Hurry and go up to my father, and (A)say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay. 10 For you shall live in the land of (B)Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your [a]grandchildren, and your flocks and your herds and all that you have. 11 There I will also (C)provide for you, for there are still five years of famine to come, and you and your household and all that you have would be impoverished.”’ 12 Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which is speaking to you. 13 Now you must tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt, and all that you have seen; and you must hurry and (D)bring my father down here.” 14 Then he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and (E)wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck. 15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept on them, and afterward his brothers talked with him.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 45:10 Lit children’s children

Now hurry(A) back to my father and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; don’t delay.(B) 10 You shall live in the region of Goshen(C) and be near me—you, your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and all you have.(D) 11 I will provide for you there,(E) because five years of famine(F) are still to come. Otherwise you and your household and all who belong to you will become destitute.’(G)

12 “You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin,(H) that it is really I who am speaking to you.(I) 13 Tell my father about all the honor accorded me in Egypt(J) and about everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.(K)

14 Then he threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin(L) embraced him,(M) weeping. 15 And he kissed(N) all his brothers and wept over them.(O) Afterward his brothers talked with him.(P)

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