Verse 28
Genesis 45:28
World English Bible, British Edition
28
Israel said, “It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go
and see him before I die.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל רַ֛ב עוֹד יוֹסֵ֥ף בְּנִ֖/י חָ֑י אֵֽלְכָ֥ה וְ/אֶרְאֶ֖/נּוּ בְּ/טֶ֥רֶם אָמֽוּת
English Translation
And Israel said, "Joseph my son is still alive; I will go and see him before I die."
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Chapter 45 Context
1
Then Joseph couldn’t control himself before all those who stood before him,
and he called out, “Caus...
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2
He wept aloud. The Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
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3
Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Does my father still live?”
His brothers couldn’t answer...
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4
Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.”
They came near. He said, “I am Joseph, your...
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5
Now don’t be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here,
for God (Elohim) sent me bef...
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6
For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are yet
five years, in which there wi...
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7
God (Elohim) sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and
to save you alive by...
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8
So now it wasn’t you who sent me here, but God (Elohim), and he has made me a
father to Pharaoh, lor...
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9
Hurry, and go up to my father, and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph
says, “God (Elohim) has m...
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10
You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be near to me,
you, your children, your children...
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11
There I will provide for you; for there are yet five years of famine;
lest you come to poverty, you,...
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12
Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it
is my mouth that speaks to you.
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13
You shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that
you have seen. You shall hurry an...
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14
He fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept
on his neck.
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15
He kissed all his brothers, and wept on them. After that his brothers
talked with him.
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16
The report of it was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, “Joseph’s
brothers have come.” It pleased Pha...
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17
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals,
and go, travel to the land...
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18
Take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give
you the good of the land of Eg...
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19
Now you are commanded to do this: Take wagons out of the land of Egypt
for your little ones, and for...
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20
Also, don’t concern yourselves about your belongings, for the good
of all the land of Egypt is yours...
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21
The sons of Israel did so. Joseph gave them wagons, according
to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gav...
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22
He gave each one of them changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave
three hundred pieces of silver...
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23
He sent the following to his father: ten donkeys loaded with the good
things of Egypt, and ten femal...
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24
So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. He said to them, “See
that you don’t quarrel on the...
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25
They went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan,
to Jacob their father.
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26
They told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over
all the land of Egypt.” His hear...
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27
They told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them. When
he saw the wagons which Josep...
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28
Israel said, “It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go
and see him before I die.”