Joseph and Aseneth

Historical English source page 71

xxiv] CONSPIRACY OF DAN AND GAD 67 Lord punished the despite of the Sicimites, where- with they did despite to the sons of Israel through our sister Dinah, whom Sychem the son of Hamor defiled." And Pharaoh's son, when he saw the swords drawn, feared exceedingly and trembled over all his body, for that they glittered like a flame of fire, and his eyes became dim, and he fell upon his face on the earth beneath their feet. Then Levi stretched out his right hand and took hold of him, saying : " Stand up and fear not, only beware of speaking any more any evil word con- cerning our brother Joseph." And so both Simeon and Levi went out from before his face. Pharaoh's Son conspires with Dan and Gad to kill Joseph and seize Asenath. XXIV. Pharaoh's son then continued to be full of fear and grief for that he feared Joseph's brethren, and again he was exceedingly mad by reason of Asenath's beauty, and grieved greatly. Then his serving-men say in his ear : " Lo ! the sons of Balla and the sons of Zelpha, the hand- maids of Leah and Rachel, Jacob's wives, are at great enmity against Joseph and Asenath and hate them ; these will be unto thee in all things according to thy will." Straightway therefore Pharaoh's son sent messengers and called them, and they came to him '"at the first hour of the^ night, and they stood in his presence, and he saith to them: '""I have learned from many that^ ye 1 B D Syr. Arm. Slav, "by" ; Lat. om. 1. 27-p. 68, 1, 9. ^ Syr. Arm. om ; Slav. " I see that."