11. saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaanas the portion of your inheritance.”
12. When they were but a few people in number,indeed, very few, and strangers in it,
13. when they went from one nation to another,from one kingdom to another people,
14. He did not permit anyone to do them wrong;indeed, He reproved kings on their behalf,
15. saying, “Do not touch my anointed ones,and do no harm to my prophets.”
16. Moreover He called for a famine upon the land;He broke the whole supply of bread.
17. He sent a man before them,Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
18. They hurt his feet with fetters;his neck was put in an iron collar.
19. Until the time that his word came to pass,the word of the Lord tested him.
20. The king sent and released him;the ruler of the people let him go free.
21. He made Joseph lord of his houseand ruler of all his possessions,
22. to imprison his princes at Joseph’s pleasureand to teach his elders wisdom.
23. Then Israel came into Egypt,and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24. The Lord increased His people greatlyand made them stronger than their enemies.
25. He turned their hearts to hate His people,to deal cleverly with His servants.