Genesis 45:5-8
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. 6 For the famine has been in the land (C)these two years, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. 7 So (D)God sent me ahead of you to ensure for you a remnant on the earth, and to [c]keep you alive by a great deliverance. 8 Now, therefore, it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a (E)father to Pharaoh and lord of all his household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
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- Genesis 45:5 Lit in your eyes
- Genesis 45:5 Lit for preservation of life
- Genesis 45:7 As in MT; another reading (cf. LXX) keep alive for you a great remnant
Genesis 45:5-8
New International Version
5 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) 6 For two years now there has been famine(D) in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping. 7 But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant(E) on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.[a](F)
8 “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God.(G) He made me father(H) to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.(I)
Footnotes
- Genesis 45:7 Or save you as a great band of survivors
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