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Genesis 45 (WEBP)

[1] 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.
[2] He wept aloud. The Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
[3] 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.
[4] 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.
[5] Now don’t be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
[6] 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.
[7] God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.
[8] 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.
[9] 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.
[10] 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.
[11] 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.”’
[12] Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.
[13] 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.”
[14] He fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.
[15] He kissed all his brothers, and wept on them. After that his brothers talked with him.
[16] The report of it was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” It pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
[17] Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals, and go, travel to the land of Canaan.
[18] 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.’
[19] 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.
[20] Also, don’t concern yourselves about your belongings, for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.”
[21] The sons of Israel did so. Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
[22] He gave each one of them changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing.
[23] 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.
[24] So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. He said to them, “See that you don’t quarrel on the way.”
[25] They went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father.
[26] 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.
[27] 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.
[28] Israel said, “It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 45 (KJVS)

[1] Then Joseph could () not refrain () himself before all them that stood () by 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] And he wept aloud: () and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. () ()
[3] 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] 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] Now therefore be not grieved, () nor angry () with yourselves, that ye sold () me hither: for God did send () me before you to preserve life.
[6] For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.
[7] And God sent () me before you to preserve () you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives () by a great deliverance.
[8] 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 a ruler () throughout all the land of Egypt.
[9] 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] 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] and there will I nourish () thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty. ()
[12] And, behold, your eyes see, () and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh () unto you.
[13] 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] And he fell () upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; () and Benjamin wept () upon his neck.
[15] Moreover he kissed () all his brethren, and wept () upon them: and after that his brethren talked () with him.
[16] And the fame thereof was heard () in Pharaoh’s house, saying, () Joseph’s brethren are come: () and it pleased Pharaoh well, () and his servants.
[17] 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] 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] 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] Also regard () not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is your’s.
[21] And the children of Israel did () so: and Joseph gave () them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave () them provision for the way.
[22] 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] And to his father he sent () after this manner; ten asses laden () with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden () with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.
[24] 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,
[26] and told () him, saying, () Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor () over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, () for he believed () them not.
[27] 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] and Israel said, () It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go () and see him () before I die. ()

Genesis 45:2 Heb. gave forth his voice in weeping
Genesis 45:3 Or, terrified
Genesis 45:5 Heb. neither let there be anger in your eyes
Genesis 45:7 Heb. to put for you a remnant
Genesis 45:16 Heb. was good in the eyes of Pharaoh
Genesis 45:20 Heb. let not your eye spare, etc
Genesis 45:21 Heb. mouth
Genesis 45:23 Heb. carrying
Genesis 45:26 Heb. his

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Genesis 45 (BYZ)

[1] και ουκ ηδυνατο ιωσηφ ανεχεσθαι παντων των παρεστηκοτων αυτω αλλ ειπεν εξαποστειλατε παντας απ εμου και ου παρειστηκει ουδεις ετι τω ιωσηφ ηνικα ανεγνωριζετο τοις αδελφοις αυτου
[2] και αφηκεν φωνην μετα κλαυθμου ηκουσαν δε παντες οι αιγυπτιοι και ακουστον εγενετο εις τον οικον φαραω
[3] ειπεν δε ιωσηφ προς τους αδελφους αυτου εγω ειμι ιωσηφ ετι ο πατηρ μου ζη και ουκ εδυναντο οι αδελφοι αποκριθηναι αυτω εταραχθησαν γαρ
[4] ειπεν δε ιωσηφ προς τους αδελφους αυτου εγγισατε προς με και ηγγισαν και ειπεν εγω ειμι ιωσηφ ο αδελφος υμων ον απεδοσθε εις αιγυπτον
[5] νυν ουν μη λυπεισθε μηδε σκληρον υμιν φανητω οτι απεδοσθε με ωδε εις γαρ ζωην απεστειλεν με ο θεος εμπροσθεν υμων
[6] τουτο γαρ δευτερον ετος λιμος επι της γης και ετι λοιπα πεντε ετη εν οις ουκ εσται αροτριασις ουδε αμητος
[7] απεστειλεν γαρ με ο θεος εμπροσθεν υμων υπολειπεσθαι υμων καταλειμμα επι της γης και εκθρεψαι υμων καταλειψιν μεγαλην
[8] νυν ουν ουχ υμεις με απεσταλκατε ωδε αλλ η ο θεος και εποιησεν με ως πατερα φαραω και κυριον παντος του οικου αυτου και αρχοντα πασης γης αιγυπτου
[9] σπευσαντες ουν αναβητε προς τον πατερα μου και ειπατε αυτω ταδε λεγει ο υιος σου ιωσηφ εποιησεν με ο θεος κυριον πασης γης αιγυπτου καταβηθι ουν προς με και μη μεινης
[10] και κατοικησεις εν γη γεσεμ αραβιας και εση εγγυς μου συ και οι υιοι σου και οι υιοι των υιων σου τα προβατα σου και αι βοες σου και οσα σοι εστιν
[11] και εκθρεψω σε εκει ετι γαρ πεντε ετη λιμος ινα μη εκτριβης συ και οι υιοι σου και παντα τα υπαρχοντα σου
[12] ιδου οι οφθαλμοι υμων βλεπουσιν και οι οφθαλμοι βενιαμιν του αδελφου μου οτι το στομα μου το λαλουν προς υμας
[13] απαγγειλατε ουν τω πατρι μου πασαν την δοξαν μου την εν αιγυπτω και οσα ειδετε και ταχυναντες καταγαγετε τον πατερα μου ωδε
[14] και επιπεσων επι τον τραχηλον βενιαμιν του αδελφου αυτου εκλαυσεν επ αυτω και βενιαμιν εκλαυσεν επι τω τραχηλω αυτου
[15] και καταφιλησας παντας τους αδελφους αυτου εκλαυσεν επ αυτοις και μετα ταυτα ελαλησαν οι αδελφοι αυτου προς αυτον
[16] και διεβοηθη η φωνη εις τον οικον φαραω λεγοντες ηκασιν οι αδελφοι ιωσηφ εχαρη δε φαραω και η θεραπεια αυτου
[17] ειπεν δε φαραω προς ιωσηφ ειπον τοις αδελφοις σου τουτο ποιησατε γεμισατε τα πορεια υμων και απελθατε εις γην χανααν
[18] και παραλαβοντες τον πατερα υμων και τα υπαρχοντα υμων ηκετε προς με και δωσω υμιν παντων των αγαθων αιγυπτου και φαγεσθε τον μυελον της γης
[19] συ δε εντειλαι ταυτα λαβειν αυτοις αμαξας εκ γης αιγυπτου τοις παιδιοις υμων και ταις γυναιξιν και αναλαβοντες τον πατερα υμων παραγινεσθε
[20] και μη φεισησθε τοις οφθαλμοις των σκευων υμων τα γαρ παντα αγαθα αιγυπτου υμιν εσται
[21] εποιησαν δε ουτως οι υιοι ισραηλ εδωκεν δε ιωσηφ αυτοις αμαξας κατα τα ειρημενα υπο φαραω του βασιλεως και εδωκεν αυτοις επισιτισμον εις την οδον
[22] και πασιν εδωκεν δισσας στολας τω δε βενιαμιν εδωκεν τριακοσιους χρυσους και πεντε εξαλλασσουσας στολας
[23] και τω πατρι αυτου απεστειλεν κατα τα αυτα και δεκα ονους αιροντας απο παντων των αγαθων αιγυπτου και δεκα ημιονους αιρουσας αρτους τω πατρι αυτου εις οδον
[24] εξαπεστειλεν δε τους αδελφους αυτου και επορευθησαν και ειπεν αυτοις μη οργιζεσθε εν τη οδω
[25] και ανεβησαν εξ αιγυπτου και ηλθον εις γην χανααν προς ιακωβ τον πατερα αυτων
[26] και ανηγγειλαν αυτω λεγοντες οτι ο υιος σου ιωσηφ ζη και αυτος αρχει πασης γης αιγυπτου και εξεστη η διανοια ιακωβ ου γαρ επιστευσεν αυτοις
[27] ελαλησαν δε αυτω παντα τα ρηθεντα υπο ιωσηφ οσα ειπεν αυτοις ιδων δε τας αμαξας ας απεστειλεν ιωσηφ ωστε αναλαβειν αυτον ανεζωπυρησεν το πνευμα ιακωβ του πατρος αυτων
[28] ειπεν δε ισραηλ μεγα μοι εστιν ει ετι ιωσηφ ο υιος μου ζη πορευθεις οψομαι αυτον προ του αποθανειν με

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