And it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say, This is his wife. And they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
And the men of the place asked him of his wife. And he said, She is my sister. For he feared to say, My wife. Lest, (said he), the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah. Because she was fair to look upon.
And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.
Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for my help.
By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.