Genesis Chapter 45
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And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.
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And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying, What is this that God hath done unto us?
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And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that had befallen them, saying,
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The man, the lord of the land, spake roughly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
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And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
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we are twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
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And the man, the lord of the land, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men: leave one of your brethren with me, and take
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grain for the famine of your houses, and go your way;
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and bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.
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And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack: and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid.
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And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
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And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
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And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left: if harm befall him by the way in which ye go, then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.
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And the famine was sore in the land.
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And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
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And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
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If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
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but if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down; for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.
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And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?
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And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye
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another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your brother down?
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And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
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I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
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for except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.
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And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;
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and take double money in your hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:
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take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
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and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin. And if I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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And Joseph could not control himself before all them that stood by him, and he cried, Put every man out from me! And no man stood with him when Joseph made himself known to his brethren.
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And he raised his voice in weeping; and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
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And Joseph said to his brethren, I am Joseph. Does my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him, for they were troubled at his presence.
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And Joseph said to his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
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And now, be not grieved, and be not angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither, forGod sent me before you to preserve life.
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For the famine has been these two years in the land; and yet there are five years in which there will be neither ploughing nor harvest.
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SoGod sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.
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And now it was not you [that] sent me here, butGod; and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and governor over all the land of Egypt.
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Haste and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus says thy son Joseph:God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, tarry not.
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And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near to me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, and thy sheep, and thy cattle, and all that thou hast.
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And there will I maintain thee; for yet there are five years of famine; in order that thou be not impoverished, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.
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And behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth which speaks to you.
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And tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen, and haste and bring down my father hither.
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And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept on his neck.
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And he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them; and after that his brethren talked with him.
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And the report was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come. And it was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his bondmen.
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And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to thy brethren, Do this: load your beasts and depart, go into the land of Canaan,
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and take your father and your households, and come to me; and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
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And thou art commanded — this do: take waggons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and take up your father, and come.
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And let not your eye regret your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt shall be yours.
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And the sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them waggons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
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To each one of them all he gave changes of clothing; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred [pieces] of silver and five changes of clothing.
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And to his father he sent this: ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses laden with corn and bread, and food for his father by the way.
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And he sent his brethren away, and they departed. And he said to them, Do not quarrel on the way.
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And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan to Jacob their father.
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And they told him, saying, Joseph is still alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And his heart fainted, for he did not believe them.
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And they spoke to him all the words of Joseph, which he had spoken to them. And he saw the waggons that Joseph had sent to carry him. And the spirit of Jacob their father revived.
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And Israel said, It is enough: Joseph my son is yet alive; I will go and see him before I die.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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And Joseph could not refrain himself when all were standing by him, but said, Dismiss all from me; and no one stood near Joseph, when he made himself known to his brethren.
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And he uttered his voice with weeping; and all the Egyptians heard, and it was reported to the house of Pharao.
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And Joseph said to his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him, for they were troubled.
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And Joseph said to his brethren, Draw nigh to me; and they drew nigh; and he said, I am your brother Joseph, whom ye sold into Egypt.
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Now then be not grieved, and let it not seem hard to you that ye sold me hither, for God sent me before you for life.
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For this second year there is famine on the earth, and there are yet five years remaining, in which there is to be neither ploughing, nor mowing.
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For God sent me before you, that there might be left to you a remnant upon the earth, even to nourish a great remnant of you.
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Now then ye did not send me hither, but God; and he hath made me as a father of Pharao, and lord of all his house, and ruler of all the land of Egypt.
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Hasten, therefore, and go up to my father, and say to him, These things saith thy son Joseph; God has made me lord of all the land of Egypt; come down therefore to me, and tarry not.
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And thou shalt dwell in the land of Gesem of Arabia; and thou shalt be near me, thou and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, thy sheep and thine oxen, and whatsoever things are thine.
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And I will nourish thee there: for the famine is yet for five years; lest thou be consumed, and thy sons, and all thy possessions.
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Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.
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Report, therefore, to my father all my glory in Egypt, and all things that ye have seen, and make haste and bring down my father hither.
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And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept on him; and Benjamin wept on his neck.
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And he kissed all his brethren, and wept on them; and after these things his brethren spoke to him.
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And the report was carried into the house of Pharao, saying, Joseph's brethren are come; and Pharao was glad, and his household.
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And Pharao said to Joseph, Say to thy brethren, Do this; fill your waggons, and depart into the land of Chanaan.
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And take up your father, and your possessions, and come to me; and I will give you of all the goods of Egypt, and ye shall eat the marrow of the land.
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And do thou charge them thus; that they should take for them waggons out of the land of Egypt, for your little ones, and for your wives; and take up your father, and come.
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And be not sparing in regard to your property, for all the good of Egypt shall be yours.
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And the children of Israel did so; and Joseph gave to them waggons, according to the words spoken by king Pharao; and he gave them provision for the journey.
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And he gave to them all two sets of raiment apiece; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of gold, and five changes of raiment.
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And to his father he sent [presents] at the same rate, and ten asses, bearing some of all the good things of Egypt, and ten mules, bearing bread for his father for the journey.
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And he sent away his brethren, and they went; and he said to them, Be not angry by the way.
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And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Chanaan, to Jacob their father.
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And they reported to him, saying, Thy son Joseph is living, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt; and Jacob was amazed, for he did not believe them.
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But they spoke to him all the words uttered by Joseph, whatsoever he said to them; and having seen the chariots which Joseph sent to take him up, the spirit of Jacob their father revived.
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And Israel said, It is a great thing for me if Joseph my son is yet alive, I will go and see him before I die.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Non se poterat ultra cohibere Ioseph multis coram astantibus: unde præcepit ut egrederentur cuncti foras, et nullus interesset alienus agnitioni mutuæ.
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Elevavitque vocem cum fletu: quam audierunt Ægyptii, omnisque domus Pharaonis.
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Et dixit fratribus suis: Ego sum Ioseph: adhuc pater meus vivit? Non poterant respondere fratres nimio terrore perterriti.
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Ad quos ille clementer: Accedite, inquit, ad me. Et cum accessissent prope, Ego sum, ait, Ioseph, frater vester, quem vendidistis in Ægyptum.
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Nolite pavere, neque vobis durum esse videatur quod vendidistis me in his regionibus: pro salute enim vestra misit me Deus ante vos in Ægyptum.
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Biennium est enim quod cœpit fames esse in terra: et adhuc quinque anni restant, quibus nec arari poterit nec meti.
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Præmisitque me Deus ut reservemini super terram, et escas ad vivendum habere possitis.
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Non vestro consilio, sed Dei voluntate huc missum sum: qui fecit me quasi patrem Pharaonis, et dominum universæ domus eius, ac principem in omni terra Ægypti.
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Festinate, et ascendite ad patrem meum, et dicetis ei: Hæc mandat filius tuus Ioseph: Deus fecit me dominum universæ terræ Ægypti: descende ad me, ne moreris,
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et habitabis in terra Gessen: erisque iuxta me tu, et filii tui, et filii filiorum tuorum, oves tuæ, et armenta tua, et universa quæ possides.
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Ibique te pascam (adhuc enim quinque anni residui sunt famis) ne et tu pereas, et domus tua, et omnia quæ possides.
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En oculi vestri, et oculi fratris mei Beniamin vident quod os meum loquatur ad vos.
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Nunciate patri meo universam gloriam meam, et cuncta quæ vidistis in Ægypto: festinate, et adducite eum ad me.
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Cumque amplexatus recidisset in collum Beniamin fratris sui, flevit: illo quoque similiter flente super collum eius.
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Osculatusque est Ioseph omnes fratres suos, et ploravit super singulos: post quæ ausi sunt loqui ad eum.
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Auditumque est, et celebri sermone vulgatum in aula regis: Venerunt fratres Ioseph: et gavisus est Pharao, atque omnis familia eius.
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Dixitque ad Ioseph ut imperaret fratribus suis, dicens: Onerantes iumenta, ite in terram Chanaan,
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et tollite inde patrem vestrum et cognationem, et venite ad me: et ego dabo vobis omnia bona Ægypti, ut comedatis medullam terræ.
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Præcipe etiam ut tollant plaustra de terra Ægypti, ad subvectionem parvulorum suorum ac coniugum: et dicito: Tollite patrem vestrum, et properate quantocyus venientes.
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Nec dimittatis quidquam de supellectili vestra: quia omnes opes Ægypti, vestræ erunt.
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Feceruntque filii Israel ut eis mandatum fuerat. Quibus dedit Ioseph plaustra, secundum Pharaonis imperium: et cibaria in itinere.
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Singulis quoque proferri iussit binas stolas: Beniamin vero dedit trecentos argenteos cum quinque stolis optimis:
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tantumdem pecuniæ et vestium mittens patri suo, addens et asinos decem, qui subveherent ex omnibus divitiis Ægypti: et totidem asinas, triticum in itinere, panesque portantes.
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Dimisit ergo fratres suos, et proficiscentibus ait: Ne irascamini in via.
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Qui ascendentes ex Ægypto, venerunt in terram Chanaan ad patrem suum Iacob.
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Et nunciaverunt ei, dicentes: Ioseph filius tuus vivit: et ipse dominatur in omni terra Ægypti. Quo audito Iacob, quasi de gravi somno evigilans, tamen non credebat eis.
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Illi econtra referebant omnem ordinem rei. Cumque vidisset plaustra, et universa quæ miserat, revixit spiritus eius,
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et ait: Sufficit mihi si adhuc Ioseph filius meus vivit: vadam, et videbo illum antequam moriar.
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Then Joseph couldn’t control himself before all those who stood before him, and he called out, “Cause everyone to go out from me!” No one else stood with him, while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
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He wept aloud. The Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
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Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Does my father still live?” His brothers couldn’t answer him; for they were terrified at his presence.
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Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” They came near. He said, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
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Now don’t be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
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For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are yet five years, in which there will be no plowing and no harvest.
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God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.
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So now it wasn’t you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
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Hurry, and go up to my father, and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says, “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me. Don’t wait.
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You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be near to me, you, your children, your children’s children, your flocks, your herds, and all that you have.
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There I will provide for you; for there are yet five years of famine; lest you come to poverty, you, and your household, and all that you have.”’
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Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.
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You shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. You shall hurry and bring my father down here.”
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He fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.
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He kissed all his brothers, and wept on them. After that his brothers talked with him.
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The report of it was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” It pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
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Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals, and go, travel to the land of Canaan.
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Take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.’
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Now you are commanded to do this: Take wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
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Also, don’t concern yourselves about your belongings, for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.”
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The sons of Israel did so. Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
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He gave each one of them changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing.
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He sent the following to his father: ten donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provision for his father by the way.
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So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. He said to them, “See that you don’t quarrel on the way.”
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They went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father.
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They told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” His heart fainted, for he didn’t believe them.
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They told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them. When he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob, their father, revived.
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Israel said, “It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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And Joseph hath not been able to refrain himself before all those standing by him, and he calleth, `Put out every man from me;' and no man hath stood with him when Joseph maketh himself known unto his brethren,
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and he giveth forth his voice in weeping, and the Egyptians hear, and the house of Pharaoh heareth.
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And Joseph saith unto his brethren, `I <FI>am<Fi> Joseph, is my father yet alive?' and his brethren have not been able to answer him, for they have been troubled at his presence.
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And Joseph saith unto his brethren, `Come nigh unto me, I pray you,' and they come nigh; and he saith, `I <FI>am<Fi> Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt;
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and now, be not grieved, nor let it be displeasing in your eyes that ye sold me hither, for to preserve life hath God sent me before you.
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`Because these two years the famine <FI>is<Fi> in the heart of the land, and yet <FI>are<Fi> five years, <FI>in<Fi> which there is neither ploughing nor harvest;
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and God sendeth me before you, to place of you a remnant in the land, and to give life to you by a great escape;
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and now, ye--ye have not sent me hither, but God, and He doth set me for a father to Pharaoh, and for lord to all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
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`Haste, and go up unto my father, then ye have said to him, Thus said Joseph thy son, God hath set me for lord to all Egypt; come down unto me, stay not,
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and thou hast dwelt in the land of Goshen, and been near unto me, thou and thy sons, and thy son's sons, and thy flock, and thy herd, and all that thou hast,
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and I have nourished thee there--for yet <FI>are<Fi> five years of famine--lest thou become poor, thou and thy household, and all that thou hast.
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`And lo, your eyes are seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that <FI>it is<Fi> my mouth which is speaking unto you;
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and ye have declared to my father all my honour in Egypt, and all that ye have seen, and ye have hasted, and have brought down my father hither.'
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And he falleth on the neck of Benjamin his brother, and weepeth, and Benjamin hath wept on his neck;
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and he kisseth all his brethren, and weepeth over them; and afterwards have his brethren spoken with him.
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And the sound hath been heard in the house of Pharaoh, saying, `Come have the brethren of Joseph;' and it is good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants,
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and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, `Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, enter ye the land of Canaan,
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and take your father, and your households, and come unto me, and I give to you the good of the land of Egypt, and eat ye the fat of the land.
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`Yea, thou--thou hast been commanded: this do ye, take for yourselves out of the land of Egypt, waggons for your infants, and for your wives, and ye have brought your father, and come;
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and your eye hath no pity on your vessels, for the good of all the land of Egypt <FI>is<Fi> yours.'
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And the sons of Israel do so, and Joseph giveth waggons to them by the command of Pharaoh, and he giveth to them provision for the way;
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to all of them hath he given--to each changes of garments, and to Benjamin he hath given three hundred silverlings, and five changes of garments;
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and to his father he hath sent thus: ten asses bearing of the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses bearing corn and bread, even food for his father for the way.
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And he sendeth his brethren away, and they go; and he saith unto them, `Be not angry in the way.'
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And they go up out of Egypt, and come in to the land of Canaan, unto Jacob their father,
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and they declare to him, saying, `Joseph <FI>is<Fi> yet alive,' and that he <FI>is<Fi> ruler over all the land of Egypt; and his heart ceaseth, for he hath not given credence to them.
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And they speak unto him all the words of Joseph, which he hath spoken unto them, and he seeth the waggons which Joseph hath sent to bear him away, and live doth the spirit of Jacob their father;
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and Israel saith, `Enough! Joseph my son <FI>is<Fi> yet alive; I go and see him before I die.'
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Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).