Verse 23
Genesis 45:23
Bible in Basic English
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And to his father he sent ten asses with good things from Egypt on their backs, and ten she-asses with grain and bread and food for his father on the journey.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/לְ/אָבִ֞י/ו שָׁלַ֤ח כְּ/זֹאת֙ עֲשָׂרָ֣ה חֲמֹרִ֔ים נֹשְׂאִ֖ים מִ/טּ֣וּב מִצְרָ֑יִם וְ/עֶ֣שֶׂר אֲתֹנֹ֡ת נֹֽ֠שְׂאֹת בָּ֣ר וָ/לֶ֧חֶם וּ/מָז֛וֹן לְ/אָבִ֖י/ו לַ/דָּֽרֶךְ
English Translation
And to his father he sent this: ten donkeys carrying from the best of Egypt and ten female donkeys carrying grain and bread and provisions for his father on the journey.
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Chapter 45 Context
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Then Joseph, unable to keep back his feelings before those who were with him, gave orders for everyo...
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And so loud was his weeping, that it came to the ears of the Egyptians and all Pharaoh's house.
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And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph: is my father still living? But his brothers were not a...
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Then Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me. And they came near, And he said, I am Joseph your...
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Now do not be troubled or angry with yourselves for sending me away, because God (Elohim) sent me be...
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For these two years have been years of need, and there are still five more years to come in which th...
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God (Elohim) sent me before you to keep you and yours living on earth so that you might become a gre...
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So now it was not you who sent me here, but God (Elohim): and he has made me as a father to Pharaoh,...
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9
Now go quickly to my father, and say to him, Your son Joseph says, God (Elohim) has made me ruler ov...
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10
The land of Goshen will be your living-place, and you will be near me; you and your children and you...
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And there I will take care of you, so that you and your family may not be in need, for there are sti...
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Now truly, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which says th...
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Give my father word of all my glory in Egypt and of all you have seen; and come back quickly with my...
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14
Then, weeping, he took Benjamin in his arms, and Benjamin himself was weeping on Joseph's neck.
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Then he gave a kiss to all his brothers, weeping over them; and after that his brothers had no fear...
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And news of these things went through Pharaoh's house, and it was said that Joseph's brothers were c...
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And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Put your goods on your beasts and go back to the l...
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And get your father and your families and come back to me: and I will give you all the good things o...
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19
And say to them, This you are to do: take carts from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for...
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And take no thought for your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.
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And the children of Israel did as he said; and Joseph gave them carts as had been ordered by Pharaoh...
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To every one of them he gave three changes of clothing; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred bits o...
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And to his father he sent ten asses with good things from Egypt on their backs, and ten she-asses wi...
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And he sent his brothers on their way, and said to them, See that you have no argument on the road.
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So they went up from Egypt and came to the land of Canaan, to their father Jacob.
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And they said to him, Joseph is living, and is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And at this word Ja...
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And they gave him an account of everything Joseph had said to them; and when he saw the carts which...
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And Israel said, It is enough: Joseph my son is still living; I will go and see him before my death.
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