Genesis 45:25
23 And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.
24 So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.
And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,
26 And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.
27 And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- So the brothers went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.
- KJV
- And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,
- WEB
- They went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father.
- ASV
- And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father.
- DARBY
- And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan to Jacob their father.
- BLB
- And they went up out of Egypt and they came to the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father,
- ÅB
- Så dro de opp fra Egypt og kom til Kana'ans land, til Jakob, sin far.
- OTB
- De dro opp fra Egypt og kom til sin far Jakob i Kanaans land.
- B1930
- Så drog de op fra Egypten og kom til Kana'ans land, til Jakob, sin far.