Chapter 45
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And Joseph could not control himself before all those standing beside him, and he called, "Remove every man from me!" And no man stood with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
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And he wept aloud, and the Egyptians heard and the house of Pharaoh heard.
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And Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?" And his brothers could not answer him, for they were terrified at his presence.
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And Joseph said to his brothers, "Come near to me, please." And they came near. And he said, "I am Joseph, your brother whom you sold into Egypt."
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And now, do not be grieved, and do not be angry that you sold me—for God sent me before you to preserve life.
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For these two years the famine has been in the midst of the land, and there are still five years in which there is no plowing and no harvest.
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And God sent me before you to preserve a remnant for you in the land and to make a great escape for you.
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And now, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has set me as a father to Pharaoh, and a lord to all his house, and a ruler over all the land of Egypt.
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Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, "Your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay."
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And you shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me—you and your sons and your sons' sons and your flocks and your cattle and all that you have.
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And I will sustain you there, for there are still five years of famine, so that you, your household, and all that you have will not be impoverished.
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And behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth speaking to you.
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And tell my father all my glory in Egypt and all that you have seen, and hurry and bring my father down here.
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And he fell on the neck of Benjamin his brother and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.
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And he kissed all his brothers and wept over them, and after that his brothers spoke with him.
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The news was heard in Pharaoh's palace: "Joseph's brothers have come." And it was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and his servants.
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And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Say to your brothers, 'Do this: Load your animals, and go—come to the land of Canaan.'"
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and take your father and your daughters and come to me, and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and eat the fat of the land.
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And you, command Joseph: Do take for yourselves from the land of Egypt wagons for your little ones and for your wives, and you shall carry your father and come.
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Do not spare your eyes on all your belongings, for the good of all the land of Egypt is for you.
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And the sons of Israel did so, and Joseph gave them wagons according to the mouth of Pharaoh, and he gave them provisions for the way.
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To all of them he gave each man changes of garments, and to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of garments.
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And to his father he sent in this way: ten donkeys carrying from the good of Egypt, and ten female donkeys carrying grain, and bread and provisions for his father for the way.
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And he sent his brothers off and they went, and he said to them, "Do not be agitated on the way."
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And they went up from Egypt and came to the land of Canaan to Jacob their father.
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They told him, saying, "Joseph is still alive, and indeed he rules over all the land of Egypt." And his heart grew numb, for he did not believe them.
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And they told him all the words of Joseph which he had spoken to them, and he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, and the spirit of their father Jacob lived.
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And Israel said, "Great! Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die."