Now do not be grieved or angry [a]with yourselves because (A)you sold me here, for (B)God sent me ahead of you [b]to save lives.

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  1. Genesis 45:5 Lit in your eyes
  2. Genesis 45:5 Lit for preservation of life

And now, do not be distressed(A) and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here,(B) because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.(C)

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So (A)God sent me ahead of you to ensure for you a remnant on the earth, and to [a]keep you alive by a great deliverance.

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  1. Genesis 45:7 As in MT; another reading (cf. LXX) keep alive for you a great remnant

But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant(A) on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.[a](B)

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  1. Genesis 45:7 Or save you as a great band of survivors