Genesis 45:4-6
New American Standard Bible
4 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. 5 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. 6 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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- Genesis 45:4 Lit near
- Genesis 45:4 Lit near
- Genesis 45:5 Lit in your eyes
- Genesis 45:5 Lit for preservation of life
Genesis 45:4-6
New International Version
4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.”(A) When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt!(B) 5 And now, do not be distressed(C) and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here,(D) because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.(E) 6 For two years now there has been famine(F) in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping.
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