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Genesis 45:4

JosephEgypt
Conflict and reconciliation

2 But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.

3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.

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!

5 And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.

6 For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting.

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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
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.
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.

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