Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come [a]closer to me.” And they came [b]closer. And he said, “I am your brother Joseph, whom you (A)sold to Egypt. Now do not be grieved or angry [c]with yourselves because (B)you sold me here, for (C)God sent me ahead of you [d]to save lives. For the famine has been in the land (D)these two years, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 45:4 Lit near
  2. Genesis 45:4 Lit near
  3. Genesis 45:5 Lit in your eyes
  4. Genesis 45:5 Lit for preservation of life

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