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Genesis 45:7
New English Translation
Genesis 45:7
New English Translation
7 God sent me[a] ahead of you to preserve you[b] on the earth and to save your lives[c] by a great deliverance.
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- Genesis 45:7 sn God sent me. The repetition of this theme that God sent Joseph is reminiscent of commission narratives in which the leader could announce that God sent him (e.g., Exod 3:15).
- Genesis 45:7 tn Heb “to make you a remnant.” The verb, followed here by the preposition ל (lamed), means “to make.”
- Genesis 45:7 tn The infinitive gives a second purpose for God’s action.
Genesis 45:7
New International Version
Genesis 45:7
New International Version
7 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)
Footnotes
- Genesis 45:7 Or save you as a great band of survivors
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