But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.[a]

‘So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt. Now hurry back to my father and say to him, “This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; don’t delay.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 45:7 Or save you as a great band of survivors