Genesis 45 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Joseph Sends for Jacob

1 Then Joseph ^H3130 could ^H3201 not restrain ^H662 himself before all ^H3605 those who stood ^H5324 by him, and he called ^H7121 out ^H7121, “Have everyone ^H3605 go ^H3318 out ^H3318 from me.” So there [fn]was no ^H3808 man ^H376 with him when Joseph ^H3130 made ^H3045 himself known ^H3045 to his brothers ^H251.

2 Then he [fn]wept ^{H5414 H6963 H1065} loudly ^H6963. And the Egyptians ^H4714 heard ^H8085 it, and the household ^H1004 of Pharaoh ^H6547 heard ^H8085 it. 3 Then Joseph ^H3130 said ^H559 to his brothers ^H251, “I am Joseph ^H3130! Is my father ^H1 still ^H5750 alive ^H2416?” But his brothers ^H251 could ^H3201 not answer ^H6030 him, for they were terrified ^H926 at his presence ^H6440.

4 Then Joseph ^H3130 said ^H559 to his brothers ^H251, “Please ^H4994 come ^H5066 near ^H5066 to me.” And they came ^H5066 near ^H5066. And he said ^H559, “I am Joseph ^H3130, your brother ^H251, whom ^H834 you sold ^H4376 into Egypt ^H4714. 5 So now ^H6258 do not be grieved ^H6087 or angry ^H2734 [fn]with yourselves ^H5869 because ^H3588 you sold ^H4376 me here ^H2008, for God ^H430 sent ^H7971 me before ^H6440 you to preserve ^H4241 life ^H4241. 6 For the famine ^H7458 has been in the land ^H776 these ^H2088 two years ^H8141, and there are still ^H5750 five ^H2568 years ^H8141 in which ^H834 there ^H369 will ^H369 be ^H369 neither ^H369 plowing ^H2758 nor ^H369 harvesting ^H7105. 7 So God ^H430 sent ^H7971 me before ^H6440 you to establish ^H7760 for you a remnant ^H7611 in the earth ^H776 and to keep ^H2421 you alive ^H2421 for a great ^H1419 remnant of survivors ^H6413. 8 So now ^H6258, it was not you who sent ^H7971 me here ^H2008, but God ^H430; and He has set ^H7760 me as a father ^H1 to Pharaoh ^H6547 and lord ^H113 of all ^H3605 his household ^H1004 and ruler ^H4910 over all ^H3605 the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714. 9 Hurry ^H4116 and go ^H5927 up ^H5927 to my father ^H1, and say ^H559 to him, ‘Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 your son ^H1121 Joseph ^H3130, “God ^H430 has set ^H7760 me as lord ^H113 of all ^H3605 Egypt ^H4714; come ^H3381 down ^H3381 to me, do not delay ^H5975. 10 And you shall [fn]live ^H3427 in the land ^H776 of Goshen ^H1657, and you shall be near ^H7138 me, you and your children ^H1121 and your children’s ^H1121 children ^H1121 and your flocks ^H6629 and your herds ^H1241 and all ^H3605 that you have. 11 There ^H8033 I will also provide ^H3557 for you, for there are still ^H5750 five ^H2568 years ^H8141 of famine ^H7458 to come, lest ^H6435 you and your household ^H1004 and all ^H3605 that you have be impoverished ^H3423.”’ 12 And behold ^H2009, your eyes ^H5869 see ^H7200, and the eyes ^H5869 of my brother ^H251 Benjamin ^H1144 see, that it is my mouth ^H6310 which is speaking ^H1696 to you. 13 So you must tell ^H5046 my father ^H1 of all ^H3605 my glory ^H3519 in Egypt ^H4714 and all ^H3605 that you have seen ^H7200; and you must hurry ^H4116 and bring ^H3381 my father ^H1 down ^H3381 here ^H2008.” 14 Then he fell ^H5307 on his brother ^H251 Benjamin’s ^H1144 neck ^H6677 and wept ^H1058, and Benjamin ^H1144 wept ^H1058 on his neck ^H6677. 15 He kissed ^H5401 all ^H3605 his brothers ^H251 and wept ^H1058 on them, and afterward ^H310 H3651 his brothers ^H251 talked ^H1696 with him.

16 Now the [fn]news ^H6963 was heard ^H8085 in Pharaoh’s ^H6547 house ^H1004, saying ^H559, “Joseph’s ^H3130 brothers ^H251 have come ^H935.” And it was good ^H3190 in the sight ^H5869 of Pharaoh ^H6547 and in the sight ^H5869 of his servants ^H5650. 17 Then Pharaoh ^H6547 said ^H559 to Joseph ^H3130, “Say ^H559 to your brothers ^H251, ‘Do ^H6213 this ^H2088: load ^H2943 your beasts ^H1165 and [fn]go ^H1980 H935 to the land ^H776 of Canaan ^H3667, 18 and take ^H3947 your father ^H1 and your households ^H1004 and come ^H935 to me, and I will give ^H5414 you the [fn]best ^H2898 of the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714, and you will eat ^H398 the fat ^H2459 of the land ^H776.’ 19 Now you are commanded ^H6680, ‘Do ^H6213 this ^H2088: [fn]take ^H3947 wagons ^H5699 from the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714 for your little ^H2945 ones ^H2945 and for your wives ^H802, and bring ^H5375 your father ^H1 and come ^H935. 20 Now do not [fn]concern ^H2347 H5869 yourselves ^H5869 with your goods ^H3627, for the [fn]best ^H2898 of all ^H3605 the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714 is yours.’”

21 Then the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 did ^H6213 so ^H3651; and Joseph ^H3130 gave ^H5414 them wagons ^H5699 according ^H5921 to the [fn]command ^H6310 of Pharaoh ^H6547, and he gave ^H5414 them provisions ^H6720 for the journey ^H1870. 22 To [fn]each ^H3605 H376 of them he gave ^H5414 changes ^H2487 of garments ^H8071, but to Benjamin ^H1144 he gave ^H5414 three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 pieces of silver ^H3701 and five ^H2568 changes ^H2487 of garments ^H8071. 23 Now to his father ^H1 he sent ^H7971 [fn]as follows ^H2088: ten ^H6235 donkeys ^H2543 loaded ^H5375 with the [fn]best ^H2898 things ^H2898 of Egypt ^H4714 and ten ^H6235 female ^H860 donkeys ^H860 loaded ^H5375 with grain ^H1250 and bread ^H3899 and sustenance ^H4202 for his father ^H1 [fn]on the journey ^H1870.

24 So he sent ^H7971 his brothers ^H251 away ^H7971, and they departed ^H1980. And he said ^H559 to them, “Do not be stirred ^H7264 up ^H7264 on the journey ^H1870.” 25 Then they went ^H5927 up ^H5927 from Egypt ^H4714, and came ^H935 to the land ^H776 of Canaan ^H3667 to their father ^H1 Jacob ^H3290. 26 And they told ^H5046 him, saying ^H559, “Joseph ^H3130 is still ^H5750 alive ^H2416, and indeed ^H3588 he is ruler ^H4910 over all ^H3605 the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714.” But [fn]his heart ^H3820 was stunned ^H6313, for he did not believe ^H539 them. 27 Yet they told ^H1696 him all ^H3605 the words ^H1697 of Joseph ^H3130 that he had spoken ^H1696 to them, and he saw ^H7200 the wagons ^H5699 that Joseph ^H3130 had sent ^H7971 to carry ^H5375 him. Then the spirit ^H7307 of their father ^H1 Jacob ^H3290 revived ^H2421. 28 And Israel ^H3478 said ^H559, “It is enough ^H7227! My son ^H1121 Joseph ^H3130 is still ^H5750 alive ^H2416. I will go ^H1980 and see ^H7200 him before ^H2962 I die ^H4191.”