Genesis 45:5
New American Standard Bible
5 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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- Genesis 45:5 Lit in your eyes
- Genesis 45:5 Lit for preservation of life
Genesis 45:5-8
The Message
4-8 “Come closer to me,” Joseph said to his brothers. They came closer. “I am Joseph your brother whom you sold into Egypt. But don’t feel badly, don’t blame yourselves for selling me. God was behind it. God sent me here ahead of you to save lives. There has been a famine in the land now for two years; the famine will continue for five more years—neither plowing nor harvesting. God sent me on ahead to pave the way and make sure there was a remnant in the land, to save your lives in an amazing act of deliverance. So you see, it wasn’t you who sent me here but God. He set me in place as a father to Pharaoh, put me in charge of his personal affairs, and made me ruler of all Egypt.
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Genesis 45:5
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
5 Be not afraid, and let it not seem to you a hard case that you sold me into these countries: for God sent me before you into Egypt for your preservation.
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Genesis 45:5
Expanded Bible
5 Now don’t be ·worried [in anguish; distressed] or angry with yourselves because you sold me here. God sent me here ahead of you to ·save [preserve] people’s lives.
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