Acts 7:9 Cross References - Wycliffe

⁹ And the patriarkis hadden enuye to Joseph, and selden hym in to Egipt.

⁴ Forsothe hise britheren sien that he was loued of the fader more than alle, and thei hatiden hym, and myyten not speke ony thing pesibli to hym. ⁵ And it bifelde that he telde to hise britheren a sweuene seyn, which cause was `the seed of more hatrede. ⁶ And Joseph seide to his britheren, Here ye the sweuene which Y seiy, ⁷ Y gesside that we bounden to gidere handfuls, and that as myn handful roos, and stood, and that youre handfuls stoden aboute and worschipiden myn handful. ⁸ Hise britheren answerden, Whether thou shalt be oure kyng, ethir we shulen be maad suget to thi lordschip? Therfor this cause of sweuenys and wordis mynystride the nurschyng of enuye, and of hatrede. ⁹ Also Joseph seiy another sweuene, which he telde to the britheren, and seide, Y seiy bi a sweuene that as the sunne, and moone, and enleuen sterris worschipiden me. ¹⁰ And whanne he hadde teld this sweuene to his fadir, and britheren, his fadir blamyde him, and seide, What wole this sweuene to it silf which thou hast seyn? Whether Y and thi modir, and thi britheren, schulen worschipe thee on erthe? ¹¹ Therfor hise britheren hadden enuye to hym. Forsothe the fadir bihelde pryuely the thing,

¹⁸ And whanne thei hadden seyn hym afer, bifor that he neiyede to hem, ¹⁹ thei thouyten to sle hym, and spaken to gidere, Lo! the dremere cometh, come ye, ²⁰ sle we hym, and sende we into an eld sisterne, and we schulen seie, A wielde beeste ful wickid hath deuourid hym; and thanne it schal appere what hise dremes profiten to hym. ²¹ Sotheli Ruben herde this, and enforside to delyuere hym fro her hondis, ²² and seide, Sle we not the lijf of hym, nether schede we out his blood, but caste ye hym into an eeld cisterne, which is in the wildirnesse, and kepe ye youre hondis gilteles. Forsothe he seide this, willynge to delyuere hym fro her hondis, and to yelde to his fadir. ²³ Therfor anoon as Joseph cam to hise britheren, thei dispuyliden hym of the coote, doun to the heele, and of many colours, and senten into the eeld cisterne, ²⁴ that hadde no water. ²⁵ And thei saten `to ete breed; and thei sien that Ismaelitis weigoers camen fro Galaad, and that her camels baren swete smellynge spiceries, and `rosyn, and stacten, into Egipt. ²⁶ Therfor Judas seide to hise britheren, What schal it profite to vs, if we schulen sle oure brother, and schulen hide his blood? ²⁷ It is betere that he be seeld to Ismalitis, and oure hondis be not defoulid, for he is oure brother and fleisch. The britheren assentiden to these wordis; ²⁸ and whanne marchauntis of Madian passiden forth, thei drowen hym out of the cisterne, and seelden hym to Ismaelitis, for thriytti platis of siluer; whiche ledden hym in to Egipt. ²⁹ And Ruben turnede ayen to the cisterne, and foond not the child;

² And the Lord was with hym, and he was a man doynge with prosperite in alle thingis. And Joseph dwellide in `the hows of his lord,

⁵ And the Lord blesside the `hows of Egipcian for Joseph, and multipliede al his catel, as wel in howsis as in feeldis;

²¹ Forsothe the Lord was with Joseph, and hadde mercy on hym, and yaf grace to hym in the siyt of the prince of the prisoun, ²² which bitook in the hond of Joseph alle prisoneris that weren holdun in kepyng, and what euer thing was doon, it was vndur Joseph, nethir the prince knewe ony thing, ²³ for alle thingis weren bitakun to Joseph; for the Lord was with hym, and dresside alle his werkis.

⁴ To whiche he seide mekeli, Neiye ye to me. And whanne thei hadden neiyed nyy, he seide, Y am Joseph youre brother, whom ye selden in to Egipt;

²³ but hise brithren wraththeden hym, and chidden, and thei hadden dartis, and hadden enuye to hym. ²⁴ His bowe sat in the stronge, and the boondis of his armes, and hondis weren vnboundun bi the hond of the myyti of Jacob; of hym a scheepherd yede out, the stoon of Israel.

¹⁵ And whanne the fadir was deed, the britheren of Joseph dredden, and spaken togidere, lest perauenture he be myndeful of the wrong which he suffride, and yelde to vs al the yuel, that we diden. ¹⁶ And thei senten to hym, and seiden, Thi fadir comaundide to vs, ¹⁷ bifore that he diede, that we schulden seie to thee these thingis bi hise wordis; Y beseche, that thou foryete the wickidnesse of thi britheren, and the synne, and malice which thei hauntiden ayens thee; also we preien, that thou foryyue this wickidnesse to thi fadir, the seruaunt of God. Whanne these thingis weren herd, Joseph wepte. ¹⁸ And hise britheren camen to hym, and worschipiden lowe to erthe, and seiden, We ben thi seruauntis. ¹⁹ To whiche he answeride, Nyle ye drede; whether we moun ayenstonde Goddis wille? ²⁰ Ye thouyten yuel of me, and God turnede it in to good, that he schulde enhaunse me, as ye seen in present tyme, and that he schulde make saaf many puplis;

¹⁷ The erthe was opened, and swolewid Datan; and hilide on the congregacioun of Abiron.

¹⁰ Drede thou not, for Y am with thee; boowe thou not awei, for Y am thi God. Y coumfortide thee, and helpide thee; and the riythond of my iust man vp took thee.

² Whanne thou schalt go bi watris, Y schal be with thee, and floodis schulen not hile thee; whanne thou schalt go in fier, thou schalt not be brent, and flawme schal not brenne in thee.

¹⁸ For he wiste, that bi enuye thei bitraieden hym.