8. Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision. And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
9. “The patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him,
10. and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him governor over Egypt and all his house.
11. “Then a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan with great affliction, and our fathers found no sustenance.
12. But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.
13. During the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh.
14. Then Joseph sent and called for his father Jacob and all his kindred, seventy-five souls.
15. Then Jacob went down into Egypt. And he and our fathers died,
16. and were carried to Shechem and put in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a price of silver from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.
17. “When the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt
18. until another king rose up who did not know Joseph.
19. He dealt deceitfully with our people and mistreated our fathers, forcing them to put out their young children, that they might not live.
20. “At that time Moses was born, and was fair in the sight of God. And he was reared for three months in his father’s house.