When the report was heard in Pharaoh's house, “Joseph's brothers have come,” it pleased Pharaoh and his servants.
And on the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.
And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch.
Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Let a gallows fifty cubits high be made, and in the morning tell the king to have Mordecai hanged upon it. Then go joyfully with the king to the feast.” This idea pleased Haman, and he had the gallows made.
And let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” This pleased the king, and he did so.
This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memucan proposed.
and the plan seemed right to the king and all the assembly.
And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them, as everything that the king did pleased all the people.
who went before you in the way to seek you out a place to pitch your tents, in fire by night and in the cloud by day, to show you by what way you should go.
Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor's son Shechem.
And Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you.”
But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your servant is in your power; do to her as you please.” Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her.
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