Joseph and his brethren; a pageant play . ts bringing a seat; others with sJcinswhich they spread in front of the seat; then, sup-ported by two young slaves, Jacob. He iseighty-six years old. A magnificent venerablefigure. He is followed by Rachel—BehindRachel comes Bilhah, and lastly Zilpah. TheBrothers all make deep obeisance to Jacob, whosits in the chair which has been placed for and Naphtali go to Bilhah; similarlyGad and Asher join Zilpah] Jacob [Standing] God set His face towards you, Omy sons, this day and all days. Brothers [i?z>e] And towards thee, O father. Jacob. God hat
Joseph and his brethren; a pageant play . ts bringing a seat; others with sJcinswhich they spread in front of the seat; then, sup-ported by two young slaves, Jacob. He iseighty-six years old. A magnificent venerablefigure. He is followed by Rachel—BehindRachel comes Bilhah, and lastly Zilpah. TheBrothers all make deep obeisance to Jacob, whosits in the chair which has been placed for and Naphtali go to Bilhah; similarlyGad and Asher join Zilpah] Jacob [Standing] God set His face towards you, Omy sons, this day and all days. Brothers [i?z>e] And towards thee, O father. Jacob. God hath been very merciful towards me, andhath given me length of days; I have prospered in theland; I am at peace with Esau, my brother; all my sonsare with me, and to-day, Joseph [He takes Rachelshand], Rachels first-born, fruit of who knows what loveand what prayer, hath come to mans estate Simeon. It had been more fitting had Joseph stoodhere with us. Rachel. Simeon, Simeon, thy brother Joseph waswith thy father long ere the sun rose. 10. JACOB From a Drawing by Dorothy Parker JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN Jacob. Ay, for he was troubled with visions Godhad sent him in the morning watch. IssACHAR [Hotly] So are we_, troubled with hisvisions! Jacob. Know ye what he dreamed? Gad. Ay. Reuben made haste to tell us. Levi. Is the boy to be set above us? JuDAH [Kneels] My lord, we have toiled for thee,watching thy flocks by day and by night, warding offravening beasts, and tending the young lambs. More-over, when thy herds grew more in number than thesands of the sea, we fought for new pastures and wouldhave laid down our lives for thee. The men of Shechemcan tell of the weight of our blows. What hath Josephdone, that thou lovest him more than us? Simeon. We have bought and sold for thee, notthinking of our own gain, but ever to strengthen thyhands. What hath Joseph done? Gad. Set thy face towards us, as it is towardsJoseph. Dan. We weary of Josephs name! Rachel [To Jacob] My lord, shall the
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