Joseph's betrayal by his brothers, his decent into Egypt, set the stage, not only for the reformation of his brothers' characters, which is an important part of the story, but for the descent of all of the Israelites into Egypt, so as to survive widespread famine.

约瑟夫兄弟们的背叛，他进入埃及，奠定了基础，不仅为他兄弟们品格的修复，这是故事中非常重要的一部分，也为所有以色列人进入埃及，为了幸免于蔓延的饥荒。

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But at the last moment, His brother Judah convinces the brothers that, if instead of killing him, they sell him, they can profit a little for their troubles. So Joseph is sold ultimately ends up in the household of Pharaoh in Egypt, and his adventures there prove his meritorious character.

但是在最后一刻，他的哥哥犹太说服了其余的兄弟们，不要杀他，如果卖了他，他们还能从中获利，于是约瑟夫就被卖了,他最后生活在埃及一个法老的家里，他在那儿的冒险也证明了他值得称道的品格。

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s a quality that we need right now.

我认为这种品格正是我们现在所需要的，I，think，that’

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