Upon  which  his  brother  willingly  entertained
the  proposal  of  serving  him,  and  adorned  his
o%vn  daughter,  and  })rought  her  to  him  by  night,
and  put  her  into  his  bed.  And  Joseph  being
disordered  with  diiiik,  knew  not  wlio  she  was,
and  so  lay  with  his  brother's  daughter ;  and  this
did  he  many  times,  and  loved  her  exceedingly ;
and  said  to  his  brother,  that  he  loved  this  act-
ress so  well,  that  he  should  run  the  hazard  of
his  life  [if  he  must  part  with  her,]  and  yet  pro-
bably the  kin^  would  not  give  him  leave  [to  take
her  with  him.]  But  Ids  brother  bade  him  be  in
no  concern  about  that  matter,  and  told  him  he
might  enjoy  her  whom  ho  loved  without  any
danger,  and  might  have  her  for  his  wife  ;  and
opened  the  ti'uth  of  the  matter  to  him,  and  as-
sured him  that  lie  chose  rather  to  have  his  own
daughter  abused,  than  to  overlook  him.  and  see


him  come  to  [public]  disgrace  So  Joseph  com-
mended liim  for  this  his  brotherly  love,  and
mariied  his  daughter ;  and  by  her  begat  a  son
whose  name  was  Hyrcanus,  as  we  said  before.
