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Verse 1

Then Joseph{H3130} could{H3201}{(H8804)} not refrain{H662}{(H8692)} himself before all them that stood{H5324}{(H8737)} by him; and he cried{H7121}{(H8799)}, Cause{H3318} every man{H376} to go out{H3318}{(H8685)} from me. And there stood{H5975}{(H8804)} no man{H376} with him, while Joseph{H3130} made himself known{H3045}{(H8692)} unto his brethren{H251}.

Verse 2

And he wept{H6963}{H1065} aloud{H5414}{(H8799)}: and the Egyptians{H4714} and the house{H1004} of Pharaoh{H6547} heard{H8085}{(H8799)}{H8085}{(H8799)}.

Verse 3

And Joseph{H3130} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto his brethren{H251}, I am Joseph{H3130}; doth my father{H1} yet live{H2416}? And his brethren{H251} could{H3201}{(H8804)} not answer{H6030}{(H8800)} him; for they were troubled{H926}{(H8738)} at his presence{H6440}.

Verse 4

And Joseph{H3130} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto his brethren{H251}, Come near{H5066}{(H8798)} to me, I pray you. And they came near{H5066}{(H8799)}. And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, I am Joseph{H3130} your brother{H251}, whom ye sold{H4376}{(H8804)} into Egypt{H4714}.

Verse 5

Now therefore be not grieved{H6087}{(H8735)}, nor angry{H2734}{(H8799)} with yourselves{H5869}, that ye sold{H4376}{(H8804)} me hither: for God{H430} did send{H7971}{(H8804)} me before you{H6440} to preserve life{H4241}.

Verse 6

For these two years{H8141} hath the famine{H7458} been in{H7130} the land{H776}: and yet there are five{H2568} years{H8141}, in the which there shall neither{H369} be earing{H2758} nor harvest{H7105}.

Verse 7

And God{H430} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} me before you{H6440} to preserve{H7760}{(H8800)} you a posterity{H7611} in the earth{H776}, and to save your lives{H2421}{(H8687)} by a great{H1419} deliverance{H6413}.

Verse 8

So now it was not you that sent{H7971}{(H8804)} me hither, but God{H430}: and he hath made{H7760}{(H8799)} me a father{H1} to Pharaoh{H6547}, and lord{H113} of all his house{H1004}, and a ruler{H4910}{(H8802)} throughout all the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}.

Verse 9

Haste{H4116}{(H8761)} ye, and go up{H5927}{(H8798)} to my father{H1}, and say{H559}{(H8804)} unto him, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} thy son{H1121} Joseph{H3130}, God{H430} hath made{H7760}{(H8804)} me lord{H113} of all Egypt{H4714}: come down{H3381}{(H8798)} unto me, tarry{H5975}{(H8799)} not:

Verse 10

And thou shalt dwell{H3427}{(H8804)} in the land{H776} of Goshen{H1657}, and thou shalt be near{H7138} unto me, thou, and thy children{H1121}, and thy children's{H1121} children{H1121}, and thy flocks{H6629}, and thy herds{H1241}, and all that thou hast:

Verse 11

And there will I nourish{H3557}{(H8773)} thee; for yet there are five{H2568} years{H8141} of famine{H7458}; lest thou, and thy household{H1004}, and all that thou hast, come to poverty{H3423}{(H8735)}.

Verse 12

And, behold, your eyes{H5869} see{H7200}{(H8802)}, and the eyes{H5869} of my brother{H251} Benjamin{H1144}, that it is my mouth{H6310} that speaketh{H1696}{(H8764)} unto you.

Verse 13

And ye shall tell{H5046}{(H8689)} my father{H1} of all my glory{H3519} in Egypt{H4714}, and of all that ye have seen{H7200}{(H8804)}; and ye shall haste{H4116}{(H8765)} and bring down{H3381}{(H8689)} my father{H1} hither.

Verse 14

And he fell{H5307}{(H8799)} upon his brother{H251} Benjamin's{H1144} neck{H6677}, and wept{H1058}{(H8799)}; and Benjamin{H1144} wept{H1058}{(H8804)} upon his neck{H6677}.

Verse 15

Moreover he kissed{H5401}{(H8762)} all his brethren{H251}, and wept{H1058}{(H8799)} upon them: and after{H310} that his brethren{H251} talked{H1696}{(H8765)} with him.

Verse 16

And the fame{H6963} thereof was heard{H8085}{(H8738)} in Pharaoh's{H6547} house{H1004}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Joseph's{H3130} brethren{H251} are come{H935}{(H8804)}: and it pleased{H3190}{H5869} Pharaoh{H6547} well{H3190}{(H8799)}{H5869}, and{H5869} his servants{H5650}.

Verse 17

And Pharaoh{H6547} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Joseph{H3130}, Say{H559}{(H8798)} unto thy brethren{H251}, This do{H6213}{(H8798)} ye; lade{H2943}{(H8798)} your beasts{H1165}, and go{H3212}{(H8798)}, get{H935}{(H8798)} you unto the land{H776} of Canaan{H3667};

Verse 18

And take{H3947}{(H8798)} your father{H1} and your households{H1004}, and come{H935}{(H8798)} unto me: and I will give{H5414}{(H8799)} you the good{H2898} of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, and ye shall eat{H398}{(H8798)} the fat{H2459} of the land{H776}.

Verse 19

Now thou art commanded{H6680}{(H8795)}, this do{H6213}{(H8798)} ye; take{H3947}{(H8798)} you wagons{H5699} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} for your little ones{H2945}, and for your wives{H802}, and bring{H5375}{(H8804)} your father{H1}, and come{H935}{(H8804)}.

Verse 20

Also{H5869} regard{H2347}{(H8799)} not your stuff{H3627}; for the good{H2898} of all the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} is yours.

Verse 21

And the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} did{H6213}{(H8799)} so: and Joseph{H3130} gave{H5414}{(H8799)} them wagons{H5699}, according to the commandment{H6310} of Pharaoh{H6547}, and gave{H5414}{(H8799)} them provision{H6720} for the way{H1870}.

Verse 22

To all of them he gave{H5414}{(H8804)} each man{H376} changes{H2487} of raiment{H8071}; but to Benjamin{H1144} he gave{H5414}{(H8804)} three{H7969} hundred{H3967} pieces of silver{H3701}, and five{H2568} changes{H2487} of raiment{H8071}.

Verse 23

And to his father{H1} he sent{H7971}{(H8804)} after this{H2063} manner; ten{H6235} asses{H860} laden{H5375}{(H8802)} with the good things{H2898} of Egypt{H4714}, and ten{H6235} she asses{H2543} laden{H5375}{(H8802)} with corn{H1250} and bread{H3899} and meat{H4202} for his father{H1} by the way{H1870}.

Verse 24

So he sent{H7971} his brethren{H251} away{H7971}{(H8762)}, and they departed{H3212}{(H8799)}: and he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, See that ye fall not out{H7264}{(H8799)} by the way{H1870}.

Verse 25

And they went up{H5927}{(H8799)} out of Egypt{H4714}, and came{H935}{(H8799)} into the land{H776} of Canaan{H3667} unto Jacob{H3290} their father{H1},

Verse 26

And told{H5046}{(H8686)} him, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Joseph{H3130} is yet alive{H2416}, and he is governor{H4910}{(H8802)} over all the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}. And Jacob's heart{H3820} fainted{H6313}{(H8799)}, for he believed{H539}{(H8689)} them not.

Verse 27

And they told{H1696}{(H8762)} him all the words{H1697} of Joseph{H3130}, which he had said{H1696}{(H8765)} unto them: and when he saw{H7200}{(H8799)} the wagons{H5699} which Joseph{H3130} had sent{H7971}{(H8804)} to carry{H5375}{(H8800)} him, the spirit{H7307} of Jacob{H3290} their father{H1} revived{H2421}{(H8799)}:

Verse 28

And Israel{H3478} said{H559}{(H8799)}, It is enough{H7227}; Joseph{H3130} my son{H1121} is yet alive{H2416}: I will go{H3212}{(H8799)} and see him{H7200}{(H8799)} before I die{H4191}{(H8799)}.

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