Genesis 45
Joseph Deals Kindly with His Brothers
1 Then Joseph could not control himself in front of everyone standing before him, and he shouted, “Have everyone leave me!” So there ▼▼Lit stood
was no one with him bwhen Joseph made himself known to his brothers. 2Then che ▼▼Lit gave forth his voice in weeping
wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard about it. 3And Joseph said to his brothers, “ eI am Joseph! fIs my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, for gthey were terrified in his presence. 4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come ▼▼Lit near
closer to me.” And they came ▼▼Lit near
closer. And he said, “I am your brother Joseph, whom you jsold to Egypt. 5Now do not be grieved or angry ▼▼Lit in your eyes
with yourselves because lyou sold me here, for mGod sent me ahead of you ▼▼Lit for preservation of life
to save lives. 6For the famine has been in the land othese two years, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. 7So pGod sent me ahead of you to ensure for you a remnant on the earth, and to ▼▼As in MT; another reading (cf. LXX) keep alive for you a great remnant
keep you alive by a great deliverance. 8Now, therefore, it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a rfather to Pharaoh and lord of all his household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. 9Hurry and go up to my father, and ssay to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay. 10For you shall live in the land of tGoshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your ▼▼Lit children’s children
grandchildren, and your flocks and your herds and all that you have. 11There I will also vprovide 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.”’ 12Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which is speaking to you. 13Now you must tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt, and all that you have seen; and you must hurry and wbring my father down here.” 14Then he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and xwept, and Benjamin wept on his neck. 15And he kissed all his brothers and wept on them, and afterward his brothers talked with him. 16 Now when ythe ▼▼Lit voice
news was heard in Pharaoh’s house ▼▼Lit saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come”
that Joseph’s brothers had come, it ▼▼Lit was good in the eyes of
pleased Pharaoh and his servants. 17Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: load your livestock and ▼▼Lit come, go
go to the land of Canaan, 18and take your father and your households and come to me; and adI will give you the ▼▼Lit good
best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.’ 19Now you are ordered, ‘Do this: ▼▼Lit take for yourselves
take agwagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and bring your father and come. 20And do not ▼▼Lit let your eye look with regret upon your vessels
concern yourselves with your property, for the ▼▼Lit good
best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’” 21 Then the sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them ajwagons according to the ▼▼Lit mouth
command of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey. 22To ▼▼Lit all of them he gave each man
each of them he gave amchanges of garments, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and anfive changes of garments. 23And to his father he sent ▼▼Lit like this
the following: ten male donkeys loaded with the ▼▼Lit good
best things of Egypt, ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and sustenance for his father ▼▼Lit for
on the journey. 24 So he sent his brothers away, and ▼▼Lit they departed; and he said
as they departed, he said to them, “Do not ▼▼Lit be agitated
quarrel on the journey.” 25Then they went up from Egypt, and came to the land of Canaan, to their father Jacob. 26And they told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and indeed he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” But ▼▼Lit his heart grew numb
he was stunned, for auhe did not believe them. 27When they told him all the words of Joseph that he had spoken to them, and when he saw the avwagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, then the spirit of their father Jacob revived. 28Then Israel said, “It is enough; my son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”
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