¹⁶ And news of these things went through Pharaoh's house, and it was said that Joseph's brothers were come; and it seemed good to Pharaoh and his servants.

⁶ And Abram said, The woman is in your power; do with her whatever seems good to you. And Sarai was cruel to her, so that she went running away from her.

⁵ And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew:

¹⁴ Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, Let a pillar, fifty cubits high, be made ready for hanging him, and in the morning get the king to give orders for the hanging of Mordecai: then you will be able to go to the feast with the king with a glad heart. And Haman was pleased with the suggestion, and he had the pillar made.

⁴ And let the girl who is pleasing to the king be queen in place of Vashti. And the king was pleased with this suggestion; and he did so.

²¹ And this suggestion seemed good to the king and the captains; and the king did as Memucan said;

⁴ And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and all the people.

³⁶ And all the people took note of it and were pleased: like everything the king did, it was pleasing to the people.

³³ Who goes before you on your way, looking for a place where you may put up your tents, in fire by night, lighting up the way you are to go, and in a cloud by day.

³³ And now let Pharaoh make search for a man of wisdom and good sense, and put him in authority over the land of Egypt.

¹⁸ And their words were pleasing to Hamor and his son Shechem.

¹⁵ And Abimelech said, See, all my land is before you; take whatever place seems good to you.

¹³ And the second time his brothers had a meeting with Joseph, and Pharaoh had knowledge of Joseph's family.