Genesis 45:16

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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  • Gen 16:6 : 6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid [is] in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
  • Gen 20:15 : 15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land [is] before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
  • Gen 34:18 : 18 ¶ And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
  • Gen 41:33 : 33 ¶ Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
  • Deut 1:33 : 33 Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents [in], in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.
  • 2 Sam 3:36 : 36 And all the people took notice [of it], and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
  • 2 Chr 30:4 : 4 And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
  • Esth 1:21 : 21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
  • Esth 2:4 : 4 And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
  • Esth 5:14 : 14 Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.
  • Acts 6:5 : 5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
  • Acts 7:13 : 13 And at the second [time] Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.

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  • Gen 45:17-18
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    81%

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

    18And 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.

  • Gen 47:5
    81%

    5And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:

  • Gen 47:1-3
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    79%

    1¶ Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they [are] in the land of Goshen.

    2And he took some of his brethren, [even] five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.

    3And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What [is] your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants [are] shepherds, both we, [and] also our fathers.

  • Gen 46:31
    78%

    31And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which [were] in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;

  • Gen 41:37
    77%

    37And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.

  • Gen 45:1-4
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    1¶ Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by 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.

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

    3And 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.

    4And 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.

  • Gen 50:17-18
    2 verses
    77%

    17So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

    18And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we [be] thy servants.

  • Gen 45:15
    76%

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

  • Acts 7:13
    76%

    13And at the second [time] Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.

  • Gen 45:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8So 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 a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

    9Haste 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:

  • Gen 39:4-5
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    75%

    4And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all [that] he had he put into his hand.

    5And it came to pass from the time [that] he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.

  • Gen 42:6
    75%

    6And Joseph [was] the governor over the land, [and] he [it was] that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him [with] their faces to the earth.

  • Acts 7:10
    74%

    10And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

  • Gen 43:17
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    17And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.

  • Gen 47:25
    74%

    25And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.

  • Gen 47:7
    74%

    7And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

  • Gen 47:12
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    12And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to [their] families.

  • Gen 39:2
    73%

    2And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.