o u ch who bless ,

v si s
m m m
h
er on o .

awe ( B D
ey
,
so v e s i s ) i c l ly
r on s e ar c o rre c t ot,
n a oe u .

; B C D Sl v b tw
“
o . a . o . e een
i v s s
er on a d
I n s. n is k in .
”
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D EPARTUR E
w ith th e ir mouth the l iv in g God Likewi se also i t is

h
.

not m eet fo r a wom an that worsh ipp e th God to k is s

a st r ange m an fo r that this is an abom in at ion in
,
”
t e sight o f the Lo r d God A n d wh e n A sen ath .
,

hea r d these wo r ds fr o m J oseph she was so re ~

d ist r essed a n d g roaned ; and as she was looking

'

stead fastly at J oseph with her ey e s open th e y we r e ,

fi lled with tears A n d J oseph when he saw her

h h
.
,

weep ing pit ied her ex c eed ingly fo r that he was

1
, ,

m il d an d m e r c i fu l an d on e who fea r ed the Lo r d .

Then he l i fted up is r ight han d above e r h e ad an d

said : “
Lord God o f my fath e r I sra e l the M ost ,

H igh an d the m ighty God who q uic k e n e d st al l ,

thin gs an d cal ledst fr o m the da r kness to the l igh t

h
an d fr om e rror to truth an d fro m d eath to l i fe

h
,

bless tho u th is v irg in al so and qui c ken her an d

h
, ,

renew her w ith thy holy sp ir it an d let e r eat

2 3

h
,

the b r ead o f thy l ife an d d r i n k t e cup o f thy

h h
blessing an d nu mbe r e r w ith thy peopl e whom
,

thou c o se st be fore all things w e re m ad e an d le t ,

e r enter in to thy r e st wh ich thou p r epare dst fo r

thi n e elect an d l et e r l ive in th in e e te rn al l ife

h h
,
”
fo r ever .

r e t ir e s an d Jo se p

m
A s e n at p p
r e a r e s to

hh
d e p ar t .

I X A n d A senath r ej o ic ed ove r the bless in g

m m
.

hhhh
J oseph with e xce great j oy T en S e .

m
B ve rs io n s o 6 B ve r sio n s o

mm m
. .

L at in s
. an d .
“
re w it t in e i dd e n an d

m
lar ly S yr Ar . .

L at S yr A r
. o . . S l av . o . l s
c au e .

B D v si s er on o .
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h mhhh
JO SE P H AN D AS E NAT H [x

h
hasted a n d c a me u p i nto e r l o ft by he r sel f and

h h
,

fell U p o n e r bed in i n fi r i ty fo r t a t t e r e was in

h h
,

er j o a n d so r r o w a n d g r e a t fea r ; a n d a c o nti n u ous

y

h hh
1
sweat w as p o u r ed ove r e r when s e he ar d t hese
r

w o r ds fr om J osep and whe n he spake t o e r in

h
,

t e n ame o f God Mo st H ig Then s e wept with .

g reat and bitte r weepi n g an d she t u r ned in pen i

h
,

ten c e fr om e r gods whom she was wont to w o r

h m
ship and the id o ls whi c h she spu r ned an d waited

h
, , ,

fo r even in g to c om e B u t J o sep ate a n d d r ank

h h
.

and he told is se r vi n g- e n to yoke the ho r ses to

2
thei r c a r iots an d to go r ou n d al l the l a nd A n d
, .

P e n t e p r e s said to J oseph : Let my lo r d l odge “

3
he r e to -day a n d i n t e mo r ni ng tho u shalt go thy
,

way . A n d J oseph said N ay but I wil l go aw a y ,

to-d ay fo r that this i s the d ay on whi c h God began

,

to m ake all H is c reated th ings and o n the eighth ,

”
d ay I also retu r n to yo u and will lodge he r e

h h
.

A s e n at
hh
r e e ct s j t e E g yp t i an G o d s an d

h h
ab ase s e r s e lf .

X . when Joseph a d le ft the house

A nd, ,

P e n t e p re s a lso an d al l is kind r ed depa rted to

t hei r inhe ritan c e an d A senath was le ft alone with
,

th e seven vi r gins l istless an d weepin g till the sun

,

m
set ; an d she n eithe r ate b read n o r d r ank wate r

hh h
,

B v si s

hm h
C er on o

m m
.

D i ts s ai d ll y

h
“ ‘
t e c ar o , fo r e ,
I wi go aw a an d
v si s

h
h
r ly er on

m
.

o s ld t B D L at S l av
“ ”
u ou e an e re . . Ar . . o .

in o ra t i bl i q
o o ua an d t e wo r d is
re p s t d by
re en e
“
wi t t e
”
.
 JO S E P H AN D AS E NAT H

hh
[ x

m
m e be sti ll A n d when the vi rg in s had d eparted

h
.
, ,

e a c h to e r o w n c ha be r A sen ath r ose an d

h h
,

opened the doo r o f e r bed r oom qu ietly an d went ,

away i n to e r se c on d cham be r whe r e the c hests o f

m h
e r ado r n ment we r e and she opened e r c o ffe r ,

and took a bl a c k and somb r e tun ic which she put

on an d o u rned whe n e r fi rstbo r n b roth e r died .

H aving taken then thi s tu n ic she car r ied i t i nto

, , ,

her c hambe r and again shut the doo r se c u r ely

h
, ,

an d put the bolt to from the s ide Then the r e fo r e .

, ,

A senath p u t o ff her r oyal r obe an d p u t on the

h
h m
,

mo u r ning tu nic a n d loosed e r gol den gi r dle and r

h
,

gi r ded he r sel f with a rope an d p u t o ff the tia r a

1
, ,

that is t e m it r e fr o e r head l ikew ise al so the

hh h
, ,

d iadem a n d the chain s fr om her hands an d e r

,

feet we r e also al l laid u pon the floor Then she taketh .

e r ch o ice r ob e a n d the gold e n g ir dle and t e m it r e

h
an d e r diadem an d she c ast them th r o u gh the

h
,

window that l ooked towa r d the no r th to the poor , .

A n d the r e u pon she took al l e r gods that we r e i n

h
e r chambe r the gods o f gol d and o f silve r whe r eo f
,

m
the r e was n o nu mbe r and b r ake them u p into ,

fr agments an d c ast the m th r ough t e w indow to

h
,

poo r e n an d begga rs A n d again A sen ath took .

her royal d inne r an d the fatl ings an d the fish an d

hei fe r s flesh an d all the sac r ifi c es o f e r gods and
’
, ,

the v essels o f the wi n e o f l ibat ion an d c ast them ,

al l th ro u gh the wi ndow that looked no rth as food

fo r the dogs
m h h
A n d a fter thes e th in gs she took
2

m
hh hm mh
.

C
N 0
1/
, .
Ve r S Io n s o .

C9 L at in s
.
“
. t g s
o f s r an e r ; fo r s e s ai d : Ho w s all y
d gs
o e at o f t e u s pp
e r Of t e ac r i s fi ce o f i d o ls ? B ut t s o e
d gs
o of st
r an e r g s s ll
a e at it
’”
i s ila l y r S yr . Ar .
 AS E NAT H R E S O LVE S TO PRAY 37

h
the l eathe r n C ove r con ta in ing the c inders an d

hh h
pou re d them upon the floo r ; an d thereupon she

h
took sa c kcloth an d gi r ded her lo in s ; an d S e l oose d
also t e net o f the hai r o f e r he ad an d sp r inkl ed

h
a shes ove r e r head A n d S e st r ewed c in de r s
.

also upon the floo r an d fel l u pon the c i n de r s an d

,

kept beatin g her breast constantly with e r hand s

h
an d weep ing al l the n ight wi th g r oani ng u nti l the

h h
'

m o r n ing A n d when A sen ath a ro se in the mo r n

.
,

i ng an d s aw and lo the cinde r s w e r e b e neath e r

,

as cl ay fr om e r tea rs she aga in fel l u pon e r face ,

upon the c in de r s t il l the sun se t Thus A sen ath

h h h
.

r 2
did fo r seven d ays not tastin g aught whatev e r
1
, .

h
A s e n at r e s o lv e s t o p r ay t o t e God of t e

He b r e w s

h
.

X I A n d on t e e ighth d ay wh e n the d awn cam e

h
.
,

an d the b ir ds we r e al r eady ch ir ping an d the dogs

h
b ar k ing at the passe rs -b y A s e n ath l ifted up e r

h
,

h e ad a l ittl e fr o m t he floor an d t e c i n de r s whe r e

h
o n S e was seated fo r that she was exc e eding
,

wea ry an d had lost the powe r o f e r l i mbs from

3

h
e r g r eat hu m ili ation r A s e nath had waxed
4
; fo

h
weary and faint an d her strength was failing an d ,

the r eupon S e tu r ned toward the wal l S itting u n de r

mhh
,

hh mh
the win dow that looked east an d her head S e

m
,

I o it 1 5 c l e ar ly w r o n g

hm h h h
1
w ic
5
7 03

m
Z/ §2
.
,
4
(
! L at of . e r u i li a t i o n
”
; S yr A r in s a n d a t.e n o . .

b re ad an d d r an k n o w at e r S yr add i n g In t e s e v e n d ay s
”

m
.
,
o f t e p ass i o n o f e r s o u l an d o f i l i at i o n

h h
”
er u

m
.

hh h h
3
I r e a n e xp cvfa fo r Ke tck nxvfa ; so v e r sI On s .

7
,r 2g 4
S yr in s
.
“
an d fa
. n an d a st i g
nence
”
bst i
; s i i l a l y L at r .

r . F o r if t o ena
.
( 4 As t
0,
2) p a l Sl v
. . d . as an

t t
s re c e d
o ut er an an d o o e ds
o w ar l k dt
t e ea d st a d s ai d n .
3 8

h
hh h
JO S E P H
l a id u pon e r bosom twi n ing the fi nge r s o f her
AN D AS E NAT H

,
[x1

m
h a nd s ove r e r r ig t k nee ; an d e r mouth was

h h
shut and she O pened it n o t du r i n g the se v en d ays

h
,

a n d d u r i ng the seve n n ights o f her h u iliation

h
.

A n d s e said i n her hea r t n o t open ing e r mouth ,

What s al l I d o I the l owly on e o r whe r e shal l

, ,

I go ? A n d with whom again shal l I e r e a ft e r fi nd

r e fuge ?
F
o r to who m s h a ll I spe a k the v i r gin
1
,

m
that is an o r phan an d desolate an d aban doned by

h
al l and hated ? A ll now have c ome to hate m e ,

and among these e v en my fathe r an d my o the r fo r ,

that I sp u r ned t e g o d s with l oath i n g a n d m ad e

away with them an d have given them t o the r

m h
poo r t o be destroyed by men For my father and
2
.

my mothe r said : A sen ath i s not o ur d aughte r

“
.

But a ll y kin al so have c ome to ate m e an d al l ,

m en fo r that I hav e giv e n th e ir gods to dest r uct ion

h
.
,

A n d I have hated eve ry m an and al l who wooed

m e an d n ow i n th is m ine h u m il iat ion I h ave been

h
,

hated by all an d t ey r ej o ic e over my t r ib u lation .

B ut the Lo r d an d God o f the m ighty J oseph

h h
hateth al l w o wo r ship the idols fo r that he i s a ,

m
r
j eal ous God an d te r r ibl e as I have heard 2
, ,

again st al l w o wo r s ip st r ange gods whence he

hath hat e d e also b e ca u se I wo r shipp e d dead
,

r B
an d dea f idols an d bl essed them u t now hav e .

I sh un n ed thei r sa c r ifi c e an d my mouth hath

hh m
,

m
3
be c ome est r anged fr o m thei r tabl e an d I have no

mm
,

QL
h h mm h
t s ll

hh mh
S yr
at . o r ( an d ) w a a I say Ar o

m
. . .

g
ab S yr A r . o . .

L at “
an d I v t
a e ea en of t i s c ifi e s
e r a r c an d y ou t
at b een p ll t d b y t e s
o u e ac r i fi e s o f i d ls
c o
”
Si i l ar l y , b ut
l g
on e r, S yr A r
. .
 ASE NAT H R E S O LVE S TO PRAY 39

m
c o u r age to c all upon the L o r d God o f heaven the

h
,

Most H igh and powe r fu l o n e o f the m ighty J o seph ,

fo r th a t y mo u th i s pol luted fr om the sa c r i fi c e s

m
o f the i dols B ut I have hea r d m any saying t at
.

the G o d o f the H eb r ews is a t r u e God an d a

h
,

m
l iving God a n d a e rc i ful God an d piti fu l and
,

lo n g-s u ffe r i n g an d fu l l o f m e rc y an d gen tle an d

h
,

one w o r e c koneth n ot the S in o f a an who

i s h u mbl e an d espe c ial ly o f on e who s inneth i n
,

igno r ance an d c o n vic t e t not o f l awlessnesses in

h
,

m
the tim e o f the a ffli c tion o f a man that is a ffli c ted
r 1
ac c o r d ingly I al so the hu mbl e on e wil l be bol d , ,

an d wil l tu r n to him an d seek r e fu ge with i an d

c on fess al l my si n s to hi m an d pou r o u t my
petition be fo r e him an d he wil l have me r c y on my ,

m ise r y F o r who k noweth if he wi ll see this m i n e

.

hum iliat ion an d the desol ation o f my so u l a n d pity

h
m e an d will see also the o rphanhood o f my
,

r 1
w r et c hedness and Vi r gi n ity an d de fend m e ? fo r
that as I hea r he i s i msel f a fathe r o f o r phan s
,
r 1
,

and a c onsolat ion o f the a fflict e d an d a helpe r o f

mh
the pe r se c u ted B ut i n any c ase I also the .
r

1 ”
hu mble one will be bol d an d w ill c ry to hi m '
.

The n A senath r ose u p fr o the wal l whe r e she w as

h
sitting a d r aised he r sel f u pon e r knees tow a r d
,
r

the eas an d
3
d i r e c ted r e es t o wa r d heaven T
§
mm
an d ope n ed e r m outh and sai d to God

L at
Ar
. h
hhh h
m “
m
to t
a e
m
L at S yr A r

.
.

e
. o
w
.

i n d o w s l o o k i n g e ast ; s i i l ar l y A r
v e r e an i n s e r t i o n se e App e n d ix
”

.
.

r ai s e d e r s e lf up o n e r kn e e s an d l ift i n g
“
ns .
,
 h
J O S E P H AN D AS E NAT H

h A s e n at
'
s P r a ye r .

h
X II .
F
lT
p r aye r an d c on fession o f A senath
e
1

Lo r d G Od o f the r ighteous who c re at e d st the ,

ages an d givest l i fe to al l th in gs W o gavest ,

the b r eath o f l i fe to al l thy c reat ion who b roughtest ,

the invisible thi n gs out i n to the l ight who m adest ,

al l th ings an d m adest m an ifest things that d id n o t

h
appea r who lift e d st u p the heaven an d fo u n d e d st
,

the earth u pon the waters who fi xe d st the g reat ,

stones upon the abyss o f t e wate r whi c h S hall n ot ,

be s u bm e rged b u t a re u nto the end doing thy will ,

fo r that thou Lo rd saidst the wo r d and al l things

, ,

c am e into bei n g an d thy wo r d Lord is the l i fe o f

, , ,

al l thy c r eatu r es to thee I flee fo r re fuge Lo r d my

, ,

r rom hen e fo r th 2 to thee wil l I c r Lo d

God f,
c y r , , ,

an d to th e e will I con fess my s in s to thee w il l I ,

pou r o u t my petition M aste r an d to thee w il l , ,

I reveal my l awlessnesses S pa r e m e Lo r d spa r e .

, , ,

fo r that I c omm itted m a ny s ins against thee I d id ,

l awlessness an d ungod l ines s I have spoke n things ,

n ot to be utte r ed an d wi c ked in thy sight ; my,

mouth Lo r d hath be e n pol lut e d fro m the sa c r ifi c es

, ,

o f the idols o f the E gyptians a n d fr o m the tabl e o f ,

thei r god s : I sin ned Lord I sinned in thy sight , , ,

r both in k nowledge an d 3 in igno r ance I d id ungod

h
lin e ss i n that I wo r shipped d ead and dea f idols an d ,

I am not wo r thy to open my mo u th u nto thee Lo r d , ,

mm
I the m ise r able A sen ath daughter o f P e n t e p re s

D
V si s
L at S yr A r
er
.

on
L a t S yr . Ar
.
o m
mm m h
.

. o
. o

.
;
.

S l av . o .
“
bot i g n o r an c e .
 h AS E NAT H S PR AYE R
’

t e p r iest the V i rg i n an d queen who was once

, ,

p roud and haughty an d on e that prospe r ed in my

fathe r s r ic hes above al l men but now an orphan
1 ’

and desol ate an d aban doned o f al l m en To thee .

I flee Lo r d and to thee I o ffer my petition an d

h
, , ,

u nto thee w i ll I c r
y D el ive r m e from them that .

p u rsue me Maste r be fo r e I be taken by them ; fo r

, , ,

as an i n fan t i n fear o f some one fle e t to h is fathe r

an d m othe r an d his fathe r st r et c heth out his hand s
fl
,

an d c at c heth him u p a gain st his b r e asé W

tho u Lo r d st re tch out thine u n d e fi le d and te r rible
, ,
r 3

hands u pon m e l ik e a c hild -lovin g fath e r an d ,

cat c h m e out o f the han d o f the sup r asensual

r

4
enemy For 10 ! the anc rent and savage an d cr u el
.

l ion p u rs u eth m e fo r that he is father o f the god s,

o f the E gyptians an d the gods o f the idol -maniacs

mh
,

are his c hild r en an d I hav e come to hate them an d

, ,
’
I m ade away with them because they are a l ion s ,

m
"

c hild r en an d I c ast all the god s

I
o f the E gyptians
"
1
,

fr om m e an d d i d the away an d t e l ion o r their

h
, ,

father the d e v il in wrath aga inst m e is t r ying to

h
,

swallow m e u p But thou Lo r d del iver m e fr om

.
, ,

m
his ands an d I shal l be resc u ed fr om his outh
, ,

m
lest he t e a r m e asun de r an d cast me into t e flame
o f fi re and the fi re c ast e into sto r m an d the
, ,

storm prevail over e in da r kness and cast m e

i nto the depth o f the sea an d the g r eat b east who ,

is fr om eve rlast ing swallow m e up an d I p e r ish fo r

mm
mmh m
,

S yr Ar
Ar m.

i
e
r sio n s o
.
. o
xp a d t
.
n
.
; S l av 0
e Si le ;
.

se e
an d
A pp x .
L d or ,
an d .
 JO SE P H AN D AS E NAT H

m m
e v er D el i v e r me Lo rd be fo r e al l these things

m
mh
. , ,

c om e u po n e ; del ive r e Ma ste r the desol ate , ,

de fe n c eles s fo r that my fathe r an d

”

an d
I 1
, y
othe r a v e den ied me a n d s a id A se nath is not ,
‘

’
o u r d a u ghte r be c a u se I b r ake thei r gods in pie c es

h
,

a n d m ade away with them as havi n g whol ly hated

h
,

m
th e m A n d n ow I am a n o r phan an d desolate

h
.
,

an d I ha v e n o o the r hope sa v e t ee Lo r d n o r

h
, ,

a n othe r r e fu ge sa v e t y me rc y tho u fr ien d o f e n , ,

be c a u se t o u o n ly a r t fa t he r o f the o r pha n s an d

m h
c ampion o f the pe r se c u ted an d hel pe r o f the

hh
a ffli c ted H a v e m e r c y on me Lo r d
.
r
an d keep , ,

e p u r e a n d vi r gi n
2
t e fo r s aken a n d o r ph a n fo r, ,

r
t at t o u only Lo r d a r t a sweet a n d good a n d
2 2

h
, ,

m
gentle fa t he r F o r what fathe r i s sweet an d g o od
.

a s t hou Lo r d ? F o r 10 ! al l the houses o f my

,

fa the r P e n t e p re s whi c h he hath given e fo r an

inhe r ita n c e a re fo r a tim e an d va n ish i n g ; b u t the

ho u ses o f thi n e inhe r itan c e Lo r d ar e i n co r r u ptibl e

h
, ,
”
a n d ete r n al .

A s e n at ) (
’
s P r a ye r co n t i n u e d .

XIII V isi t Lo r d m ine h u m iliation an d have

“

hh h
.
, ,

r 3
me r c y on m in e o r pha n hood an d pity m e the ,

a ffli c ted F o r 10 I M aste r fled fr om all and so u ght

.
, ,

r e fu ge with t ee
r
t e o nly fr ien d o f men LO 4
I .

l e ft al l the good thi ngs o f t e ea r th and so u ght

mm m
r e fu ge with thee Lo r d i n s ack c l oth an d ash e s n aked

mmm h
, , ,

m
y r. Ar o ; L at o
“
b e fo r e d e fe n c e e l ss

mm m
. . . .

l s

mh
o c au e

mmS
. .

yr . Ar . o . S l av . o . H av e t o u, L d or .
”

yr . SAr . o .
; l v a . o . s te ce
en n .

yr . Ar . o .
; l v a . o .
“
t e s lit y
o ar .
”
 JO S E P H AN D ASE NAT H

h ave n ow known to have been dea f and dead idol s

m
h
,

an d I b r ake the i n pie c es an d gave them to be

t r ampled o n by al l men and the thie v es sp o iled ,

them who we r e gol d a n d silve r and with t ee I

, ,

r
s o ught r e fu ge Lo r d God the only c ompassi o nate
, ,

o n e a n d fr iend o f men
1
Fo r gi v e me Lo r d fo r .
, ,

that I c om mitted m any sins again st thee in ig

h h
n o r an c e and have S poke n blasphemo u s wo rd s

m
agai n st my lo r d J oseph and knew not r I the , ,

1
m ise r able that e i s thy so n Lo r d sin c e t e
, , ,

wi c ked e n u rged by e n vy said to me : J oseph is ‘

’
son o f a shephe r d fro m the l and o f C an aan an d I

h
,

the m ise r abl e o n e have bel ie v ed them an d gone

wi c ked thi n gs about i

,

m
ast r ay a n d I set him at n a u ght and have spoken
not knowin g that he is
thy son For who among m en begat o r w il l ever
.
,

beget su c h bea u ty ? or who el se is s u c h as he wise ,

and m ighty as the al l -beauteous J oseph ? B ut to

m
thee Lo rd I com m it hi m be c ause fo r my p ar t I
, , ,

l ove hi m mo r e than my so u l K eep him sa fe i n .

the wisdom o f thy g r a c e an d c om m it e to him

2
,

fo r an hand ma id and a bon dwoman that I m ay

h
,

wash his fe e t an d make his bed an d m in iste r to

hi m an d se r ve him an d I w il l b e a bondwom an
r 3
,

hh h h
to hi m fo r t e t imes o f my l ife .

T e Ar c an g e l Mic a e l v i s it s A s e n at .

X IV when A senath had ceased mak ing

. A nd,

mh hmmh
c on fession to the Lo r d 10 ! the mo r ning sta r also
-
,

3
a
1 1 7 6 1 5 1011 8 o
.

@T
.

/
wo l v s
ea e ar e e re l st
o in S t e l a c u n a r e ac in g
to p .
5 0, 1 . 2 4. L at A r. . o .
 VI S I T OF MI CHAE L 45

a r ose o u t o f the heaven in the east an d A sen ath

saw it an d r e j oiced an d said H ath the L o r d God

h
then heard my prayer ? fo r that this sta r is a
1
messenger and he r ald o f the light o f the g r eat
” 2
day A n d 10 ! hard by t e m o r n in g sta r the
-

hh
.

heaven was r en t an d a g r eat and i ne ffa ble light

appea r ed A n d when she saw it A sen ath fell u pon

h
.

e r face upon the c i nde r s a n d st r aightway the r e

h h
,
"

c ame to e r a m an fr om heaven I s e n d in g forth

h
,

rays o f l ight an d stood above e r head A n d as

2
,
r
.
,

4 r
she l ay on e r fa c e the d ivine angel sa id to e r

h hh
, ,

” 5
A sen ath stand up ,
A n d she said Who i s e .
“

that cal led me ? fo r that the doo r o f m y chamber

i s sh u t an d t e tower is hig an d o w then hath ,

he come in to my cham b er ? A n d he called her

”

”
a gain a s e cond t im e say ing A sen ath A senath

h
.
, , ,

A n d she said H e r e a m I lo r d tel l m e who thou

, , ,

ar t. A n d he sai d “
I a m the c hie f c aptain o f the
Lo r d God an d c om man der o f al l the host o f t e

h
M ost H igh : stan d up an d sta n d upo n thy feet ,
”
th at I m ay speak to the e my wo r ds A n d she .

l i fted u p e r fa c e an d saw an d l o ! a man in al l ,

thi n gs l ike u nto Joseph in rob e an d w r e ath an d

h
.

royal sta ff save that his fa c e was as l ightn in g an d

, ,

his eyes as the l ight o f the sun an d the hai r s o f hi s ,

mmh
6
head as t e flam e o f fi re o f a burn ing torch an d

h
,

my
h
Ar o

mm
. .

t in s “
An d s e w as st i ll l o o k i g n fo r t ”
; S i i l ar l

m mh mm
. .

L at Ar o S l av b ig t r
”

mm
. . . . .

L at A r . . S l av . o .

D L at a . Sl v . ll d
ca e er . Ar . o . st d
an up .

D L at A r . . Sl va . o .
 hh JO S E P H AN D AS E NAT H

hh
his h ands a n d his feet l i ke i ron s in in g from fi re ,

fo r as it we r e spa r ks p r o c eeded both fr om is hands

h
a n d fr om is feet S eeing these things A sen ath

h h
.

fea r ed and fell on e r fa c e

r
u nabl e even to stand ,

u pon e r feet
1
fo r she became g reatly a fraid and
,

m
a ll e r l i mbs t r embled A n d the m an said to e r : .

“
Be o f good c hee r A sen ath and fear n ot ; b u t

h
, ,

stan d u p an d stan d u pon thy feet that I ay

h
,
”

m
speak to thee m y wo r ds Then A senath stood

h
.

2
u p and s t ood upon e r feet an d r
the an gel said to ,

r
er :
!
Go without i pedi ment i nto thy seco n d

h
3
c a mbe r and lay aside the bl a c k t u n i c whe r ein
thou a r t c lad and cast o ff the sa c kcloth from thy
,

loins and shake out t e c in ders fr om th ine h e ad

, ,

and wash thy face and thin e hands w ith pure 4

5
wate r and pu t on a white unto u c hed r obe and gi r d

h
6
thy loins with the b r ight gi r dle o f vi rgin ity the ,

do u ble one an d come again to me and I wi ll speak

h
, ,

r
to thee t e words that are sent to thee fr om the
” 7
Lo rd . Then A sen ath h a sted an d went into her
se c o n d c hambe r whe rei n we r e the c hests o f e r ,

ad o r n in g and opened her co ffe r an d took a white

,
’
,

fine u n to u c hed robe an d put it on hav ing first put

, ,

o ff the bla c k robe an d ungi r ded also the rope and ,

h
the sa c k c loth from her loin s and g ir ded he r sel f in

m hh
mh mm
a b r ight doubl e gi r dl e o f her vi r gin ity one gird le
, ,

D L at S l av b e fo r e is fe e t A r o
” “

mm
. . . .

( S l av e r e an d so a l w ay s
“ ”
Ar t e an e

m
. .

S yr
o a Sl v

m
.

m
.

D Sl v

h
L at a o ; Ar G o an d

m
. . . .

BD i in Sl v l v g

h
“ ”
L at A r a

mm mm
. . . .

L at in s “
. n e w an d o ri o u
.
”
i i ar A r gl s s l ly . S l av .

BD L at A r S a in s t y.
“ ”
. l v . . .

La t A r .
“
y wo r Sa o
.
“
fro t ds l v . . e L d
or .
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]

h
FOR E TE LL S ASE NAT H S MAR R I AGE
’
XV 47

h
about e r loins and an other gi r dle abou t e r b r east .

A n d she shook out al so t e ci nde r s fro m e r head

h
and washed e r han ds and face with pu r e wate r an d ,

she took a m antle m ost b e aut ifu l an d fi n e an d

h hhhhh
veiled e r head .

Mic ae l t e lls A s e n at t at s e s all be

Jo se p '
s W ife .

h
"

XV . A nd thereupon she c ame to the d ivin e ch ie f I

1
captain an d stood be fo r e him an d the angel o f r
,

2 “
t e Lo r d saith t o her : Take now the m a n tl e

h h
3
fr o m thin e head fo r that tho u a r t to -d ay a p u r e

hh
,
”
vi rgin and thin e head is as o f a young man
, A nd .

A senath took it fr om e r head A n d again t e .

divin e angel sait to e r : B e o f goo d c hee r ,

A senath the vi r gin an d p u re fo r 10 the Lord God

, ,

hea r d al l the wo r ds o f thy con fession an d thy 4

p r aye r a n d he hath seen also the hu m iliation an d

,
r

a ffli c tion o f the seven days o f thin e abstinence fo r

5
,

that fr om thy tea r s m u c h cl ay hath b e en fo r med

5
be fo r e thy fa c e upon these cinde r s A c co r dingly .
,

be o f good chee r A senath the v i r gi n an d pure fo r

, , ,

10 ! thy nam e hath bee n w r itte n in the book o f

l i fe and shall not b e bl otted o u t fo r ever ; bu t fr om
6
thi s d ay thou shal t be r enewed an d re fashioned r

and re -qu ic kened an d thou shalt eat the b lessed

m m
,

h h
,

bread o f li fe an d d r ink a cup filled with im mo r tal ity

Ar
m
m h hh
S l av
h an
”
D an g e l “ ”
.

m
. .

t e n g e l ; S l av
“ ” “
Ar L at e a

mm
. . . .

a st t o u d o n e t i s ?
“ ”
Ar in s an d w e r e fo r e

mm
. .

o ff t o
.
“
A c c o r d i n gl y
.
”
.

Ar . o .

L at . Ar . S l av . o .
 JO S E P H AND AS E NA TH
and be an oi nted w ith the blessed u n c t ion o f inco r
h
h
2

r u ption Be o f good c ee r A se n ath the vi rg in

.
, ,

and p u r e lo ! the Lo r d God hath given thee to -day

h
,

to J osep fo r a b r ide an d he h imsel f shal l be thy ,

b r ideg ro om fo r eve r A n d n o m o r e hen c e fo r th .

r s al t tho u 1 be c alled A sen ath but thy n ame shal l

,

be C ity o f R e fuge fo r that in thee m any n ation s ,

’

s hal l seek r e fu ge and they shal l lodge u nde r thy

wings and m any n ation s shal l fi n d shelte r by thy

,

mean s and upon thy walls they who c lea v e u nto

,

God Most H igh th ro u gh pen itence shal l be kept

se c u r e ; fo r that Pen iten c e i s da u ghte r o f the M ost

h h
H igh an d she he r sel f ent r eateth God Most H igh
,

fo r thee eve ry ho u r and fo r all that r epent S in c e he ,

i s fathe r o f Pen iten c e an d S e hersel f i s t e com ,

p le t io n an d ove r see r o f all vi r g ins lo v rn g you ,

exceedingly an d bese e c h ing the Most H igh fo r

h
you eve ry ho u r and fo r al l who r epen t she
2
,

wi ll p r ovide a pl ac e o f r est i n the h e a v ens an d ,

she r e n e w e t e v e r yon e who hath repen ted 3

A nd

h h
.

Pen iten c e is ex c eeding fai r a v ir gi n p u r e an d

h
,

gentle an d m il d ; an d the re fo r e God M ost H igh

l oveth e r an d al l the angels reve r e e r and I
, ,

l ove e r e xceed ingly fo r that she hersel f also is my

h h
,

S ist e r an d as she l oveth you v irgi n s I also love you

m
, .

A n d 10 ! fo r my part I go to Joseph an d wil l speak

4
to i al l these words c on c e r n in g t ee an d he

hhm
,

m
-
will com e to thee to day an d see thee an d r ej oice
Ar S
h hm m h
m
l v s ll t y a e
a a n

m m
. . .

G r is u pt
c o rr I f ll w A o o r

mm
. . .

s .
“
an d s l f s ll i ist e
er e a n r un o t t e fo r e v er
L at S
. A
“
r ; .l av o l —
7 p . . . .
49 , l 23
. .

Ar .
y .
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’
MAR R IAGE 49

m
ove r thee and l ove thee and be thy bridegroom and

h
,

1
tho u shalt be his beloved b r ide fo r ever A cco r d .

in gly hear e A sena t h 2 an d pu t on a wedd ing

,

r 3
r obe t e a n c ien t an d fi r st r obe that i s yet laid u p

h
,

m
i n thy c hamb e r fr o m o f old an d put al l thy choice ,

ad o r n in g a l so about th e e an d ado r n thysel f as a

h
,

good b r id e an d make thysel f r eady to meet i

fo r 10 ! he h imsel f co meth to thee to -day an d will
”
se e thee an d rej oice A n d wh e n t e angel o f .
,

r
the Lo r d i n the shape o f a m an had fi n ish e d
‘

h
m
4
speaking these words to A sen ath she r ejoiced 4

h
,

with g r eat joy ove r al l the thin gs that wer e spoken

h
by i an d fel l upon her face u pon the e a r th and

h
, ,

m ade obeisan ce be fo r e is feet and sa id to hi m

5
“
B lessed is t e L o rd thy God who s e n t thee to
'

del iver me from t e darkness and to b r i ng m e

fr om the fo u ndation s o f the abyss itsel f i nto the

h
light an d blessed is thy n ame fo r e ve izg l f t fi e n
,
f é M ‘ ’

m
I have fo u n d gra c e my l o rd i n t hy S ight an d S hall

h
, ,

k now that thou wi lt pe r fo r m al l t e words which

thou hast said to e so that they be accompl ished ,
”
let th ine han dm a id speak to thee A nd r
t e .

7 r 8
gel s aith to her S ay on A n d she sa id :
,
2
.

I pray thee l o r d sit down a l ittle ti m e u pon this

h
, ,

b e d becaus e th is bed i s pure an d u n d e fi le d fo r

m m
, ,

m h
m
“
t e vi g i
r n .

hh
Ar o

m
. .

S l av

h h
é
‘
; o to i

m m
.

y
zp
mm
in se n io rréé

h
ve

hh h
L at A r. . a e r e an e px
L at A r “
e
”
; S l av o
“
an d s lla

m
. . . .

L at A r. . o .

L at in s
. .
“
w it er an d e xt e d e d g asp i g
n ,
r n is ro be
larly A r .
 m m
JO S E P H AN D AS E NA TH
that a n othe r a n o r o the r w o a n neve r sat u pon

h
it a n d I wil l set be fo r e thee a table and b read a n d
, ,

t hou shal t eat a nd I wil l b r in g thee al so wine ol d

h h
,

an d good the odo u r whe reo f S hal l rea c u nto

,

hea v en a n d tho u sh a l t d r in k the r eo f and the rea fte r

,
”
sh a lt depa r t u pon thy w ay A n d e saith to e r
1
.

H aste an d br ing it qu ic kly

h mh h
“
.

hh
A s e n at finds a H o n e yc o b in er S tor e o u se .

X V I A n d A sen ath h a sted and set an empty

h
.

t able be fo r e him an d as S e was sta r t ing to fet c h ,

b r ead the d i v in e angel saith to e r : B rin g m e

,
2 “

— ”
al so an honey c om b A n d s e stood st il l an d was

h h
.

’
pe r pl exed an d g r ieved fo r that she had not a bee s
c o mb in her sto r eho u se A nd the d ivi ne 3
angel .

”
sait to her : W e r e fo r e stan dest tho u still ?
“

A n d she said : My lo r d I wil l sen d a boy t o the

“

h
,

m h
s ub u rb be c a u se the p o ssession o f o u r i nhe r itan c e
,

4
i s n ea r and he wil l c om e and b r ing one qu ickly
,

T e d i v ine
”

m
r
the e an d I wil l set it be fo r e thee

h
.
,

5
angel saith to e r : E n ter thy sto r eho u se and tho u
wilt fi nd a bee s c o b lyi ng u pon the table take it
’

”
up and b r ing it ithe r A n d she said Lo r d the r e

h
.
, ,
”
i s n o bee s c o mb i n my sto r eho u se A n d he said
’
.
,
”
“
Go an d tho u wil t fi nd A n d A senath ente r e d .

m hm h
e r sto r ehouse an d found an hon ey c omb ly in g

Q
m
f
'

B Ar S l v a
“
t e an
”
; D L at “
t e an ge l ”
; S l av

m m
. . . .

m
g l

h
“
to an e

m
.

m h S h m mh
o .

S . o ; l v
a . o s t . e n e n ce .
S . l v a . an eyon b co .
”

‘
T e an gl e
”
; B l v T a .
“
e an Ar . W o .
 5 2 JO S E P H AN D AS E NA

h TH

h
God have been r evealed to t ee ; an d blessed a re
al l who c lea v e to the Lo r d God in peniten c e

m
,

be c ause they s a l l eat o f this c om b fo r that this ,

co b is the S pi r i t o f l i fe and this the bees o f the ,

p a r ad is e o f del ight have m ade from the dew o f the

r oses o f l i fe that a r e i n the pa r ad ise o f God and

eve ry flowe r an d o f i t eat the angel s an d al l the

,

e le c t o f God and al l the sons o f the M ost H igh

h
,

a n d whosoever shal l eat o f it shall n ot d ie fo r e v e r

”
.

Then the d i v ine a n gel st ret c hed o u t his r ight

1

h
and a n d took a s mal l p ie c e from the comb an d

h
a t e an d with his own han d pla c ed what w as le ft i n

h
,
”
A senath s mouth and sa id to e r E at and she
’ “
, ,

ate A n d the angel s aith to

. er : Lo ! now “

t ou hast eaten the b r ead o f l i fe an d hast d r un k

h
the c up o f i m mo r tality an d been ano inted w ith the
u n ction o f inco rr u ption 10 ! now to d ay thy flesh
-

r s o f l i fe fr om the fou ntai n

2
p ro d u ce t flowe o f the
Most H igh an d thy bones shal l be m ade fat l ike

h
,

the c eda r s o f the pa r ad ise o f delight o f God and

h
u n w ea ryi n g powe r s S h a l l m aintain thee ; ac c o rd
in gly t y yo u th shal l not se e o ld age nor shal l thy '
,

beauty fail fo r eve r b u t thou s alt be as a walled ,

all A n d the angel I nc i ted the

r-~

m h
com b an d m any be e s arose from the cells o f that
1

m m h
‘

ve s i s a gel

h h
” “
; L at be f
r t e
on o or n

m
. . .

m
l d ; s e t e c e s o t e e d i L at ; S l av

h
“ ”
A r . an n n r n n . .

d s ai d c b ”

of ) L t S y A i ( w i t s ll va i ts ) w o s e k
an o .

h hh
“
a r. r n s. a r an e

m m
s . . . .

ef g d f g s A l g

h hh
t Ki g d L d i ”
p
r u e In e n e an o o a e on r n se r

m
.

m
f ll w s B D v si

mh
ti A p px
85 8 W s i d t t
o o In er on ee .

.
“
b C a d pp of t w it e co ,
‘
o e an a e ar or ,

g e t sw
r a f bee s t t e
ar t o y b L t a ar in e one co
’”
a .

A s ot
r . r e r.
 xvn ] MI C HAE L D E PARTS
c om b an d the cells we r e nu mbe r less ten s o f th o u
, ,

sands o f tens o f thous a n ds an d thousands o f

thousand s A n d the bees al so we r e white l ike
.

snow an d thei r win gs as pu r ple an d c r imson st u ff

,

and as s c a r let ; an d they had al so S harp stings

1

and inj u red no m an Then al l those bees en c i rc led

h h
.

A sen a th fr om feet to head an d othe r g r eat bees

m h h
,

l i ke thei r queen s a r ose fr om the cells and they ,

c i r cled r ound upon e r fa c e a n d upon e r l ips and ,

m ade a c o b u pon e r mouth and upon e r l ips

l ike the c omb that l ay be fore the angel ; an d al l
those bees ate fr om the c o mb that was u pon
A n d the an gel sa id to the
’
A sen ath s m outh .

m
bees , G 0 now to you r pla c e
“
The n al l th e .

bees r ose an d flew and depa r ted to hea v en b ut a s

h
any as wished to inj u r e A sen ath all fel l u pon the
ea r th an d d ied A n d the r eupon the angel st r et c hed
.

is sta ff o v e r the de a d bees and said to them

”
R ise an d depa r t ye al so i nto you r pl a c e Then
all the dead b e e s r ose an d departed i nto the c o u r t
’
that adjoined A sen ath s hou se an d took up their

h
l odg ing upon the fr u it bea r i n g t r ees
- .

h
M ic a e l d e p ar t s .

X V I I A n d the angel saith to A sen ath H ast

h
. ,
”
tho u seen this thin g ? A n d s e said Y e a my ,
“
,

l ord I have seen al l thes e thin gs The divine 2

h
.
,

angel saith to e r : S o shall be al l my wo r ds as

hh h h
“

a w
-

mm m li i n t e rw o v e n it go ld

h
” a c
. in s . an d fin e nen w , an d a
ld w d of ea t l att e
_

”
c ro w n o f t e ea c one of e ; r
g o as o n

in Ar .

v si s o
er on . ; Lat 116
.
”
e
“
T e
 JO SE P H AND AS E NAT H

h
[xv 11

hh
m any as I h v e spoke to thee to d ay
a Then
n -

h
.

1
the angel o f t e Lo r d
r fo r the thi r d 2
time

mh
s t r et c hed fo r t is r ight ha n d an d to u c hed the
side o f t e c omb a n d st r aightw ay fi re c ame u p

hm m
,

fr o t e t a ble a n d devo u r ed the c om b but the ,

table it inj u r ed n o t a whit A n d when much

h
.
,

fr ag ra n c e ad c o e fo r th fro m the b u r n in g o f the

hmm
c o mb a n d fil led the c h a be r A senath s aid to the ,

d i v i ne a n gel : Lo rd I ave se v en vi rgin s who

3 “

h
,

we r e b r o ught up wit e fr om y youth and we r e

bo r n on o n e n ight with m e who w a it u pon m e

h
, ,

I lo v e t e m all a s my siste r s

m
4
an d I wil l c al l .

them and tho u shal t bless them too even as tho u ,

”
b le sse d st e A n d the a n gel said to e r :
. Cal l

m
them . Then A sen ath c alled the seven vi r g in s and
set them be fo r e the angel an d the angel said to

h h
,

the The Lord God Most H igh shall bless yo u

h
,

r pilla r s o f r e fu ge o f s v en
and ye shal l be [ ] e c ities 5

hh
,

an d al l the ele c t o f t at c ity w o dwel l togethe r

s al l [ u p o n yo u r est ] fo r e v e r
6 ”
A n d a fte r these
r

h h
.

t ings t e di v ine a n gel saith to A senath : Take

7 7 “

hh
”
away this t a ble A n d whe n A sen a th t ur n ed to
.
,

r emove t e table st r aightway e depa r ted fr o m

,

m
e r eyes a n d A sen ath s aw as it we r e a cha r iot

h —
,

with fo u r o r ses th a t we r e go ing eastward to

heave n a n d the c ha r iot w a s as a fla e o f fi re an d
, ,

t e ho r ses as light n i n g an d the angel was stand ing ,

B v s i s o fi zz a
er on ur
m m mh
p 81 4 ee n.

m
. .
,

B D v si s er on ” V si s
o er on o

m m
. .

L t xt ; L t sy A
ac u n a I n e s p i ll sa r. r
‘‘
e ve n ar In t e ci ty

m
. .

. Sy i r. f n s.
“
Sl vo d y a . o .
“
an e re st”
.

t xt ; s ppl f L at S y A
e u . ro . r. r .

ons o .
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’
TRANSFOR ME D 55

above that c hariot Then A sen ath said : S illy .

“

an d fool ish am I the lowly one fo r that I ha v e , ,

spoken as that a m an c ame i n to m y c hambe r fr o m r

1
heaven an d I knew n ot that God c ame i n t o it ;

h
,

an d 10 ! now he goeth ba c k to heaven to his

”
pla c e . A n d she s a id in he r sel f : “
B e g r a c io u s ,

r 2
Lo r d to t y bon dmaid and spa r e th ine h andm aid
, , ,

be c a u se fo r my pa r t I have i n igno r an c e spoken

h
, ,

m
r a sh things be fo r e thee .

A s e n at Fac e is t r an s fo r
’
s ed

m
.

X V I I I A n d whil e A senath was yet speak ing

.
,

m
these wo r d s to he r sel f lo ! a you n g a n one o f

h
, ,

3
the s e r van ts o f Joseph saying : J os e ph the

h
, ,
” 4
ighty m an o f God cometh to yo u to -day , .

m
’

I
A n d st r aightway A senath c al led t e overseer o f
e r house
5
an d said to him : Haste an d prepa r e
“

ine house an d m ake a good din ner r eady fo r

h
,

that J oseph the m ighty man o f God c ometh to u s

, ,

-
to day 6
.
”r 5
A n d the ove r see r o f the ho u se when
he saw her ( fo r e r fa c e had sh r u n k fr om the
s e ven days a ffli c tion an d weep in g an d abstinence )
’

so r r owed an d wep t ; an d he took hold o f her right

“
han d an d kissed it tende r ly an d s a id : What

mm m h h
'

7
thee my lady that thy fa c e 15 th u s
, ,

m
S l av i t

h y h
at . S yr Ar o .
; o an d t e c ar o

m
. . . .

D v si s
h h h on
er o

m
.

m m
( p r o b abl ig tly)

h h
S yr A r
at . . . Pentep re s r .

m
st d t g t s

h
o f o ur
“
at in s fo r is fo r e r u n n e r an e at t e a e

m
. .

s i i l ly p 58 l 2

mh
ar S yr A r . L at o ff t o . . . . .
,
. .

S yr A r . y .
“
e r fo st t-
e r fa er
”
so a w a l s .

Sl v a . o . if t o
.
“
a st d p
e
”
( 56 . l .

S yr A r . .
“
d g t
au e r.
”
 5 2 JO S E P H AN D AS E NA TH

hh
God have been r evealed t o thee ; an d blessed a re
al l who c leave to the Lo r d God in peniten c e ,

be c ause t ey s al l eat o f this c o m b fo r that this ,

c omb is the S pi r i t o f l i fe and this the bees o f the

h
,

p a r ad ise o f del ight have m ade from the dew o f the

r oses o f l i fe that a r e in the p a r adise o f God an d

e v e ry flowe r an d o f i t eat t e angels an d al l the

,

e le c t o f God and al l the sons o f the M ost H igh

h
,

a n d whosoeve r shal l eat o f it shal l n ot d ie fo r e v e r

”
.

Then the d i v ine a ngel st ret c hed o u t his r ight

1

h
an d an d took a s m al l p ie c e fr om the c omb an d

h h
ate and w ith his own ha n d placed what was le ft i n

h
,
”
A senath s mo u th a n d s a id to e r E at an d she
’ “

h
, ,

ate A n d t e angel s a ith to

. er :
“
LO ! no w
t ou hast eaten the bread o f l i fe an d hast d r u n k

h
t e c u p o f i m mo r tality an d b e en anoint e d with the
u n c tion o f inco rr u ption 10 ! now to -day thy fl e sh
r s o f l i fe fr o m the fountai n
2
p ro d uc e t flowe o f the
Most H igh an d thy bones shal l be m ade fat l ike

hh h
,

the c eda r s o f the pa radise o f delight o f God and

u n w e a ryin g powe r s shal l m ai ntai n thee ; a c c o rd
in gly t y yo u th s al l not see old age n o r shal l t y ,

beauty fail fo r ever b u t tho ushalt be as a walled ,

o f ail i i
i ) A n d the angel I n c rt e d the
~ r v
z
’

m h
com b an d many bees arose fr om the cell s o f that
1

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‘

ve s i o s gl

h h
“ ” “
; L at be f
r t e n o . or an e

m
. .

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l d ; s t c e s t e e d i L at ; S l av ”

h
“
A r . an en en or n n . .

d s ai d c b ”

3 > L t S y A i ( w i t s ll v i ts ) w s e k
0 an o .

hh
“

h
2
a r. r n s. a ar an o e

m m
a ” . .

ef g d L d f g s A l g

h hh
i t Ki g ] i e ”
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B D v si g A ppx
e n
p e n an o o a e on er ns r

m
. .

m
f ll w s f

mh
ti
“S y s i d t t
o o In er on ee .

r.
“
b C a d pp f t w it
o e co ,
‘
o e an a e ar or ,

g e t sw
r a f bee s t t e
ar t oy b L t a ar in e one co
’”
a .

A s ot
r . r e r.
 X VI I] MI C HAEL D E PAR TS
c om b an d the c e l ls we r e n um be r less ten s o f thou
, ,

sands o f ten s o f tho u san ds an d tho u san ds o f

thousand s A n d the bees al so we r e white l ike
.

”
snow an d thei r wings as pu r ple an d c r i mson st u fl
,

1
and as s c a r let ; an d they had also sha r p stings
and inj u red no m an Then al l those bees en c i r cled

h
.

A se n ath fr om feet to head an d othe r g r eat bee s

h h
,

l ike their queen s a r ose fr om the c ell s an d they ,

c i r cled r o u nd upon her fa c e and upon e r l ips and ,

m ade a com b u pon e r mouth and upon e r l ips

l ike the c omb th a t l ay be fo r e the an gel ; an d al l
those bees ate fro m the c o mb that was upo n
A n d the an gel sa id to the
’
A sen ath s m o u th .

m
bees ,
Go now to you r pla c e
“
The n al l th e .

bees r ose an d flew and depa r ted to hea v en b ut as

h h
any as wished to inj u r e A sen ath all fel l upon the
ea r th an d d ied A n d the r eupon the angel st r etched
.

is sta ff o v er the dead bees an d said to t em

”
R ise an d depa r t ye also i nto yo u r pl a c e Then

h
al l the dead b e es r ose an d depa r t e d i nto the c o u r t
that adjoined A sen ath s ho u se an d took up their ’

h
l odg ing upon t e fr u it bea r in g t re es
- .

M ic a e l d e p ar t s .

X V I I A n d the an g el saith to A sen ath H ast “

h
. ,

”
thou see n this thi n g ? A n d she sa id Y e a my ,
“
,

lo r d I have seen al l thes e thin gs ”

The divin e 2

h
.
,

angel saith to e r : S o shal l be al l my words as

hh h h
“

a ge é xy
mm m li i n t e rw o v e n it go ld

h
W ’ fl
r. in s . an d fin e nen w , an d a
c r o wn o f g ld w
o as o n t e ea d o f e ac one of t e
”
l at t e r
in A r .

v si s o
er on . Lat: He ”
fo r T e
5 2 JO S E P H AN D AS E NAT H

h
God h ave been r evealed to thee ; an d blessed a re

m
al l who c leave to the Lo r d God in pe n iten c e ,

be c ause they s al l e a t o f this c om b fo r that this ,

co b is the spi r i t o f l i fe and this the bees o f the ,

p a r ad ise o f delight have m ad e fro m the dew o f the

r oses o f l i fe that a r e in the pa r ad ise o f God and

eve ry flowe r an d o f i t eat the angel s an d al l the

,

ele c t o f God an d al l the sons o f the M ost H igh

h
,

a n d whosoever shal l eat o f it shall n ot d ie fo r e v e r

”
.

1
Then the d ivine a n gel st ret c hed o u t his r ight

h
and an d took a s mal l p ie c e fr om the com b an d

h
ate and with his own ha n d pla c ed what was le ft i n
,
”
A senath s mo u th an d s a id to e r E at an d she
’ “
, ,

at e A n d the angel s a ith to

. er : LO ! no w “

tho u hast eaten the bread o f l i fe an d hast d r un k

h
the c u p o f i m mo r tality an d b e en ano inted w ith the
u n c tion o f inco rr u ption 10 ! now to -day thy flesh
r s o f l i fe fro m the fou ntai n
2
p ro d u c e t flowe o f the
Most H igh an d thy bones shal l be m ade fat l ike

h
,

the ceda r s o f the pa r adise o f delight o f God and

u n w ea ry in g powe r s shal l m ai ntain thee ; a c c o r d

in gly t y yo u th shal l not see ol d age n o r shal l thy ,

beauty fail fo r eve r b u t tho ushalt be as a walled ,

A n d the angel I n c i ted the

r

m h
com b an d m any be e s arose fr om the cel l s o f that
4

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,

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h h
“ ” “
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on o . or n .

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.

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“ ”
A r . an en en r n n . .

d s id b ”
c
E) L t S y A i ( w i t s ll v i ts ) w o s e k
O an a o .

h hh
“
a r. r n s. a ar an e

m m
. .

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8 8 W s id t t
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.
“
b Ca d pp o f t wit e co ,
‘
o e an a e ar or ,

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’”
a .

A s ot
r . r e r.
 JO S E P H AN D AS E NAT H

h
[ xvu

h
h
m any as I have spoken to thee to day Then -

h
.

1
the a n gel o f t e Lo r d
r fo r the thi r d 2
t im e
s t r et c hed fo r t is r ight h a n d a n d tou c hed the
side o f t e c om b a n d st r aightway fi re c ame u p

h h
,

m
fro m the table a n d devo u r ed the c om b bu t the ,

table it inj u red n o t a whit A n d when m u c h

m
.
,

frag r an c e a d c o e fo r t fro m the b u r n ing o f the

hh m m hm
co b a n d fil led the c h a mbe r A senath s a id to the ,

d ivine angel : Lo rd I have seven vi rgins who

3 “

h
,

we r e b r o ug t u p wit e fr om y yo u t and we r e
bo r n on on e night w ith m e who wait u po n e

h
, ,

an d I lo v e t e m all as my s iste r s
1 ‘
I wil l c al l .

them a n d tho u sh a l t bless them too even as tho u ,

”
b le ss e d st m e A n d the a n gel said to e r : Cal l “

h
.

them . The n A sen ath c a lled the seven v i r gin s an d

set them be fo r e the a n gel an d the angel said t o

h
,

t em “
The Lo r d God Most H igh shall bless yo u ,

and ye shal l be [ pilla r s] o f r e fuge o f se v en C ities

r 5

h
,

an d al l the ele c t o f that c ity w o d well t o gethe r

”
shal l [ u p o n yo u r est ] fo r eve r
6
A n d a fte r these
r

h
.

things t e di v ine a n gel saith to A senath : Take

7 7 “

h
”
away this table A n d whe n A sen ath t u r n ed to
.
,

r emove t e table st r aightway he depa r ted fr o m

,

e r eyes a n d A sen ath saw as it we r e a c ha r iot

h mh
,

with fo u r h o r ses that we r e going eastwa r d t o

he aven an d the c ha r iot was as a flame o f fi re a n d
, ,

t e ho r ses as lig t n ing an d the angel was stand ing ,

w B v si s
er on o
m m mh p 81 4 ee n.

m
. .
,

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m
as

m
. . .

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ac t xt
n a In e L at S yr Ar s v p i ll s i
“
e en ar n t e ci ty

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t xt s uppl
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’
TRANSFOR ME D 53

m
above that chariot Then A sen ath said : S illy .
“

an d fool ish a m I the lowly one fo r that I ha v e , ,

S poken as that a m an came i nto m y c hambe r fr or

h
1
h e aven an d I knew n ot that God came in to it ;
,

an d 10 ! now he goeth ba c k to heaven to his

”
pla c e . A n d s e sai d in hersel f : B e g r a c io u s “
,

Lo r d to thy bon dmaid and S pa r e th in e h a nd m a id

,
r 2
, ,

beca u se fo r my pa r t I ha v e in igno r an c e spoken

h
, ,

m
r a sh things be fo r e the e .

A s e n at Fac e is
’
s t r an s fo r ed

m
.

X V I I I A n d while A senath was yet speak in g

.
,

these wo r ds to he r sel f lo ! a you n g an one o f , ,

3
the se r vants o f J oseph saying : J os e ph the

h
, ,
” 4
m ighty m an o f God co meth to yo u to -day , .

m
r
A n d st r aightway A sen ath cal led the overseer o f
e r ho u se
5
a n d said to hi m : H aste an d p r epa r e “

h
in e house an d m ake a good din ne r r eady fo r

h
,

that J oseph the mighty man o f God c ometh to u s

, ,

-
to day ” 6 5
A n d t e ove r see r o f the ho u se when
.
r

he saw her ( fo r e r fa c e had sh r un k fr om the

s e ven days a ffli c tion an d weepin g an d abstinence )
’

so r rowed an d wept ; an d he took hol d o f her r ight

“
han d and kissed it tende r ly a n d s a id : What

mm m h
‘

h
7
thee my lady that thy fa c e 15 th u s
, ,

m
S l av i t

h y h
at . S yr . Ar . o .
; . o . an d t e c ar o

D ve s i s r

mh h h on o

m m
.

m
p b bl ig tly)

h
P e n t e p re s ( ro a

h
S yr A r
at . . . r .

m
st d t g t s

h
o f o ur
“
at in s fo r is fo re ru n n e r an e at t e a e

m
. .

s i i l ly p 58 l 2

mh
ar S yr A r L at o
. ff t o . . . . .
,
. .

S yr A r . y .
“
e r fo st t
e r fa
- er
”
so a w a l s
.

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.
“
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”
.
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JO S E P H AN D AS E NAT H [ X V I I I

“
s r u n ken ? A n d she said : I h ave had g reat
p a in about m i n e head and sleep depa r ted from ,

The n the o v e rsee r o f the ho u se went

m
m i n e eyes

h h
.

aw ay a n d p repa r ed the house an d the d i n ne r

h
.

’
A n d A se n ath r eme be red the angel s wo rds an d

hh h
is i n j u n c tio n s and hasted an d ente red e r se c ond
,

c hamber whe re the c hests o f e r ado r n ing we r e

h
, ,

1
and opened e r g reat c o ffe r an d b ro ught o u t e r
fi rst r o be l ike l ig tni n g to behol d an d p u t i t o n ;

h
r
and she gi r ded e r sel f also wi th a gi rd le b r ight

h
r oyal that was o f gol d an d p r e c io u s stones
2
an d

h
,

m
an d on e r ha n ds she p u t gol de n b ra c elets a n d

h h
,

3
u pon feet golden b u skin s and a p r e c io u s 1 ‘
er ,

o r n a en t a bo u t e r ne c k a n d a golden w r eath ,

s e p u t abo u t e r head ; and o n the w r eath as

h
u p o n i ts fr ont was a g r eat s a pphi r e sto n e an d ,

r o u nd the g r e a t stone 2 six st o nes o f g r eat p r i c e

r

h h
,

a n d with a ve ry m a r vel lous man tle she veiled e r

r 5

hhhhh
6
head . A n d when A senath remembe r ed the wo r ds
,

o f the ove r see r o f e r ho u se fo r t at he said to ,

e r t at e r fa c e a d s r u n k she s o r r owed ex c eed

h
,

m
in gly an d g r oaned an d sa id : Woe is me the “

h
, ,

lowly on e s i nce my fa c e is sh r unken J oseph wil l

h
, .

see me th u s and I shal l be set at n a u ght by i .

A n d she saith to e r hand m aid B r in g m e p u re “

h m
,

h h
m h
A n d when s e had
”
wate r fr om the fountain

m
.
,

mm
ff t o c o u r t ( p 1 ) S l av w e dd i n g -r ai e n t

mh
”
. . as .
,
e r s e l f l i k e a b r i d e fo r t e ar r i a g e c a be r

h
.

c ke d - ”

m m m
.

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m h
yr 0

m m
. . .

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. . .

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“
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re c o u one s Si i l ar l y A r .

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“
yr . Ar . in s. an d S ro
y a
”
( yr
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 hh R E T UR N OF JO SE P H 57

h
b r o u ght it she pou r ed it out i nto t e basin and

h
, , ,

bending dow n to wash her face she seeth e r own

h h
,

fa c e shin ing l ike the su n an d e r eyes as the

hh h
,

m
m o r n i n g sta r when it r iseth and e r C heeks I as a
- 1

h
,

sta r o f ea v e n an d e r l ips as re d roses the

2 [ 3

h
, ,

ai r s o f e r head we r e as the vi n e that b lo o e t

h h
among his fr u its i n the pa r ad ise o f God e r ne c k ,

as an al l v a r iegated c yp r ess A n d A senat when

r - 4

hh
.
,

r 5
she saw t ese thi n gs m arvelled in he r sel f at t e ,

sight and r ejoi c ed with ex c eeding g r eat j oy and

h h
was ed n ot e r fa c e fo r she said Lest I wash , ,
“

”
o ff this g r eat an d c omely beauty The ove r see r .

of e r ho u se then c ame back to tel l e r A ll

“

h h
,
”
things are don e that thou com m an dedst ; and ,

when he behel d her he fea red gre atly an d was sei z ed

h
,
-

wit t r embl i n g fo r a lon g ti m e a n d he fel l at e r ,

feet an d began to say : What i s this my m ist r ess ? “

,

What is thi s be au ty that su r ro u n d e t thee that

i s g r eat an d m a r vello u s ? H ath the Lo r d God o f

h h h
H eaven c hosen thee as b r ide fo r his son J oseph ? ”

Jo s e p r eturn s an d is r e c e iv e d b y A s e n at

m
.

m hh
X I X A n d whi le t ey we r e yet speaking these
.
,

thin gs a boy c a e sayin g to A sen ath : Lo ! “

h h h h
,

m
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h h h
m
J oseph st andeth be fo re the doo r s o f o ur cou rt .

Then A senath hasted an d w e n t down the stai r s

h
1
fro e r lo ft wit the seven vi rgin s to m eet
r

J oseph and stood in the po r ch o f e r house A n d

h
.
,

2
J osep havi n g c ome i nto the c o u r t the gates we r e

h
,

sh u t and all st r an ge rs r em ained o utside A n d

h
.

A senath came o u t fr om the po r c to meet J oseph ,

a n d when he s aw e r he m a r v elled at her beauty ,

a n d said to er : Who ar t tho u d a msel ? Q

“ ”
u i c kly ,
”
tel l me A n d she s aith to hi m :
.
3
I lo r d am , ,

mm
thine hand maid A senath ; all the i dols I have cast
away fr om m e an d they pe r ished A n d a m an .

ca e to e to y fr om hea v e n an d hath given

-d a

h
me b read o f life an d I a t e an d I d r an k a blessed ,

c u p and he said to m e : I h ave g iven thee fo r a ‘

h
,

b r ide to Joseph a n d he hi msel f s al l be thy b r ide

,

g r oom fo r ever an d thy n ame shall not be c a lled

A sen at but i t shal l be c al led C ity o f R e fuge
,
“
,

r
an d the Lo r d God shall reign ove r m any nation s 4

h
,

5
a n d th r o u gh thee shal l they seek r e fuge w ith
G o d Most H igh
’
A n d the m an said : I wil l go
.
‘

al so to J oseph that I m ay spea k in to is ea r s

’
these wo r ds c once r n ing thee A n d now tho u .

knowest lo r d if that m a n hath c ome to th e e and

, ,

if he hath spok en to thee c on c e r n in g me Then .

J oseph saith to A sen ath : B lessed a r t thou “

h
,

mmh h
wom an o f God Most H igh an d blessed is thy
3

S h
, ,

m mm s t s te d

h h
S yr A r
. o . . in L at t . e e n e nce is or ne .

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. s t d
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.
, l . u lt . ) al v. as sa t .
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mm
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“
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”
 P E NTE PHR E S R E T UR N S 59

h
nam e fo r eve r fo r that the Lo r d God hath l aid
,

the foun dations o f thy walls an d the son s o f the ,

l iv ing God s al l dwell in thy c ity o f r e fuge and ,

the Lo r d God shal l r eign ove r them fo r e ver F o r

mh
.

that m an ca me fro m heaven t o m e to -day an d

r 1

said these wo r d s to me c on c e r n i n g thee A n d .

now co e ithe r t o m e tho u v i r gi n and p u r e , ,

”
and whe re fore stan dest tho u a fa r o ff ? Then
J oseph st r et c hed out his hands an d emb r a c ed
r

A sen ath an d A sen ath J oseph a n d they kissed

h
, ,

on e anothe r fo r a long ti m e and both l i v ed aga in

2

h
,

in the ir sp ir it 3
A n d J oseph kissed A sen ath a n d

h
.

m
gave e r the spi rit o f l i fe then the second ti me ,

he gave e r the S pi r it o f wisdom an d the th ir d ,

ti e he kissed her tende r ly an d gav e e r the spi r it

hh h h h
o f t r u th .

hh mhhh
P en t ep r es r et urn s an d w is es to b et r ot

h
A s e n at to Jo s e p ,
b ut Jose p r e s o lv e s to
a sk er an d fr o P ar a o .

X X A n d when they ad c l asp e d one anothe r

h hm
.
,

r oun d fo r a lo n g tim e an d i n te r tw ined the c hains

o f thei r han ds A sen ath said t o J o seph : C o me “

,

hither l o r d an d e nte r o u r ouse fo r t at on y

h
, , ,

pa r t I ha v e p r epa r ed o u r ho u se an d a g r eat
d i n ne r A n d she to o k hol d o f h is r ight han d
.

mm h h
an d led hi m into e r house an d seated hi m on
‘

Q
hhh
h h
h
L at S yr A r o

mh m m
. . . .

S yrby
“
t e b ck o i g
e n n of is e ys
e ca ll e d
A , an d A

mh m
. . .

a so st t d
re c e o ut e rds an an d r an to J . an d fe ll on is
k b d i ; b d A t ey

h
” “
nec an d e r ac e L at . e r ac e . an d
k i ss d
e o ne an o t er (o . ff t o
. l . Ar . c all e d A .

to J . an d fe ll on is n ec k .
”

jo i n e d t
“
in s . an d w e re to o n e an o er.
 hh h JO S E P H AN D AS E NAT H [ xx

hh h
the c hai r o f P e n t e p re s e r fathe r ; and she b r o ug t

m
w ate r t o wash his feet A n d J o seph s a id : Let “

h
.

o n e o f t e v i rgi n s c o me a n d wa s
”

m
my feet A nd

h
.

A se n a th said to i : N ay lo r d fo r that hen c e

“

h
, ,

fo r th t o u a r t m y l o r d and I a m thi n e h an d a id

h
.

A n d whe re fo r e seekest tho u th is t at a n othe r ,

v i rgi n sh o u l d was thy feet ? fo r that thy feet a re

m h
my feet an d t ine h a nds m ine hands a n d thy

hhh h
, ,

s o u l y so u l an d a n othe r shal l not w a sh thy feet

, .

A n d she c o n st r a ined him and w a s ed his feet 1

h
.

T en J osep took hold o f e r r ight hand a n d

h h
kissed e r te n de rly a n d A sen ath k issed h is head

h
tende r ly a n d the r e u p o n he se ated e r at his r ight

h
,

h a nd He r fat e r and m othe r an d al l e r ki n d r ed

.

m
then c ame fr om t e possession o f th e ir i nheritan c e 1

h
,

an d they saw e r sitting w ith J oseph and c l ad

in a wedd i n g -ga r ment : A n d they a r velled at
e r bea u ty and r ej oi c ed an d glo r i fied God who

h
qui c keneth the dead A n d a fte r these things they

h
.

ate and d r an k ; a n d al l having m ade c hee r Pe n te

h
, ,

r e s sai d to J oseph : To -mo r r ow I wil l c al l al l

“
p
t e p r in c es an d s at r aps o f al l the lan d o f E gypt ,

an d wi ll m ake a wed ding fo r yo u an d thou s alt ,

”
tak e my da u ghte r A sen ath to w ife B u t J oseph
.

said : I go to -mo r r ow to Pharaoh the k ing fo r

“

h
,

m
that he hi msel f is my father an d appointed m e

h h
r uler over al l this l and and I wi ll speak to him
,

c on c e r n ing A senath and he wi ll give e r to m e

,

hh
”
to wi fe A n d P e n t e p re s said to i : Go in “

m
.
]
”
p ea ce .

Kg:
L at S yr Ar . . av e .e r e an add i t i on se e A ppx .
 h
JO S E P H AN D AS E N AT H

m
1
p u t his ha n d s u pon t ei r heads an d said

h
The Lo r d G o d Most H igh shal l bl ess you an d
2
sh a l l ultiply a nd m ag n i fy a n d gl o ri fy you u nto
r

t im e e t e r n al Then P a r aoh t u rned them r o u nd

.

to fac e on e anothe r and b r o u ght the m m outh to

m
mouth an d they k issed one anothe r A n d P ha r aoh

h
.
,

m ade a wedd in g fo r Jo seph an d a g reat d in n e r

u c h d r inking d u r i n g se v en d ays an d he

m
and

h
,

c al led togethe r al l t e r u le r s o f E gypt and al l the

ki n gs o f the n ation s ha v in g m ad e p r o c l a ation ,

i n t e l and o f E gypt sayin g : E ve ry m an who ,

“

shal l do wo r k d u r ing the seven days o f the

”
wedd ing o f J oseph an d A sen ath shall surely die .

A n d while the weddin g was go in g on and when

, ,

the d in ne r was e nded J oseph wen t in to A senath , ,

an d A sen ath c on ceived by J oseph an d ba r e

M an asses and E phra im his broth e r in J oseph s ’

h
ho u se 3
.

A s e n at

h is

X X I I A n d w e n the seve n yea r s o f ple n ty had

.
,

passed the seven yea r s o f fam ine beg a n to c ome

in t r o d u c e d to Ja c o b .

h
.
,

A n d whe n J a c ob he a r d abo u t J oseph his son he

, ,

c ame i nto E gypt with al l his kind red i n the

se c ond yea r o f t e fa m ine in the se c o n d mon th , ,

on the twe n ty -fi rst Of the month an d settled i n ,

“
Geshem A n d A sen ath said to J oseph : I wil l

hhh h
h
.

go and see thy fathe r fo r that thy fathe r I s r ael is ,

m
m
g t d As t s d

hh
in s an d is r i an w as o n e na
’
ea

m
.

lar ly A r .

V si s
er
_

on o .

L at S yr A r
. . . a v e e r e an in se rtio n se e A ppx .
 ASE NAT H V I S I T S J AC O B

h
as my
er :
“
r
fathe r
an d God A n d J oseph said t o
Thou shalt go with m e an d see my father
A n d J oseph an d A sen ath c am e to J acob in the
”
.
1

.
”

h
’
l and o f Geshem and J oseph s breth r en m et them
,

and m ade obeisance to them upon their faces on

t e ea r th Then both wen t in to J a c ob ; and

h
.

J a c o b was s itting u pon hi s b ed an d he him sel f ,

was an ol d man i n a lusty ol d age A n d when .

,

A sen ath saw him s e ma r vel led at his bea u ty fo r

, ,

that J acob was bea u ti ful to behol d e xceed ingly

a n d his old age as the yo u th o f a c omely man ,

an d al l his head was white l i ke snow an d the , ‘

hai r s o f his head were al l C lose an d thic k e xceed

2
in gly an d his beard white reachin g to his b r east
, ,

his eye s c hee r fu l an d gl isterin g his sinews and

h
,

m
his shoulde r s an d his a r m s as o f an angel hi s ,

3
thighs an d his c alves an d his feet as o f a giant .

Then A sen ath when she saw i thus m a r velled

, ,

r
and fel l down an d mad e obeisance on her fa c e
4

“
u pon the ea r th A n d J acob said to J os e ph : Is

h
.

this my daughte r -in -law thy wi fe ? Blessed shal l ,

she be o f God M ost H igh Then J a c ob c alled .

A sen ath to himsel f a n d blessed e r and kissed her

tende r ly ; an d A senath st r et c hed out her han ds
an d took hold o f J a c ob s neck and h u ng on to ’

mh m h
5
his ne c k an d kissed hi m ten de r ly A n d a fte r .

S l av t

hhhh
“ ” “ ”
S yr A r God ; fa er .

m
. . .

in s as o f an E t i o p i an ”
Ar as o f an In d ia n

mmm
. .

l s
c au e .

m m
J ac b it

h hm hh
“
in s . an d o w as a s a an w o fig t e t w
s i i l a ly Ar r .

S
S yr A r . . o . l va . o . all to “n e c k .

et t is s
“
in s . as one w o r ur n e fr o w ar t o ou e
 JO S E P H AN D AS E NAT H

m
these thin gs they ate a n d d r an k A n d the re u po n
both J oseph and A senath wen t to t ei r house ;
.

h
hh
an d S i eo n and Levi the sons o f Leah alon e , ,

c ond u c ted the m fo r th b u t the sons o f B al la a n d ,

Z e lp a t e ha n d maids o f Leah and R a c hel d id

hh
, ,

n ot j oin i n c ondu c t ing them fo r th fo r that they ,

envi e d and detes ted them A n d Lev i was at .

A se n ath s r ight an d S i meon 1

at e r le ft A n d
’
.

A sen ath took hol d o f Lev i s han d fo r t at she

’

h
,
’
loved hi m e x c eedingly above all J oseph s b r eth r en

m
an d as a p r ophet an d a wo r shippe r o f God an d
o n e w o fea r ed the Lo r d F o r he was a n unde r .

sta n ding a n an d a p r ophet o f the M ost H igh ,

r
an d he himsel f saw lette r s w r itten i n heaven and

h
2
read them an d r evealed them to A senath i n

m
sec ret ; fo r that Lev i h imsel f also loved A senath

hh m
m u c h and saw the plac e o f her r est i n t e highest 3

h
.

P S t r ie s t o in d u c e S i
'
ar a o s on e on an d

h
L e v i t o k ill Jo s e p .

X X I I I A n d it came to pass as J oseph and

.

A sen at we r e passing by when they we r e g o ing

r

hh h
,

4 ’
to J a c o b Pha r aoh s fi r stbo r n son saw them fro m
,

the wall and when he saw A senath he became

, , ,

hh h h
m ad upon er by r e ason o f e r surpassing 5

h h h
”
% m
D ve r s io n s J o se p

h h
mhh m h
.

Z T
s yr w r i tt e n w i t t e fi n g e r o f G o d an d e kn e w t e
‘
“
.
,

id d e n t i n gs o f G o d t at w e r e r e v e al e d t o

m mmmh h
”
i I n L at . .

s e te is s t
éfi s
.
’ t e n n ce uc or er .

t l lls d t

m h
“
h yr . in s . an d er e e rn a wa of a a an an d er
“
fo u n d ti s fi
a on r ly l i d
a afo r eti e on t e st o ne of t e ro c ki n
S i i l ly A ar r .

lav . o .
; L at . ou e s ”
fo r “
J ac o b .
XXI I I ]
be auty .
1
h
PL OTS
T en P haraoh s son sent messenge r s
an d c alled S imeon an d Lev i to i ; and wh e n
AGAI NS T

’
JO S E P H

h
m ,
,

they c ame an d stood be fo r e hi m Pharaoh s fi rstbo r n ’

h
,

“
son saith to them : I fo r my pa r t kn ow that ye

m
a e
r to -day m ighty men above all men u pon the
ea r th an d wit these r ight han ds o f yours the city
,

o f the S ic i it e s was ove r th r own a n d with your ,

two swords w a rr io r s we r e c u t down A nd .

I t o day wil l take you to mysel f as c om pan ions

m
and giv e yo u m u c h gol d an d silver an d ser v ing
men an d han dmaids an d houses an d great inherit

h
"

a u c es an d c ontend ye on my side an d do e
l
,

2
k ind ness ; fo r that I re c eived great despite from

m
yo u r b r other J oseph sin ce e him sel f took A senath

h
,

m
to w ife an d this woman was bet r othed to m e from
,

o f old A n d now com e with

. e an d I wi l l fight ,

aga in st J oseph to sl ay i with my swo rd an d ,

I w ill take A senath to w i fe an d ye shal l be to m e

h
,

as brethren an d faith fu l fr iends B ut if ye shall .

,

n ot hearken to my wo r ds I will slay you w ith

m
r
,
” 3
my swo r d A n d w e n he had said these thi ngs
.
, ,

4
he d rew ou t his swo r d and showed it to the .

A n d S imeo n was a bol d and d a r ing m an and he

h
,

m
b ought to l ay his r ight han d u pon the h ilt o f his

fi
hhh s yi g is

h
in s a n
‘
W e r e fo r e it Ar “
an d

m
yr . .
, .

s ll t us d i st e ss e d

h
’ “
aid ,
‘
It a not be L at an d was r an d

m m
.
,

t to

h h h
”

hh
not w a do .

ly I
i yo u t o d o o n e t i n g fo r e in l o v e

h
“
on r e qu r e

m
; S l av o an d w i t swo rd

h
”
L at A r

m m
. . . . .

e s i t a t e an d in d e r an d r eje c t t i s t i n g 10 t i s
“
,

- p o i n t s all b e d r aw n agai n st yo u “ ; s i i l ar l y L at
”
.

Ar . L at o . If t o p . . 1 0 ; S l av ( fo r
.
ye s all be .
 m
m h hh
swo r d an d d r aw it fro
JO S E P H
t e S heath the reo f and
s ite Ph ar ao s s o n fo r t at he had spoken h ar d
’
AN D AS E NAT H [ XX I I I

wo r ds to them Le v i then saw the th o ught o f his

m
.

1
hea r t be c a u se he was a p rophet and t r od with

h
, ,

his fo ot on S i eo n s r ight foot a n d p ressed it ’

mh
,

sign i n g to hi m to c ease fr om his w r ath A n d Levi .

was sayi ng q u ietly to S i meon : W e r e fo r e ar t “

hh
thou a n g ry ag a i n st this man ? We a r e e n w o
wo r ship G o d and it is n o t meet fo r u s to r en de r evil

mh h
” ’
fo r evil Then Levi said to Pha r ao s so n o pe n ly

h
.

with m ildn ess o f hea r t : Whe r e fo r e spe a ket o u r “

l o r d these w o rd s We a r e e n w o wo r s ip God

h
,

a n d o u r fa t e r is a fr iend o f God M ost H igh an d ,

o u r b r othe r is as a son o f God A n d how shal l .

we do this wi c ked thin g t o sin i n t e sight o f o u r ,

G o d a n d o f o u r fa the r I s r a el an d i n the sight o f

h
h
o u r b r o the r J o seph ? A n d n o w hea r my wo r ds

h
.

m
I t i s n o t meet fo r a m an who wo r shippeth God to

h h
inj u r e an y m an i n an y wise ; and if any w is e t

h h
,

m
t o inj u r e a an w o wo r shippeth God th a t man

h
,

w o w o r s ippeth God avengeth n ot hi msel f u pon

i r
,
fo r that t e re i s no swo r d in his hands 2
And .

d o t o u bew ar e o f S peakin g an y m o r e these wo rd s

abo u t o u r b rother J oseph B ut if tho u c o n t in ue st

h
.
,

i n thi n e evi l c ounsel 10 ! our swords are d rawn ,

ag a i n st thee The n S i meon an d Levi d r ew thei r

.

swo r ds fro m t ei r sheaths and said : S eest tho u

h
“

W hmhm h
hm
n ow these swo r ds ? W ith these t w o swo r d s the

h
s y s p

h h
”
1
yr . in s . an d a eer an d is e e w e re o en ; Ar .

m
by t p i ty d d w it ye s

h
( C
an d saw e ur of is in an d r e a is e
"

m
w i tt s t
’
w as r i
en n a an e ar .

yr .
“
sw d i
or n an d”
Ar . b us t
e ca e e re is a s wo d r
an ds ; B D
”
L at . Sl v a . o . s t en ence .
XXI V] C ONS P I R ACY
h hhm
Lord pun ished t e despite o f t e S ic i it e s whe r e
with they d id despite to t e sons o f I s r ael th r ough
OF DAN AN D GAD

our s ister D in ah whom S ych e m the son o f H amo r

h
,
” ’
d e fi le d . A n d Pha r aoh s son when he saw the ,

s wo r d s d r awn fea r ed ex c eed i ngly and t r e mbled

h
,

ove r al l his body fo r that t ey gl itte r ed l ike a

,

flame o f fi re an d his eyes became d i m and he fel l

, ,

upon his face on the ea r t beneath the ir feet .

Then Levi st r etched out his r ight han d an d took

hold o f him say ing : S tand u p and fea r n ot only
“

h
, ,

beware o f speak ing any mo r e any evil wo r d c o n

A n d so both S im e on
”
ce r n in g our brother Joseph

hh h h h
.

and Lev i went out fr om b e fore is face .

P ar a o
'
s S o n c o n s p ir e s w it Dan an d G ad t o
k ill Jo se p an d s e iz e A s e n at

m
XX I V P ha r aoh s son then contin ued to b e
.
’

fu l l o f fea r an d g r ie f fo r that he fea red Joseph s

’

h
breth r en and ag ain he was ex ceed ingly a d by

h
,

r eason o f A sen ath s beauty an d g r ieved g reatly

’
.
,

Then is servi ng -men say i n his ear : Lo ! the “

son s o f B al l a an d the son s o f Z e lp a the han d ,

’
m a ids o f Leah an d R achel J a c ob s w iv e s are at , ,

g r eat en m ity ag a in st Joseph and A senath and

hate them ; these will be unto thee in all thi n gs
a c co r din g to thy will S t r aightway there fo r e

h
.

Pha r aoh s son sent messenge r s and cal led them

’
,

an d they c am e to hi m a t the fi r s t h o u r o f the

r 1

n ight an d they stood in is p r esen c e and he saith

m m
, ,

h
r 2
to them : I have l earned fr o m many that ye
“

S yr
Ar mmS . Ar
. o
. S l av
l av
.
“

.
by
I
”

se e
L at
t t
.

a
o
.
”
. l . 2 7 —p . 68 , l . 9 .
 h
JO S E P H AN D AS E NAT H

h
h
a re mighty men A n d D an a n d Gad t e elde r
.
,

m
“
b r eth ren said to hi m
,
Let my lo rd now speak to
his se r ving-men what he w is e t that thy se r v ing ,

e n m ay hea r and we m ay d o acco r d ing to thy

’
will Then Pha raoh s son r ej oi c ed with exceed ing
.

-
g reat j oy and said to his se r v ing m en “
Withd raw
now fo r a sho r t space fr om m e fo r that I have ,

sec r et speech to hol d with th e se men A n d they

h
.

all w ithd r e w Then P ha r aoh s son l ied and he

.
’

saith to them : Lo ! n o w bl essing an d death are

be fo r e you r faces ; do ye there fore take t e blessin g

m
rathe r than the death be c a u se ye are m ighty men ,

an d will not d ie as women ; b u t be b r ave and

avenge yo u r sel v es u pon yo u r e n e Ie s F o r I ha v e .

hea rd J oseph you r b r other sayin g to Pha r a o h

my father : r
D an an d Gad an d N ephthal i m an d
!

h
A sh e r are n ot my b r ethren b ut c hil d r en o f my
1
,

fathe r s handm a ids I wa it there fo r e fo r my fathe r s

’ ’

h
death and wi l l blot them out fr o m t e ea r th and
,

all thei r iss u e lest they shoul d i nhe r i t with u s

h
, ,

because they are c hild r en o f hand m aids F o r t ese .

also sold m e to the I sh mael ites and I w ill r ende r ,

unto them aga in a c co r di ng to the ir despite whi c

they w ickedly comm itted against m e ; only my
father shall d ie A n d my father Pha r aoh com
’

mh
.

m
mended hi m fo r these things and sai d t o him
Thou hast wel l spoken c hild A c co r d ingly take , .
,

fr om m e ig t y en
r
an d proceed aga inst them
~

h mh
2
accord ing to what they wrought against the e an d ,

mm mh h
! S yn “
T e so sn of B . an d Z .
”
L at A r . y .
“
t e S l av .

”
G .

Ar . o .
; L at o . .
“
T ou t e e , an d .
70 JO S E P H AN D AS E NAT H [ XX I V
do al l the things that thou hast c om m an ded u s

h
,

a n d we wil l set fo r th by n ight an d lie i n wa it in

the r avin e a n d hide o u rsel v e s in the thi c ket o f the

m
r eeds ; a n d do t o u take wi th thysel f fi fty bowmen

h
U pon ho r ses an d go a lo n g w ay be fore us and 1

hh
,

A senath wil l c o e a n d fal l into o u r hands and we

h
,

wil l cu t dow n the me n th a t ar e w ith e r and she ,

he r sel f will flee be fo r e with her c a r iot an d fal l

h
into t ine ha n ds an d thou shal t do to e r as thy
sou l desi reth ; an d a fter these thi n gs we will sl ay

h
J osep also wh il e he is g r ieving fo r A senath l ike

h
”
wise also his c hild ren wil l we slay be fo r e his eyes .

P ha raoh s fi rst b o r n son then when e heard

’
2
,

these things r ej oi c ed e xceed ingly an d e sent

, ,

them fo r th and two thousan d fighting m en w ith

them A n d when they came to the r av ine they
.

hid themselves in the thi c ket o f the r eeds an d ,

r 3
they d i v ided in to fou r compan ies an d took u p

h
,

thei r station o n the far side o f the r avine as in the

r

fr ont pa r t fi v e hu n d r ed m en on this side o f the

4
,
r

5 r
r oad and on that an d on t e near s ide o f the 6
,

mh
r avin e r l ikewise the res t remained an d they them ,

selves also took u p the ir station in the thicket o f

the reeds fi v e h u nd red e n on th is s ide and on
,

6 an d between t em was a broad

that o f the r oad

m h
and wide r o ad

m
.

fo ll owDL
v si s
er on mmm m h
at .

o
S yr A r . . B at iflo ]
'
“
e r. S l av . o .

m
.

L at S yr y Ar o ; S l av o an d t e

m
. . . . . .

o
o

Ar
m
mm
S
.

. o
l v a
.
. o . ff t o .
“
ro a d .
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71

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.
is F at
an d As
er , b u t is
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h
t o D an an d G ad a g a in s t t e C o n s p ir a c y .

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mh
XXV
’
Then Pha r aoh s son r ose u p the same

h
.

’
n ight and c ame to his fa the r s bed -c ambe r t o sl ay

hm
i with t e swo r d H is fathe r s g u a r ds the r e u p o n
’
.

hin de r ed hi m fr om c o m ing in to is fa the r an d said

“ ”
to i : W hat com mandest th o u l o rd ? A nd ,

Pha r aoh s son said to them : I W ish to see my

’ “

fathe r fo r that I am going to gathe r the v intage o f

h
,

my new -planted v i neya rd ”

A n d the gua r d s sa id .

“
to him Thy fathe r s u ffe r eth pain an d lay awake
the whole n ight and now r es t eth an d e said to u s ,

that no one w a s to c ome in to hi m not even if it

is my fi r stbo r n A n d he o n hear in g these
1
thi n gs went away i n w r ath an d st r aightway took
m o u nted bowmen fi fty i n nu mbe r and went away
be fore them as D an an d Gad had said to him 2
.

A n d the younger b r eth r en N ephthal i m and A she r

spake to th e ir elder b r eth r en Da n an d Gad s aying

h
,

Whe r e fo r e do ye on yo u r pa r t again wo r k wi c ked

ness a g a inst you r fathe r I srae l a n d again st yo u r
'

m
b r othe r J osep ? A nd G o d p r ese rv eth him as the
apple o f an eye Lo did ye n ot o n c e sel l Joseph ?
.

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and he i s kin g to day o f al l the land o f E gypt
-

an d food -give r N ow the r e fo r e if ye agai n wish to

.
,

wo r k wi c kedness agai nst him he will c ry u nto the

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72 JO S E P H AN D ASE NAT H

M ost H igh an d he wi ll send fi re from heaven

1

h h
,

an d it w il l devou r you an d t e angels o f God wil l ,

” 2
fight ag a i n st yo u Then the eld e r b reth ren we r e
.

moved t o ange r a ga inst t em and said A n d sh a l l

we d ie as women ? r
F ar be it A nd t e y we n t .

o u t to meet J oseph an d A sen ath

3

h h
.

T e C o n s p ir at o r s k ill A s e n a t
h '
s G u ar d s

m h
an d s e fle e s .

X X V I A n d A sen ath r ose in the mo rn ing an d

.

said to J o seph : I a goin g to t e possession o f “

o u r inhe r itan c e as thou hast said ; but my soul

4
fe a reth ex c eedingly fo r that thou ar t pa r t in g fr om
”
me . A n d J oseph s aid to her : B e o f good c hee r
and be n ot a fraid b u t r athe r go away r ej o i c i n g
r
, ,

5
in dread o f no m an whatsoeve r fo r that the Lo r d ,

i s with thee and he h ims e l f w il l p r eserve thee as

the apple o f an eye fr o m eve ry evil A n d I w il l .

set fo rth fo r my gi v i ng o f food an d wil l give to al l

h
the men in the c ity an d n o man sh al l pe rish o f
r 6
,
” 6
h u nger in the l an d o f E gypt
r
Then A senath

m
d epa r ted on e r way an d J oseph fo r his giving
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,

7
o f fo od A n d when A sen ath r e ached the pl a c e
.
,

o f the r av ine wi th the six hu ndr e d e n suddenly

h h
,

r 6
they who we r e w ith P ha r aoh s son came forth ’

fr om thei r am bush an d joi n ed battle with those

hm
w o we r e with A s e n ath an d c u t them al l down ,

hm
yr .
go up to v
ea en
”
cr to v
ea en .

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m
. . . . . .

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a oe r.

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w ith the ir swo r ds an d al l her fo r e r un ne r s they

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,

sle w but A sen ath fle d w ith her c ha r iot

,
1
Then .

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Levi the son o f Leah knew al l these things

I 2 r

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, y ,

3 r 2
the spi r it as a prophet and told is b r eth ren o f
’
3
A senath s d ange r a n d st r aightway each o f them ,

took his sword u pon is t igh an d thei r shiel ds

u pon their a r m s an d the spears i n their r ight hand s

an d purs u ed a fter A sen ath with g re at speed A n d

h
.
,

mh
as A senath was flee in g be fo r e 10 ! Pha r aoh s son ,
’

met her an d fi fty horsem en with hi m : an d A sen ath

h
,

when she saw i was s e i z ed with very g r eat fear ,

an d was t r embling a n d s e called u pon the name ,

h hhh h h
o f the Lo r d e r God .

T e

h
h hmh h
Da n
Me n
an
w it
d G ad
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ar e
’
s S on
k ille d ;
an d

an d
t o se

t e
w it
fo u r

h
B r ot er s fle e to t e R av in e an d t e ir

S w ords ar e st r ic k e n fr o t e ir H an d s .

X X V I I A n d Benj amin was sitti ng with e r

.

on the C ha r iot o n the r ight S ide ; an d Benj am in

4

5
was a st r ong lad o f abo u t n in eteen yea r s an d up o n
_
,

m
hi m was in e ffabl e beauty an d m ight as o f a lion s -
’

whel p and he was a lso one who fea r ed God ex c e e d

,

in gly The n Benj a i n l eaped down fr om the

h h h
.

m
c ha r iot an d took a r ound stone fr om the r a v ine an d
,
’
fi lled his han d an d hu r led at Pharaoh s son an d
s mote is le ft templ e an d wou nded i with a

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,

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g rievou s wound an d e fel l fr o m his ho r s e upon

m
,

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m
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m
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p i tt
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the ea rth hal f-dead

A n d the reupon Benj am in 1

h
.
,

ha v ing r u n u p on to a r o c k saith to A sen ath s

m
’

h
,

c ha r iot -m an : Give m e stones fr om the r a v ine

“
.
”

2
A n d he gave i fi ft y stones A n d Benj amin

h
.

h u r led the sto n es a n d slew the fi ft y m en w o

3

’
we re w ith Pha r aoh s son al l the stones s i n k ing in

h
,

th ro u gh thei r temples T en the so n s o f Le ah .

,

R e u be n an d S imeon Levi and J udah I ssa c ha r and

h m
, ,

m
Z eb u lon pu r sued a fte r the men w o had l ain in

h h
,

wait against A senath a n d fell u pon the u na w a r es

and c ut the a ll d own a nd t e six m e n slew two
t ousan d an d se v enty -six men A n d the sons o f .

Bal la an d Z e lp a fled fr om thei r fa c e an d said

h
We h ave pe r ished at the hands o f o u r b rethre n ,

an d Pha r aoh s so n h a th also d ied by the han d o f

’

Benj am in the l ad and al l who we re wit hi m ,

pe r ished by the han d o f the boy Be nj am in .

A c co r di ngly the r e fo r e c o me l et us sl ay A sen ath

hh
, ,

an d B enj am in and flee to the thi c ket o f these

”
reeds . A n d they c ame agai nst A se n at lI hol d
r 4

m
i ng t ei r sword s d r awn covered with blo o d A n d .

A sen ath w en she saw the m fea r ed g re atly and

m
said : Lo r d Go d who q u ic k e n e d st e an d d e
“ r
,

5 5
live re d st m e fr om the idol s an d the c o r r uption o f
r

death even as thou sa idst to me that

, y sou l
sh all l ive fo r eve r del ive r m e now also from these,
”
A n d the Lo r d God hea r d A sen ath s
’
wi c ked men .

voice an d st r aightway the swo r ds o f the ad ve r sa r ies

,

fel l from thei r hands upon the ea r th and were

m
tu r ned i n to

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Dan an d G ad a r e s p ar e d at A s e n at
'
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E n t r e at y .

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XX V I I I A n d the sons o f B a ll a an d Z e lp a
.
,

1
when they saw the st r ange m i r acle th a t r a d
r

h
been wrought fea red an d sai d : The Lo r d fi g t e t
2
,
“

agai n st us o n A sen ath s behal f Then they fel l ’

.

u pon the ir fa c es o n t e ea r th a n d m ade obeis a n c e

to A senath and sai d “

H a v e m e r cy on u s thy .

bond men fo r th a t tho u ar t o u r m istress an d queen

, .

We w icked ly com m itt e d evil deeds against thee

h
r
an d against o u r b r othe r J os e ph b u t the Lo r d
2
,

req u ited us a c c o r ding to o ur wo r ks The r e fo r e .

we thy bond m en p r ay thee have m e r cy on us t e r

,

lowly an d m ise r able an d del iver us fr om the hand s

3

o f o u r b r eth r en fo r that they wil l m ake themsel v es

,

avenge r s o f the d esp ite d o ne to thee an d thei r

swords are ag a i nst u s 4 r
A c c o r d in gly be g r a c io us .

” 2
to thy bond men m ist r ess be fo r e them ,
A nd , .

A sen ath said to them Be o f good c hee r an d be

n ot ye a fr aid o f your b r eth r en fo r that they them

m
,

selves a re men who wo r ship God an d fea r the

h
5
Lo r d but go i nto the th ic ket o f these r eeds until
I shall app e ase the on you r behal f and stay their
w rat on a c count o f the g r eat c r i mes wh ic h ye on
your pa r t have d a red to c om m it aga inst them B ut

h h h
.

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6
the Lord see an d j udge betw e en m e and you .

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.
“
o r re r n ar n w o

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S yr Ar . . S l av o. .
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76 AN D AS E NAT H [ X X VI II

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T en D an and G ad fled i nto the thi c ket o f the

h
2 ’
r eed s ; a n d t e ir b r eth r en Leah s sons c ame
1 r

h
, ,
—
r u n n i n g l ike stags w it g r eat h aste
r 2
aga inst
them 1
A n d A senat stepped down fr om the
‘

h
.

c ha r i o t that was her c ove r t an d gave them er

r ight hand w ith tea r s an d they themselves fel l ,

d own a n d m ade obeisance to e r o n the earth and

wept with a lo u d voice ; an d they c ontin u ed ask ing
fo r thei r b reth ren the sons o f the hand m aids to
put them to death A n d A senath said to them .

I p r ay you spa r e you r b reth r en an d r ende r n ot

, ,

to them evil fo r evi l F o r the Lo rd saved m e fr om

h
.

r s
them a n d shatte red their d aggers and swo rds
r
fr om out their han ds an d 10 ! they hav e m elted
6

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,

5
r
an d we r e b u r ned to ashes u pon t e earth l ike
w a x fr om be fo r e fi r e an d this is su ffi c ie n t fo r u s r
,
7

that the Lo r d fi g t e t fo r us against themr 6

Ac

h
.

8
c o r d in l do ye spa e r o u b eth en f that they
gy r y r r r o r ,

ar e your breth r en a nd the blood o f yo u r father

A n d S i meon sa id to
”
Israel . er : Whe r e fo re “

speaketh o u r m ist r ess good w o r d s on behal f o f

her enem ies ? N ay b u t rathe r we wil l c u t them
5

down l i m b from l im b with our swo r ds fo r that ,

9
they devised ev il th in gs con c e r n in g our b rother

m S mh
10
J oseph an d o u r father I s r ael an d against th ee o ur
'

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and it is n ot meet fo r a m an who wo r shippe th God

h
to r ende r e v i l fo r e v il n o r to t r ample upon on e

h
,

1
who ha t h fal len n o r utte r ly to c rush his en e my

hh
,

m
e ven u n t o de a t h A n d n ow p u t ba c k t e swo r d .

i nt o is pl a c e and c ome an d help m e a nd let u s

, ,

e a l i o f this wou nd ; and if he l ive he wil l , ,

be o u r frien d an d his fathe r Pharaoh will be o u r

hh
fathe r Then Levi r aised Pha r aoh s son fr om the ’
.

e a rth an d washed away the bl ood fr om his fa c e

an d tied a band age ove r is woun d an d set hi m
u pon his ho r se an d led him to is fath e r Pha r aoh ,

r el ating to hi m al l the things that had happened

a n d be fa l len A n d Ph ar aoh a r ose fr om his th r o n e

h
.

a n d m a de obeisa n c e to Le v i u po n the ea r th an d
r

2 r
blessed hi m Then when the thi r d day had

hh
.
,

3 ‘ “
’
p assed Pha r aoh s son died fr om t e ston e

h h
,

r “
whe r ewith he was wo u n ded by B enjam in And .

P ar ao mo u r n ed fo r his fi r stbo r n son exceedingly ,

w en c e fr om the g r ie f P a r aoh fel l si c k a n d d ied

h
7 r
a t 1 09 yea r s an d he l e ft his d iadem to the all

h
,

“
be au teo u s J oseph A n d J oseph r eigned alon e i n .

E gypt 4 8 yea r s ; an d a fte r th e se things J osep

’
g a ve ba c k t e d iadem to P ha r aoh s youn ge r c hil d

h
,

who w as at the b r east when the ol d m an P ha raoh

died . A n d J oseph w as then ce forth as fa t he r o f
’
P ha r aoh s you nge r c il d i n E g pt til l his death ,

)
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D S yr A r . . D S yr .

mm
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r .

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”
; S yr . w o un d S l av .

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IN THE GRE E K T E X T

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.

L I F T I N G u p e r hands tow a r d he a ven an d

.
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,

2
A sen ath fe a r ed to open her m o ut towa r d heaven

hh h
an d u tte r God s n ame S he t u r ned again to fa c e
’
.

m
3
the wall an d sat an d beat e r b reast an d head

m
with e r hands m any ti mes an d spake i n e r hea r t , ,

“
n ot open i ng e r m outh an d said : A I not

h
,

m ise r a bl e an orphan an d d es o l ate

,
My o u th is ,

d e fi le d by the sa c r i fi c e s o f the id o ls a n d by bless

r

4 “
in g the gods o f t e E gyptian s A n d n o w I have .

vexed my b o d y b y thes e my tea r s an d by ashes ;

’

still even n o w I c an not O pen my m o u th to bless

“ r

th in e holy and te rr ibl e n a me l es t pe r haps G o d be ,

mh
w r oth with m e fo r c al l in g u pon hi s holy n am e .

N o w what shal l I do I the w r et c hed one I wil l be , [

7
bol d and open y mouth to him an d if in ange r

m h
h h
, ,

m
hhhmh h h
he r t r ampl e upon me e is abl e again to heal me ,

ll l g givi g

h
w ic
1
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, is t . e on e r, n

v ts b g g s id ( I 6)

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t e c i e f arian e i n n in
“ ”
T e to . a . is in
L at in a
. o r fo r s ,
fo l o w e t ena
’
l d by As t s s d sp econ eec .

t o G o d Mo sp k st H g

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“
i ”

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2
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t e c i re n o f
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7
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A PP E ND I X

mh
if he c hast ise e w ith to r t u res he is abl e t o ,

c om fo r t m e tw o fo ld a n d while c hastis ing wil l , ,

ag a i n r enew e in is m e rc y I f I a m sorry by .

r eason o f my sins he wil l be r e c on c iled to m e and

m
,

fo r give al l my si n s N o w I wil l be bol d a n d O pen

.

mouth u n to him p e r haps he w il l have me rc y

y

h
,
”
u pon m e an d fo rgive my si ns A n d A se n ath .

tu r ned away fro m the wal l and r aised he rs e l f upon

1
e r knees .

And the boy t r o w e t

I I ( Afte r p
.

hi s han d r ound hishhh .

4 1, l .

h
m
fathe r s ne c k
’
and he gain e t ,
strength an d
b r eatheth again a fter his fear an d r esteth up o n
r
i but his fathe r m ak e th mer ry at the chil d ish
,

trep idation o f his son 3

.

m h
A nd
1 11

n ow what is t y n ame lo r d
.
( A fte r

tel l m e that
p .

h h
, ,

I ay bl e ss thee lo r d fo r ever an d e v e r
5
,
The ,
”
.

m an saith to her : My n ame is i n heaven in the

“

book o f the Mo st H ig wr itten from ete r n ity

r '
5

h
,

by the finge r o f God at the begi n n ing o f t e w r it

i ngs be fo r e all fo r that I am p r ince o f the Most
r

h hh h h
,

m m
H igh an d al l t e n am es w hatso e v e r are w r itten
7 r 5

hm hh hm
,

h h m
1

m
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i n the book o f the M ost H igh a re past fin din g r

1
out an d c an neither be heard nor seen by a man
—
r
in this wo r ld 2
fo r that the ir names 3
are g r eat ,
”
a n d wonde r fu l and glo r io u s exceedi ngly
r 2
A nd .

A senath said

A nd t h h IV

angel stretched fo r th his han d an d his

e

fo r efi n ge r and laid it on t e edge o f the c omb that

.
( A fter p 52 l
.
, .

“
looked east an d the tra c k o f b is fi n ge r was
5 r
,
7

tu r ned into blood an d he st r etched fo r th his han d

the se c on d ti me an d l aid his finge r on the edge o f
8 “
the c omb that look e d n orth an d the t r a c k o f ,

r
the fi n ge r becam e as b lood A n d A senath was
7
.

standi n g on the le ft s ide an d behol d ing al l th ings

h m hh m
that the angel was d oing .

1
L at n e ffa.
“
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L at . o

h
. .

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.
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fi g e t i s e l f d d e w it v t e dge o f t e o b
n r o an r o er e c

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m m
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an an p t ft s n er o c e ou e rn ar o e

m
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i n i fi g s v e t p a t o f t e o e t at l o ked s o t
n er o r e r n o u ,

an d ”
si il l A ar r .

F
 APP E N DIX

And
h h V .

J oseph l o oked u pon e r hand s as the

ha n ds o f l i fe a n d e r fi nge r s as the finge rs o f a
( A fte r p . 60, l .

s c r ibe skilled an d belo v ed

r 3
.

And
h h h
vi

they saw A syat as the a ppea r an c e

an d e r beauty as the bea u ty o f eaven
.
( A fte r p . 60, 1 .

.
o f l ight

VI I .
( A fte r p . 62, l .

A fte r wa r d A sen ath said I have sin ned Lord “

h
, ,

I h a v e si n n ed in thy s ight I have greatly s inned I

m
, ,

A senath da u ghte r o f P u t ifar p r iest o f Hel iopol is 7

, ,

9
ave si n ned e t c I was m ost vile i n y fathe r s
r
,
.
’

ho u se and I was a vi r g in haughty an d p r oud

I ha v e sinn ed etc — and I wo r shipped gods

h
, .

9
whe re o f i s n o nu mber an d ate b r ead fr o m thei r
s ac r ifi c e s — I have sin ned et c — I ate b r ead that .
,

1“
s u ffo c a t e t an d d r an k the cup o f rebell ion fr o m
1

h
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er

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mh
.

2
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a e r e w as n o. ai n in
“
t tt
e st t .

11
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.
,

ll t y As t

m h
4 “
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L
an d st o g d t i l,
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in c e e r e a u b

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”

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, 5
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.

c i ty of t e sun t t v i s i t t ll t i gs
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mm
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m
.

p l st

h
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i n an d
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”
; S yr .
( fo r
“
t e c up p e st i l e nce

t i l ib t i s
e r a on .
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 A PP EN D IX 83

the tabl e o f pestilence— I have sin ned e t c — an d , .

I k ew n o t the God
n o f heaven n o hoped in the
r 1

Most H igh God Of l i fe I have sinned e t c — be c au se

—
, .

I hop e d in the r i c hes o f my glory an d upon my

bea u ty I was ha u ghty and p r oud— I have s inned ,

etc —. a n d I was w o n t t o d espise eve r y man r

o f the
2
land an d the r e was not a man who c o u l d stand i n
my S ight— I have sin ned e t c —A ll who wooed me ,
.

I 3 —
despised an d d isdained I h ave si n ned e t c , .

a n d I said that the r e is n o t a p r in c e o f the l a n d who

should l oose my gi dle r o f v i gin i t y I have si n ned

r —

h
,

etc —but I wil l be b r ide o f the g r eat kin g s fi rstbo r n

m
’
.

— —
son I have sin ned etc u n til J o seph the m ighty .
, ,

4
one o f God c a e who ca u ght m e as a fi s by a
, ,

r 5 “
hook with his beauty an d his wisdom an d by
7
hi s m an l iness d re w me fo r th and b r o u ght m e to
”

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the l ivi n g and Most High God a n d g av e m e a I 8

C up o f wisdom an d I became a b r id e u nto him

”

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.

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m
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S yr w o ca e e fo r e e Ar o

mm m
. . .

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“
I d t si nne e c.
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m m
. . . .
,

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mmy h h
. .

ft e of y st gt re n an d by i b s e au ti s e s e d
e n n ar e

m
s i i l ly A

m yh m
ar r .

S yr A r
. . o .

b sp i i t b ug t i n t o s ubje c t i o n

h
S yr in s an d is r ro e

m m
. .

b sp i i t g v a p o t i o n o f l i fe

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g i en v
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 A PP E ND I X

A nd h
h
V I I I ( A fte r p
. .

w e n the men S imeon an d Levi hea rd

,
’
these t in gs whi c h Pha r aoh s fi rstbo r n r ebell io u sly

m
spake they we r e so r e ama z ed
,
.

1
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FI R S T

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is an d
SERIES

h
-

h
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h
I . . . .
,
. .
,

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.

T e W is d o m o f B e n S ira ( E cc l e s iast ic u s )

h
-
2 . .

T e Re v W O E O e st e rle y D D . . . .
,
. .

V icar o f S t Alb an s B e d fo r d P ar k W ;
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h h
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, ,

E xam in in g C hapl ain t o t e B ish o p o f

Lo n d o n

h h
.

3 . T e B o o k o f E n och T e Re v R H . . . .

C har l e s D D C an o n o f W e st m in st e r

h h
. . .
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m
T e B oo k o f J u b il e e s T e Re v C a n o n

h h
4 . . .

C har l e s

h h
.

T e T e st a e n t s o f t e T w e l v e P at r iarchs
'

5 . .

T e R e v C an o n C ar l e s . .

6 T e O d e s an d P sal m s o f S o l o m o n T e

h hh
. .

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. . .
,
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, ,

B e d s H o n C an o n o f S t Alb an s

h h
. . . .
,

7 . T e A sc e n s io n o f I s aia T e Re v C an o n . .

C h ar l e s

h h
.

8 . T e A po cal y ps e o f E z ra ( I I E s d ras ) T e . .

Re v C an o n B OX

h hh
. .

9 . T e A po ca l yps e o f B ar u ch T e Re v C an o n . .

C h ar l e s

h
.

m
T e A po c al y ps e o f Ab ra am T e Re v

h
10 . . .

Can o n Bo x

h h
.

I 1 T e T e sta e n ts o f Ab raham I saac an d J a co b ,

.

T e R e v C an o n B OX an d S G az e le e

h
. . .

1 2. T e A ss u m pt io n o f M o s e s T e Re v W J . . . .

Fe rrar M A Vic ar o f H o l y T r in it y E as t
, . .
, ,

Fin c le y .
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3 . T h
m e
FI R S T

B ibl ical A n t iqu it ie s h SERI E S cont inued

—

o f P il o . M R . .

m
Ja L it t D ,
s Hon L it t D ,

h
e

h
. . .
, . .

D u bl in , H o n L L D S t A n d r e w s , P r o v o st

m
. . . .

o f Kin g s C o ll e g e , C a b r idg e

m
’
.

14. Lo st Apocr yp a o f t e O ld T e sta e nt .

M R Ja e s . .
,
L it t D . .

N o w Re a d y — No s. 2, 3 , 4, 5 an d 8 , 7 an d 10 ( in o n e
9 an d 12 ( in o n e an d No . 13 .

S ECON D SE RIES
h
hm m h
H e ll e n is t ic - ew i
J s T e xt s

h h
T W is d o of So lo n T Re v Dr

h
I . e o . e . .

O e st e r le y

h m
T S ib yll in e O r ac l e s ( B o o k s —
i i V)
i T

h hh
2 . e . e

Re v H N B at e M A Vica r o f C r is t

h h h
. . . . .
, ,

C u Lanc ast e r Gat e W ; E xa

rch , ,
. in in g
C t o t e B is o p o f L o n d o n
a l a in

m
p .

mh
T e L e tt e r o f A r ist e as H S t J o n T ac k . . .

mh
c r ay M A K in g s C o ll e g e C a b r idg e
’
. . .
, , ,

S e l e ct io n s fr o P il o J H A H a r t M A . . . . . .

h
,

hh
S e l e ct io n s fr o J o se p u s H St J T h ac k

h
. . . .

c ra y MA ,
. .

6 T e T ir d an d Fo u rt B o o k s o f M accab e e s

h h h
. .
,

T e Re v C W E m m e t B D Vica r o f

h h
. . . . .
, ,

W e s t H e n dr e d B e r k s

mh
.
f
,

T e B o o k o f J o s e p an d A s e n at T ran s l at e d .

fr o t e G r e e k t e xt ( fo r t e fi rst t im e in
E n gl is ) b y E W B r o o k s . . .

N o w Re a d y— No s. l , 2, 3 , 6 and 7.
 P a e t in ian e w i
l s -
T HI RD

J s g h
an d C o n at e T e xt s
SERIES

hh
abb in ic
( R )
”

hhh
P ir qe A bo t T Re v Dr O e st e rle y

h
I . . e . . .

2 B e rak o t T e Re v A L u k yn W ill iam s

h
. . . .
,

DD . .

“
3 Y o m a T e R e v C an o n B o x

h hh h
. . . .

”
S bb T R D O l

m
4 ha. ath e e v
. r e st e r e
y . . .

S a n h e d r in R e v H Dan b y
5 . . . . .

”
6 Qi c i s C o m m e n tar y o n t e P sa l m s ( B o o k
’

m h
.

I, S e l e ct io n s ) T e Re v R G Fin c , B D

h
. . . . . .

h h
7 . T am id 1 0. S o ph e r i 1
3 . Taan it
8 . Ab o d a Z ara 1 1 . M e g ill a 14. Me gillat
Mid d o t

h
S u kka

h
9 . T aan it

m
h h h
I t is pro po se d
e x pe r i en t If t e
to
Se r i e s
p ub

s ou
li s

ld
t e se

so
t xt s
e

far pro v e
fi rs t
by w ay
suc c e ssful t h
of

hh
.

o t e rs wi ll fo ll o w .

h
J e w is L it e rat u r e an d C h r ist ia n O r ig in s

m
Vo l I T e A po ca l y pt ic L it e rat u r e

h
. . .

I I A S h or t S u rv e y o f t e L it e rat u r e o f
.

R abb in ica l J u d ais .

h
By t e R e v s Dr O e st e rle y an d C an o n B o x
. . .

J e w ish U n can o n ica l W r it in g s : A po pu l ar I n tr o

d u ct io n By t e Re v W J F e rrar [ N w R dy
. . . . . o ea .

S OC I E T Y F O R P RO M O T I N G C HR I S T I AN K N O W L E D G E
LO ND O N S M AR T N S P L A C E W C
: 6 T . I
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