13 1And Pentephris was persuaded by her words, and commanded the merchant to be brought, and said unto him: What is this that I hear concerning thee, that thou stealest persons out of the land of Canaan, and sellest them for slaves? 2But the merchant fell at his feet, and besought him, saying: I beseech thee, my lord, I know not what thou sayest. 3And Pentephris said unto him: Whence, then, is the Hebrew slave? And he said: The Ishmaelites entrusted him unto me until they should return. 4But he believed him not, but commanded him to be stripped and beaten. And when he persisted in this statement, Pentephris said: Let the youth be brought. 5And when I was brought in, I did obeisance to Pentephris (for he was third in rank of the officers of Pharaoh). 6And he took me apart from him, and said unto me: Art thou a slave or free? And I said: A slave. 7And he said: Whose? And I said: The Ishmaelites. 8And he said: How didst thou become their slave? And I said: They bought me out of the land of Canaan. 9And he said unto me: Truly thou liest; and strightway he commanded me to be stripped and beaten.