Genesis 45:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And they said to him, Joseph is living, and is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And at this word Jacob was quite overcome, for he had no faith in it.

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  • Gen 44:28 : 28 The one went away from me, and I said, Truly he has come to a violent death; and from that time I have not seen him,
  • Gen 37:35 : 35 And all his sons and all his daughters came to give him comfort, but he would not be comforted, saying with weeping, I will go down to the underworld to my son. So great was his father's sorrow for him.
  • Gen 42:36 : 36 And Jacob their father said to them, You have taken my children from me: Joseph is gone and Simeon is gone, and now you would take Benjamin away; all these things have come on me.
  • Gen 42:38 : 38 And he said, I will not let my son go down with you; for his brother is dead and he is all I have: if evil overtakes him on the journey, then through you will my grey head go down to the underworld in sorrow.
  • Gen 45:8-9 : 8 So now it was not you who sent me here, but God: and he has made me as a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. 9 Now go quickly to my father, and say to him, Your son Joseph says, God has made me ruler over all the land of Egypt: come down to me straight away:
  • Job 9:16 : 16 If I had sent for him to be present, and he had come, I would have no faith that he would give ear to my voice.
  • Job 29:24 : 24 I was laughing at them when they had no hope, and the light of my face was never clouded by their fear.
  • Ps 105:21 : 21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;
  • Ps 126:1 : 1 <A Song of the going up.> When the Lord made a change in Zion's fate, we were like men in a dream.
  • Jonah 2:7 : 7 I went down to the bases of the mountains; as for the earth, her walls were about me for ever: but you have taken up my life from the underworld, O Lord my God.
  • Luke 24:11 : 11 But these words seemed foolish to them, and they had no belief in them.
  • Luke 24:34 : 34 And they said to them, The Lord has truly come back to life again, and Simon has seen him.
  • Luke 24:41 : 41 And because, for joy and wonder, they were still in doubt, he said to them, Have you any food here?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 45:27-28
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    27 And they gave him an account of everything Joseph had said to them; and when he saw the carts which Joseph had sent for them, his spirit came back to him:

    28 And Israel said, It is enough: Joseph my son is still living; I will go and see him before my death.

  • 25 So they went up from Egypt and came to the land of Canaan, to their father Jacob.

  • Gen 45:1-4
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    1 Then Joseph, unable to keep back his feelings before those who were with him, gave orders for everyone to be sent away, and no one was present when he made clear to his brothers who he was.

    2 And so loud was his weeping, that it came to the ears of the Egyptians and all Pharaoh's house.

    3 And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph: is my father still living? But his brothers were not able to give him an answer for they were troubled before him.

    4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me. And they came near, And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sent into Egypt.

  • Gen 42:28-29
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    28 And he said to his brothers, My money has been given back: it is in my bag; then their hearts became full of fear, and turning to one another they said, What is this which God has done to us?

    29 So when they came to Jacob their father, in the land of Canaan, they gave him an account of all their experiences, saying,

  • Gen 48:1-2
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    1 Now after these things, word came to Joseph that his father was ill: and he took with him his sons Manasseh and Ephraim.

    2 And when they said to Jacob, Your son Joseph is coming to see you: then Israel, getting all his strength together, had himself lifted up in his bed.

  • Gen 46:28-31
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    28 Now he had sent Judah before him to Goshen, to get word from Joseph; and so they came to the land of Goshen.

    29 And Joseph got his carriage ready and went to Goshen for the meeting with his father; and when he came before him, he put his arms round his neck, weeping.

    30 And Israel said to Joseph, Now that I have seen you living again, I am ready for death.

    31 And Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's people, I will go and give the news to Pharaoh, and say to him, My brothers and my father's people, from the land of Canaan, have come to me;

  • 27 And they said, Your servant, our father, is well, he is still living. And they went down on their faces before him.

  • 9 Now go quickly to my father, and say to him, Your son Joseph says, God has made me ruler over all the land of Egypt: come down to me straight away:

  • 22 Now Joseph and all his father's family went on living in Egypt: and the years of Joseph's life were a hundred and ten.

  • 7 Then Joseph made his father Jacob come before Pharaoh, and Jacob gave him his blessing.

  • Gen 42:35-36
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    35 And when they took the grain out of their bags, it was seen that every man's parcel of money was in his bag; and when they and their father saw the money, they were full of fear.

    36 And Jacob their father said to them, You have taken my children from me: Joseph is gone and Simeon is gone, and now you would take Benjamin away; all these things have come on me.

  • 14 And when his father had been put to rest, Joseph and his brothers and all who had gone with him, went back to Egypt.

  • Gen 42:1-2
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    1 Now Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, said to his sons, Why are you looking at one another?

    2 And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.

  • 28 And Jacob was living in the land of Goshen for seventeen years; so the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven.

  • 16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, Your father, before his death, gave us orders, saying,

  • 17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Put your goods on your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan;

  • 5 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Let them have the land of Goshen; and if there are any able men among them, put them over my cattle.

  • 21 Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God will be with you, guiding you back to the land of your fathers.