22 What is this that I hear concerning thee, that thou stealest persons out of the land of Canaan, and sellest them for slaves? (T12) 23 But the merchant fell at his feet, and besought him, saying: I beseech thee, my lord, I know not what thou sayest. (T12) 24 And Pentephris said unto him: Whence, then, is the Hebrew slave? (T12)
Testament of Joseph 2:22–24
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Testament of Joseph 2:32–34
32 And I said: The Ishmaelites'. (T12) 33 And he said: How didst thou become their slave? (T12) 34 And I said: They bought me out of the land of Canaan. (T12)
Testament of Joseph 2:38–40
38 And when I made no change in my statement, though I was beaten, he ordered me to be imprisoned, until, he said, the owners of the boy should come. (T12) 39 And the woman said unto her husband: Wherefore dost thou detain the captive and wellborn lad in bonds, who ought… (T12) 40 … (T12)
Testament of Joseph 2:45–47
45 When I heard this my bowels were dissolved and my heart melted, and I desired greatly to weep, but I restrained myself that I should not put my brethren to shame. (T12) 46 And I said unto them, I know not, I am a slave. (T12) 47 Then, therefore, they took counsel to sell me, tha… (T12)
Genesis 44:18–20
18 Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself. 19 My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?’ 20 And we answered, ‘We have…
Testament of Joseph 2:28–30
28 And when I was brought in, I did obeisance to Pentephris for he was third in rank of the officers of Pharaoh. (T12) 29 And he took me apart from him, and said unto me: Art thou a slave or free? (T12) 30 And I said: A slave. (T12)
Testament of Joseph 2:49–51
49 For they had heard that he was mighty with God and with men. (T12) 50 Then said the merchant unto them: Release me from the judgement of Pentiphri. (T12) 51 And they came and requested me, saying: Say that thou wast bought by us with money, and he will set us free. (T12)
Acts 7:27–29
27 But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us? 28 Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’ 29 At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had tw…
Genesis 42:9–11
9 Joseph remembered his dreams about them and said, “You are spies! You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.” 10 “Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food. 11 We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
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