Genesis 45 ~ Genesis 45

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1 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all those that stood by him, and he cried, Cause everyone to go out from me. And no one stood with him while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.

Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood before him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.

2 A nd he wept aloud; and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.

And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.

3 A nd Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; does my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him, for they were terrified at his presence.

And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

4 T hen Joseph said unto his brethren, Now come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

And Joseph said unto 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.

5 N ow therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves that ye sold me here, for God sent me before you for life.

And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

6 F or these two years the famine has been in the land, and yet there are five years in which there shall neither be plowing nor harvest.

For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and there are yet five years, in which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest.

7 A nd God sent me before you that you might remain in the earth and that you might be given life by great liberty.

And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.

8 S o now it was not you that sent me here, but God; and he has made me as a father to Pharaoh and lord of all his house and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

9 M ake haste and go up to my father and say unto him: Thus saith thy son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down unto me, tarry not.

Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not;

10 A nd thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou and thy sons and thy sons’ sons and thy herds and thy cows and all that thou hast.

and thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:

11 A nd there I will nourish thee, for yet there are five years of famine, lest thou and thy household and all that thou hast perish of poverty.

and there will I nourish thee; for there are yet five years of famine; lest thou come to poverty, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.

12 A nd, behold, your eyes see and the eyes of my brother Benjamin that it is my mouth that speaks unto you.

And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.

13 A nd ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father here.

And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen: and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.

14 A nd he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

15 M oreover he kissed all his brethren and wept upon them, and after that his brethren talked with him.

And he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

16 And the fame of this was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren have come; and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his slaves.

And the report thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

17 A nd Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, Do this: lade your beasts and go, return unto the land of Canaan

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;

18 a nd take your father and your households and come unto me; and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

and take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

19 N ow thou art commanded, do this: take wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives and bring your father and come.

Now thou art commanded, this do ye: take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.

20 A lso regard not your stuff, for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.

Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.

21 A nd the sons of Israel did so, and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the way.

And the sons of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.

22 T o 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.

To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.

23 A nd to his father he sent after this manner: ten asses laden with the best of Egypt and ten she asses laden with wheat and bread and food for his father on the way.

And to his father he sent after this manner: ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses laden with grain and bread and provision for his father by the way.

24 S o he sent his brethren away, and they departed. And he said unto them, See that ye do not fight along the way.

So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.

25 And they went up out of Egypt and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob, their father,

And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father.

26 a nd told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is lord over all the land of Egypt. And his heart fainted, for he did not believe them.

And they told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And his heart fainted, for he believed them not.

27 A nd they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them; and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob, their father, revived:

And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:

28 T hen Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive; I will go and see him before I die.

and Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.