Suggestions: Use as an anthem. 8 readers - 3 women, 2 older men, 2 younger men, 1 youngest man. Let the three women read with the attentive attitude of three persons relating a story. Let the storytellers read the "he saids" in smooth rhythm with the speakers to avoid monotony. To offer contrast, let the storytellers read with engaging voices.

Key: 1, 2, 3 = women storytellers, 4 = Israel (Jacob, the dad), 5 = Joseph, 6 = man along the way, 7 = Reuben (Joseph's oldest brother), 8 = Judah (Joseph's older brother)

1: Jacob settled in the land where his father had lived as an alien, the land of Canaan. This is the story of the family of Jacob.

2: Joseph, being 17 years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers; he was a helper to the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives; an…