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Genesis 45:3-5
International Standard Version
Genesis 45:3-5
International Standard Version
3 Joseph blurted out, “I’m Joseph! Is my father really alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, because they had become terrified[a] to be in his presence.
4 Joseph implored his brothers, “Please come close to me.” So they did.
“I’m your brother Joseph, whom you sold into slavery in[b] Egypt!” he told them. 5 “But[c] don’t be distressed or angry at yourselves because you sold me here, because God sent me ahead of you all in order to deliver us.[d]
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- Genesis 45:3 Or dismayed
- Genesis 45:4 The Heb. lacks slavery in
- Genesis 45:5 Or So
- Genesis 45:5 The Heb. lacks us
Genesis 45:3-5
New International Version
Genesis 45:3-5
New International Version
3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?”(A) But his brothers were not able to answer him,(B) because they were terrified at his presence.(C)
4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.”(D) When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt!(E) 5 And now, do not be distressed(F) and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here,(G) because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.(H)
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