Genesis 45:4
2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.
And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Da sa Josef til sine brødre: Kjære, kom hit til meg! Så gikk de bort til ham; og han sa: Jeg er Josef, deres bror, som dere solgte til Egypt.
- OTB
- Da sa Josef til brødrene sine: «Kom nærmere til meg, jeg ber dere.» Da de hadde kommet nærmere, sa han: «Jeg er deres bror Josef, som dere solgte til Egypt.
- B1930
- Da sa Josef til sine brødre: Kjære, kom hit til mig! Så gikk de bort til ham; og han sa: Jeg er Josef, eders bror, som I solgte til Egypten.
- BSB
- Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!
- KJV
- And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
- WEB
- Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” They came near. He said, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
- ASV
- And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
- DARBY
- And Joseph said to his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
- BLB
- And Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” And they came near, and he said, “I [am] Joseph your⁺ brother, whom you⁺ sold into Egypt.
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Genesis 37:28
Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
Les i sammenhengMatthew 14:27
But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
Les i sammenhengActs 9:5
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Les i sammenhengGenesis 50:18
And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
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