The Holy Scripture
Chapter III
1 And it came to pass in the fourth month, on the eighteenth day of the month, that Joseph came into the district of Heliopolis.
2 And as he approached the city, Joseph sent twelve men in front of him to Pentephres, the priest of Heliopolis, saying, May I be your guest to-day, for it is near noon and time for a mid-day meal?
3 The sun's heat is overpowering, and I would enjoy some refreshment under your roof. 2 So Poti-pherah rejoiced greatly,
4 When Pentephres heard this, he was overjoyed and said,
5 "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Joseph." And Pentephres called his steward and said to him,
6 "Make haste and get my house into order, and prepare a great feast, because Joseph, the mighty man of God, is coming to us to-day.
7 And Aseneth heard that her father and mother had come back from their family estate in the country.
8 And she rejoiced and said, I will go and see my father and my mother for they have come back from their family estate in the country.
9 And Aseneth hurried and put on a fine linen robe of blue woven with gold and a golden girdle round her waist, and she put bracelets round her hands and feet, and she put on golden trousers and a necklace round her neck.
10 And there were precious stones all about her, with the names of Egyptian gods inscribed on them everywhere, on the bracelets and on the stones; and the names of the idols were stamped on the stones.
11 And she put a tiara on her head and bound a diadem round her temples and covered her head with a veil.