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Book of Genesis, Chapter 45

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Chapter 45 of Genesis—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried, “Have everyone go out from me.” So there [a]was no man with him 1when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
  2. 2He [b]wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard of it.
  3. Then Joseph said to his brothers, “3I am Joseph! 4Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, for 5they were dismayed at his presence.
  4. ¶ Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come [c]closer to me.” And they came [d]closer. And he said, “I am your brother Joseph, whom you 6sold into Egypt.
  5. Now do not be grieved or angry [e]with yourselves, because 7you sold me here, for 8God sent me before you to preserve life.
  6. For the famine has been in the land 9these two years, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.
  7. 10God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to keep you alive by a great [f]deliverance.
  8. Now, therefore, it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a 11father to Pharaoh and lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
  9. Hurry and go up to my father, and 12say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph, “God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay.
  10. You shall [g]live in the land of 13Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children’s children and your flocks and your herds and all that you have.
  11. There I will also 14provide for you, for there are still five years of famine to come, and you and your household and all that you have would be impoverished.”’
  12. Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which is speaking to you.
  13. Now you must tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt, and all that you have seen; and you must hurry and 15bring my father down here.”
  14. Then he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and 16wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.
  15. He kissed all his brothers and wept on them, and afterward his brothers talked with him.
  16. ¶ Now when 17the [h]news was heard in Pharaoh’s house [i]that Joseph’s brothers had come, it [j]pleased Pharaoh and his servants.
  17. Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: load your beasts and [k]go to the land of Canaan,
  18. and take your father and your households and come to me, and 18I will give you the [l]best of the land of Egypt and you will eat the fat of the land.’
  19. Now you are ordered, ‘Do this: [m]take 19wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and bring your father and come.
  20. Do not [n]concern yourselves with your goods, for the [o]best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”
  21. ¶ Then the sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them 20wagons according to the [p]command of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey.
  22. To [q]each of them he gave 21changes of garments, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and 22five changes of garments.
  23. To his father he sent [r]as follows: ten donkeys loaded with the [s]best things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and sustenance for his father [t]on the journey.
  24. ¶ So he sent his brothers away, and [u]as they departed, he said to them, “Do not [v]quarrel on the journey.”
  25. Then they went up from Egypt, and came to the land of Canaan to their father Jacob.
  26. They told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and indeed he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” But [w]he was stunned, for 23he did not believe them.
  27. When they told him all the words of Joseph that he had spoken to them, and when he saw the 24wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.
  28. Then Israel said, “It is enough; my son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit stood
  2. ^ Lit gave forth his voice in weeping
  3. ^ Lit near
  4. ^ Lit near
  5. ^ Lit in your eyes
  6. ^ Lit escaped company
  7. ^ Lit dwell
  8. ^ Lit voice
  9. ^ Lit saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come”
  10. ^ Lit was good in the eyes of
  11. ^ Lit come, go
  12. ^ Lit good
  13. ^ Lit take for yourselves
  14. ^ Lit let your eye look with regret upon your vessels
  15. ^ Lit good
  16. ^ Lit mouth
  17. ^ Lit all of them he gave each man
  18. ^ Lit like this
  19. ^ Lit good
  20. ^ Lit for
  21. ^ Lit they departed; and he said
  22. ^ Lit be agitated
  23. ^ Lit his heart grew numb

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ac 7:13
  2. ^ Ge 45:14, 15; 46:29
  3. ^ Ac 7:13
  4. ^ Ge 43:27
  5. ^ Ge 37:20-28; 42:21, 22
  6. ^ Ge 37:28
  7. ^ Ge 37:28
  8. ^ Ge 45:7, 8; 50:20; Ps 105:17
  9. ^ Ge 37:2; 41:46, 53
  10. ^ Ge 45:5
  11. ^ Jg 17:10
  12. ^ Ac 7:14
  13. ^ Ge 46:28, 34; 47:1
  14. ^ Ge 47:12
  15. ^ Ac 7:14
  16. ^ Ge 45:2
  17. ^ Ac 7:13
  18. ^ Ge 27:28
  19. ^ Ge 45:21, 27; 46:5; Nu 7:3-8
  20. ^ Ge 45:19
  21. ^ 2Ki 5:5
  22. ^ Ge 43:34
  23. ^ Ge 37:31-35
  24. ^ Ge 45:19

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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