Genesis 45:1-20 ▼

1 And Joseph was not able to restrain himself before all those who were standing by him, and he cried out, “Make go out every man from me!” And no man stood with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.

2 And he gave his voice in weeping, and Egypt heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.

3 And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?” And his brothers were not able to answer him, for they were terrified in his presence.

4 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.

5 And now, do not be grieved and let it not burn in your? eyes that you? sold me here, for to preserve life God sent me before you?.

6 For these two years the famine has been in the midst of the earth, and there are still five years in which there is no plowing and harvesting.

7 And God sent me before you? to make for you? a remnant in the earth, and to give life to you? by a great deliverance.

8 And now, you? have not sent me here, but God. And He has made me for a father to Pharaoh, and for a lord of all his house, and ruler in all the land of Egypt.

9 Hurry and go up to my father and you? shall say to him, ‘Thus says Joseph your son: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay.

10 And you shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me—you and your sons, and the sons of your sons, and your flock and your herd, and all that is yours.

11 And I will provide for you there, for there are still five years of famine, lest you come to poverty—you and your house and all that is yours.’

12 And behold, your? eyes are seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that my mouth is the one speaking to you?.

13 And you? shall tell to my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you? have seen. And you? shall hurry and bring down my father here.”

14 And he fell on the necks of Benjamin his brother and wept, and Benjamin wept on his necks.

15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept over them. And after that his brothers spoke with him.

16 And the sound was heard in the house of Pharaoh, saying, “The brothers of Joseph have come.” And it was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants.

17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your? animals and depart. Go to the land of Canaan,

18 and take your? father and your? households, and come to me, and I will give to you? the good of the land of Egypt, and you? will eat the fat of the land.’

19 And you—you have been commanded, ‘Do this: Take for yourselves from the land of Egypt carts for your? little ones, and for your? wives, and bring your? father, and come.

20 And let your? eye not grieve over your? vessels, for the good of all the land of Egypt—it is yours?.’”