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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 105, Verse 17

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Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
King James Version
He sent a man before them, [even] Joseph, [who] was sold for a servant:
American Standard Version
He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant:
New English Translation
He sent a man ahead of them– Joseph was sold as a servant.
World English Bible
He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.
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Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
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Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
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The king sent and loosed him; [even] the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
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He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
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To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
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Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
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And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
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He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
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He sent Moses his servant; [and] Aaron whom he had chosen.
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They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.