Genesis 45:3-11
New International Version
3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?”(A) But his brothers were not able to answer him,(B) because they were terrified at his presence.(C)
4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.”(D) When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt!(E) 5 And now, do not be distressed(F) and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here,(G) because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.(H) 6 For two years now there has been famine(I) 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(J) on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.[a](K)
8 “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God.(L) He made me father(M) to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.(N) 9 Now hurry(O) 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.(P) 10 You shall live in the region of Goshen(Q) and be near me—you, your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and all you have.(R) 11 I will provide for you there,(S) because five years of famine(T) are still to come. Otherwise you and your household and all who belong to you will become destitute.’(U)
Footnotes
- Genesis 45:7 Or save you as a great band of survivors
Genesis 45:15
New International Version
15 And he kissed(A) all his brothers and wept over them.(B) Afterward his brothers talked with him.(C)
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