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 45:1 ¶ Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood before him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.

 45:1 ¶ Then Josephº couldºº notº refrainºº himselfº before allº them that stoodºº byº him; and he cried,ºº Causeºº everyº manº to go outºº fromºº me. And there stoodºº noº manº withº him, while Josephº made himself knownºº untoº his brethren.º

 45:2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.

 45:2 And he weptºº aloud:ººººº and the Egyptiansº and the houseº of Pharaohº heard.ºº

 45:3 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.

 45:3 And Josephº saidºº untoº his brethren,º Iº [am] Joseph;º doth my fatherº yetº live?º And his brethrenº couldºº notº answerºº him; forº they were troubledºº at his presence.ºº

 45:4 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.

 45:4 And Josephº saidºº untoº his brethren,º Come nearºº toº me, I pray you.º And they came near.ºº And he said,ºº Iº [am] Josephº your brother,º whomº ye soldºº into Egypt.º

 45:5 And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

 45:5 Nowº therefore be notº grieved,ºº norº angryºº with yourselves,º thatº ye soldºº me hither:º forº Godº did sendºº me beforeº youº to preserve life.º

 45:6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and there are yet five years, in which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest.

 45:6 Forº theseº two yearsº [hath] the famineº [been] inº the land:º and yetº [there are] fiveº years,º in the whichº [there shall] neitherº [be] earingº nor harvest.º

 45:7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.

 45:7 And Godº sentºº me beforeº youº to preserveºº you a posterityº in the earth,º and to save your livesºº by a greatº deliverance.º

 45:8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

 45:8 So nowº [it was] notº youº [that] sentºº me hither,º butº God:º and he hath madeºº me a fatherº to Pharaoh,º and lordº of allº his house,º and a rulerºº throughout allº the landº of Egypt.º

 45:9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not;

 45:9 Hasteºº ye, and go upºº toº my father,º and sayºº untoº him, Thusº saithºº thy sonº Joseph,º Godº hath madeºº me lordº of allº Egypt:º come downºº untoº me, tarryºº not:º

 45:10 and thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:

 45:10 And thou shalt dwellºº in the landº of Goshen,º and thou shalt beº nearº untoº me, thou,º and thy children,º and thy children'sº children,º and thy flocks,º and thy herds,º and allº thatº thou hast:

 45:11 and there will I nourish thee; for there are yet five years of famine; lest thou come to poverty, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.

 45:11 And thereº will I nourishºº thee; forº yetº [there are] fiveº yearsº of famine;º lestº thou,º and thy household,º and allº thatº thou hast, come to poverty.ºº

 45:12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.

 45:12 And, behold,º your eyesº see,ºº and the eyesº of my brotherº Benjamin,º thatº [it is] my mouthº that speakethºº untoº you.

 45:13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen: and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.

 45:13 And ye shall tellºº my fatherº ofº allº my gloryº in Egypt,º and of allº thatº ye have seen;ºº and ye shall hasteºº and bring downººº my fatherº hither.º

 45:14 And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

 45:14 And he fellºº uponº his brotherº Benjamin'sº neck,º and wept;ºº and Benjaminº weptºº uponº his neck.º

 45:15 And he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

 45:15 Moreover he kissedºº allº his brethren,º and weptºº uponº them: and afterº thatº his brethrenº talkedºº withº him.

 45:16 ¶ And the report thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

 45:16 ¶ And the fameº thereof was heardºº in Pharaoh'sº house,º saying,ºº Joseph'sº brethrenº are come:ºº and it pleasedººº Pharaohº well,ºººº andº his servants.º

 45:17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;

 45:17 And Pharaohº saidºº untoº Joseph,º Sayºº untoº thy brethren,º Thisº doºº ye; ladeººº your beasts,º and go,ººº getºº you unto the landº of Canaan;º

 45:18 and take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

 45:18 And takeººº your fatherº and your households,º and comeºº untoº me: and I will giveºº youº the goodº of the landº of Egypt,º and ye shall eatººº the fatº of the land.º

 45:19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye: take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.

 45:19 Now thouº art commanded,ºº thisº doºº ye; takeºº you wagonsº out of the landºº of Egyptº for your little ones,º and for your wives,º and bringººº your father,º and come.ºº

 45:20 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.

 45:20 Alsoº regardººº notº your stuff;º forº the goodº of allº the landº of Egyptº [is] yours.

 45:21 And the sons of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.

 45:21 And the childrenº of Israelº didºº so:º and Josephº gaveºº them wagons,º according toº the commandmentº of Pharaoh,º and gaveºº them provisionº for the way.º

 45:22 To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.

 45:22 To allº of them he gaveºº each manº changesº of raiment;º but to Benjaminº he gaveºº threeº hundredº [pieces] of silver,º and fiveº changesº of raiment.º

 45:23 And to his father he sent after this manner: ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses laden with grain and bread and provision for his father by the way.

 45:23 And to his fatherº he sentºº after thisº [manner]; tenº assesº ladenºº with the good thingsºº of Egypt,º and tenº she assesº ladenºº with cornº and breadº and meatº for his fatherº by the way.º

 45:24 So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.

 45:24 So he sentººº his brethrenº away,ºº and they departed:ººº and he saidºº untoº them, See that ye fall not outººº by the way.º

 45:25 ¶ And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father.

 45:25 ¶ And they went upºº out of Egypt,ºº and cameºº into the landº of Canaanº untoº Jacobº their father,º

 45:26 And they told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And his heart fainted, for he believed them not.

 45:26 And toldºº him, saying,ºº Josephº [is] yetº alive,º and heº [is] governorºº over allº the landº of Egypt.º And Jacob's heartº fainted,ºº forº he believedºº them not.º

 45:27 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:

 45:27 And they toldººº himº allº the wordsº of Joseph,º whichº he had saidºº untoº them: and when he sawººº the wagonsº whichº Josephº had sentºº to carryºº him, the spiritº of Jacobº their fatherº revived:ºº

 45:28 and Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

 45:28 And Israelº said,ºº [It is] enough;º Josephº my sonº [is] yetº alive:º I will goººº and seeº himºº beforeº I die.ºº