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The Testament of Zebulun Concerning Compassion and Mercy

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Section 2

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2. For Simeon and Gad came against Joseph to

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kill

him

.

And

Joseph

fell

upon

his

face

,

and

said

unto

them

,

Pity

me

,

my

brethren

,

have

compassion

upon

the

bowels

of

Jacob

our

father

:

lay

not

upon

me

your

hands

to

shed

innocent

blood

,

for

I

have

not

sinned

against

you

;

yea

,

if

I

have

sinned

,

with

chastening

chastise

me

,

but

lay

not

upon

me

your

hand

,

for

the

sake

of

Jacob

our

father

.

And

as

he

spoke

these

words

,

I

pitied

him

and

began

to

weep

,

and

my

heart

melted

within

me

,

and

all

the

substance

of

my

bowels

was

loosened

within

my

soul

.

And

Joseph

also

wept

,

and

I

too

wept

with

him

;

and

my

heart

throbbed

fast

,

and

the

joints

of

my

body

trembled

,

and

I

was

not

able

to

stand

.

And

when

he

saw

me

weeping

with

him

,

and

them

coming

against

him

to

slay

him

,

he

fled

behind

me

,

beseeching

them

.

And

Reuben

rose

and

said

,

My

brethren

,

let

us

not

slay

him

,

but

let

us

cast

him

into

one

of

these

dry

pits

which

our

fathers

digged

and

found

no

water

.

For

for

this

cause

the

Lord

forbade

that

water

should

rise

up

in

them

,

in

order

that

Joseph

might

be

preserved

;

and

the

Lord

appointed

it

so

,

until

they

sold

him

to

the

Ishmaelites

.