Chp. 42 verse 8 - end of Chp.: Yosef recognizes his brothers but they do not recognize him. He accuses them of being spies. They tell him about their father and younger brother who are in Canaan. He puts Shimon in jail and sends the rest of them home with provisions. He tell them not to return unless they bring back Benyamin. They find the money in their sacks and are concerned. They tell Yaakov about all that had happened but he refuses to send Binyamin back to Egypt.

Chp. 43 verse 1-34: The famine continues and Yaakov is forced to send Binyamin to Egypt based on a guarantee from Yehudah. Yosef invites them to his house to eat and he sees his brother Binyamin. They all sit down to a meal and he gives them gifts and they drink with him.

Chp. 43 verse 34 - chp. 44 verse 17: After the meal Yosef has the sacks of the brothers filled with grain and in the sack of Binyamin he hides his silver goblet. After they leave he has his servant chase after them and accuse them of stealing his goblet. They search and find the goblet in Binyamins' sack, they all return to the viceroy who chastises them and says that he will keep Binyamin as a slave and that they can leave in peace.

Chp. 37 verse 1-8: Begins with the story of Yosef and his dreams. He tells them to his brothers and they hate him.

Chp. 37 verse 9-22: Continues with the dreams of Yosef. Yaakov sends him out to the field to check on the brothers and the sheep. The brothers see him and plan to kill him but Ruevain convinces them to throw him in a pit instead, so that he can later save him.

Chp. 37 verse 23 - Chp. 38 verse 8: The brothers strip Yosef of his coat of many colors, they throw him in a pit, and then they sit down to eat. They then sell him to the Ishmaelites who sell him in Egypt. They dip his coat in sheeps blood and show it to their father, who mourns for the loss of his favorite son. Chp. 38, begins the story of Yehudah marrying and fathering three sons. The eldest son, Er marries Tamar but he sins and dies.

Chp. 38 verse 8 - chp, 39 verse 6: Continues with Onan marrying his brothers widow and he too dies for his sins. Yehudah tells his daughter in law to wait for his third son to mature so that he can marry her, but she sees that Yehudah has no intention of doing so. And so Yehudah's wife dies and Tamar dresses up as a harlot and seduces her father in law without him realizing who she was. She becomes pregnant from that relationship and Yehudah wants her killed for infidelity but then he realizes that he is the father. She gives birth to twins. Chp. 39, begins with Yosef being sold to Potifar, a minister in Pharaoh's court. Hashem blesses Yosef in all that he does in the house of his new master.

Chp. 39 verse 7 - Chp. 40 verse 23: Potifars' wife tries to seduce Yosef, but he refuses. She accuses him of rape and he is thrown in the royal dungeon. There he meets the Chief Baker and Chief Butler. They both have a dream which Yosef interprets correctly. The Baker dies and the Butler lives. Yosef asks the Butler to remember him to Pharaoh.

Chp. 32 verse 31 - Chp. 34 verse 14: Yaakov and Esau meet and they kiss and weep. Yaakov introduces his family to Esau. Esau offers to travel with Yaakov but he declines the offer, they separate peacefully. Yaakov goes to Schechem where he buys a parcel of land. Chp. 34 begins the story of the rape of Dinah and the beginning of the discussion between the brothers and her rapist, Schechem.

Chp. 33 verse 4-9: Yaakov now on his way back to Canaan, sends messengers to his brother Esua with gifts, hoping to avoid a battle with his brother. Esau is coming to meet him with 400 men. Yaakov is afraid and distressed and he divides his family and possessions into two camps in the hope that one will survive.