Joseph and Aseneth

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72 JOSEPH AND ASENATH [xxvi Most High/ and he will send fire from heaven and it will devour you, and the angels of God will fight against you." Then ^ the elder brethren were moved to anger against them and said : " And shall we die as women ? rFaj- be it." And they went out to meet Joseph and Asenath.^ The Conspirators kill Asenath's Guards and she flees. XXVI. And Asenath rose in the morning and said to Joseph : " I am going to the possession of our inheritance as thou hast said ; but my soul feareth exceedingly * for that thou art parting from me." And Joseph said to her : " Be of good cheer and be not afraid, but rather go away ""rejoicing, in dread of no man whatsoever,^ for that the Lord is with thee and he himself will preserve thee as the apple of an eye from every evil. And I will set forth for my giving of food and will give to all the men ""in the city,^ atid no man shall perish of hunger in the land ""of Egypt." ^ Then Asenath departed on her way, and Joseph ""for his giving of food.' And, when Asenath reached the place of the ravine with the six hundred men, suddenly they ""who were with Pharaoh's son ® came forth from their ambush and joined battle with those who were with Asenath, and cut them all down ^ Syr. " go up to heaven " ; Slav. " cry to heaven." ^ P D Syr. Slav. " And." » Syr. Slav. om. * B D Lat. Syr. om. ; Slav. om. "but . . . whatsoever." » B D Lat. Syr. om. « Lat. Syr. Slav. om. ' Lat. Syr. om. ; Slav. om. clause.