ዮሴፍ የዐሥራ ሰባት ዓመት ወጣት በነበረ ጊዜ፣ ከአባቱ ሚስቶች ከባላና ከዘለፋ ከተወለዱት ወንድሞቹ ጋር የአባቱን በጎችና ፍየሎች ይጠብቅ ነበር።
When his son Joseph was seventeen years old, he was taking care of the flocks of sheep and goats with some of his older brothers.