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Testament of Joseph
Chapter 13
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And Potiphar was persuaded by her words, and commanded the merchant to be brought, and said unto him, What is this that I hear, that thou stealest souls out of the land of the Hebrews, and sellest them for slaves?
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The merchant therefore fell upon his face, and besought him, saying, I beseech thee, my lord, I know not what thou sayest.
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And he said, Whence then is thy Hebrew servant? And he said, The Ishmaelites entrusted him to me until they should return.
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And he believed him not, but commanded him to be stripped and beaten. And when he persisted, Potiphar said, Let the youth be brought.
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And when I was brought in, I did obeisance to the chief of the eunuchs—for he was third in rank with Pharaoh, being chief of all the eunuchs, and having wives and children and concubines.
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And he took me apart from him, and said unto me, Art thou a slave or free? And I said, A slave.
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And he said unto me, Whose slave art thou? And I said unto him, The Ishmaelites'.
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And again he said unto me, How becamest thou their slave? And I said, They bought me out of the land of Canaan.
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And he believed me not, and said, Thou liest: and he commanded me to be stripped and beaten.
