Gen 45:7 | NETfull | STEP | God sent me ahead of you to preserve you on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

Genesis 45:7

7 God sent me ^{▼▼ 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).} ahead of you to preserve you ^{▼▼ Heb “to make you a remnant.” The verb, followed here by the preposition לְ (l^e), means “to make.”} on the earth and to save your lives ^{▼▼ The infinitive gives a second purpose for God’s action.} by a great deliverance.