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Genesis 45:3-13 CEV Joseph asked his brothers if his father was still alive, but they were too frightened to answer. (4) Joseph told them to come closer to him, and when they did, he said: Yes, I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt. (5) Don't worry or blame yourselves for what you did. God is the one who sent me ahead of you to save lives. (6) There has already been a famine for two years, and for five more years no one will plow fields or harvest grain. (7) But God sent me on ahead of you to keep your families alive and to save you in this wonderful way. (8) After all, you weren't really the ones who sent me here--it was God. He made me the highest official in the king's court and placed me over all Egypt. (9) Now hurry back and tell my father that his son Joseph says, "God has made me ruler of Egypt. Come here as quickly as you can. (10) You will live near me in the region of Goshen with your children and grandchildren, as well as with your sheep, goats, cattle, and everything else you own. (11) I will take care of you there during the next five years of famine. But if you don't come, you and your family and your animals will starve to death." (12) All of you, including my brother Benjamin, can tell by what I have said that I really am Joseph. (13) Tell my father about my great power here in Egypt and about everything you have seen. Hurry and bring him here.
Genesis 45:3-13 ESV And Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?" But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence. (4) So Joseph said to his brothers, "Come near to me, please." And they came near. And he said, "I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. (5) And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life. (6) For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are yet five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest. (7) And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. (8) So it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt. (9) Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, 'Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not tarry. (10) You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks, your herds, and all that you have. (11) There I will provide for you, for there are yet five years of famine to come, so that you and your household, and all that you have, do not come to poverty.' (12) And now your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth that speaks to you. (13) You must tell my father of all my honor in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. Hurry and bring my father down here."
Genesis 45:3-13 GNB Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?" But when his brothers heard this, they were so terrified that they could not answer. (4) Then Joseph said to them, "Please come closer." They did, and he said, "I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. (5) Now do not be upset or blame yourselves because you sold me here. It was really God who sent me ahead of you to save people's lives. (6) This is only the second year of famine in the land; there will be five more years in which there will be neither plowing nor reaping. (7) God sent me ahead of you to rescue you in this amazing way and to make sure that you and your descendants survive. (8) So it was not really you who sent me here, but God. He has made me the king's highest official. I am in charge of his whole country; I am the ruler of all Egypt. (9) "Now hurry back to my father and tell him that this is what his son Joseph says: 'God has made me ruler of all Egypt; come to me without delay. (10) You can live in the region of Goshen, where you can be near me---you, your children, your grandchildren, your sheep, your goats, your cattle, and everything else that you have. (11) If you are in Goshen, I can take care of you. There will still be five years of famine; and I do not want you, your family, and your livestock to starve.' " (12) Joseph continued, "Now all of you, and you too, Benjamin, can see that I am really Joseph. (13) Tell my father how powerful I am here in Egypt and tell him about everything that you have seen. Then hurry and bring him here."
Genesis 45:3-13 LITV And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph. Is my father still alive? And his brothers were not able to answer him, for they trembled before him. (4) And Joseph said to his brothers, Now come near to me. And they came near. And he said, I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. (5) And now do not be grieved, and let no anger be in your eyes because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to save life. (6) For the famine has been in the midst of the land for two years. And there are still five years in which no plowing and harvest will be. (7) And God sent me before you to put a remnant in the land for you, and to keep alive for you a great deliverance. (8) And now you did not send me here, but God. And He has placed me for a father to Pharaoh, and for a lord in all his house, and a ruler in all the land of Egypt. (9) Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, So says your son Joseph, God has placed me as a lord to all Egypt. Come down to me, do not delay. (10) And you shall live in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me, you and your sons and sons of your sons, and your flocks, and your herds, and all you have. (11) And I will nourish you there, for there are still five years of famine; lest you be made poor, you and your house and all which abides with you. (12) And behold, your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see that my mouth is speaking to you. (13) And you tell my father of all my honor in Egypt, and all that you have seen. And hurry and bring down my father here.
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The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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