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Genesis 45:6-8
New King James Version
Genesis 45:6-8
New King James Version
6 For these two years the (A)famine has been in the land, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. 7 And God (B)sent me before you to preserve a [a]posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8 So now it was not you who sent me here, but (C)God; and He has made me (D)a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a (E)ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
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- Genesis 45:7 remnant
Genesis 45:6-8
New International Version
Genesis 45:6-8
New International Version
6 For two years now there has been famine(A) 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(B) on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.[a](C)
8 “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God.(D) He made me father(E) to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.(F)
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- Genesis 45:7 Or save you as a great band of survivors
創世記 45:6-8
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
創世記 45:6-8
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
6 地上的饑荒已經兩年了，我們還有五年不能種、不能收。 7 上帝差我先來，是要為你們保留後代，又要大施拯救，保住你們的性命。 8 這樣看來，不是你們，是上帝把我送到這裡的。祂使我成為法老的宰相，管理他的家和整個埃及。
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Genesis 45:6-8
English Standard Version
Genesis 45:6-8
English Standard Version
6 For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are (A)yet five years in which there will be neither (B)plowing nor harvest. 7 And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. 8 So it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and (C)ruler over all the land of Egypt.
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