Genesis 45

1Then Yosef (Increaser; May God the Powerful One add [Yah]) could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Yosef made himself known unto his brethren.

2And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.

3And Yosef said unto his brethren, I [am] Yosef; does my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

4And Yosef (Increaser; May God the Powerful One add [Yah]) said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I [am] Yosef your brother, whom youf sold into Mitzrayim [Egypt].

5Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that youf sold me to this place (till this point in time): for God-Elōhīm [The Living Word - The Many Powered] did send me before youi to preserve life.

6For these two years [has] the famine [been] in the land: and yet [there are] five years, in the which [there shall] neither [be] earing nor harvest.

7And God-Elōhīm [The Living Word - The Many Powered] sent me before youi to preserve youi a posterity in the earth, and to save youri lives by a great deliverance.

8So now [it was] not you [that] sent me to this place (till this point in time), but God-Elōhīm [The Living Word - The Many Powered]: and he has made me a father to Pharaoh (Great House), and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Mitzrayim [Egypt] (Double Distress or Double Stronghold, Black Land).

9Haste youf, and go up to my father, and say unto him, In the following manner says youri son Yosef, God-Elōhīm [The Living Word - The Many Powered] has made me lord of all Mitzrayim [Egypt]: come down unto me, wait not:

10And youi shall dwell in the land of Goshen [Drawing Near] (approaching; drawing near), and youi shall be near unto me, youi, and youri children, and youri children’s children, and youri flocks, and youri herds, and all that youi have:

11And there will I nourish youi; for yet [there are] five years of famine; lest youi, and youri household, and all that youi have, come to poverty.

12And, behold, youri eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Binyamin (This Son Is Strength), that [it is] my mouth that speaks unto you.

13And you1sf shall tell my father of all my glory in Mitzrayim [Egypt] and of all that you1sf have seen; and you1sf shall haste and bring down my father to this place (till this point in time).

14And he fell upon his brother Binyamin’s neck, and wept; and Binyamin wept upon his neck.

15Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

16And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s (Great House) house, saying, Yosef’s (Increaser; May God the Powerful One add [Yah]) brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

17And Pharaoh said unto Yosef, Say unto youri brethren, This do youf; burden (to load) youri beasts, and go, get youi unto the land of Kena’an (merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues);

18And take youri father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give youi the good of the land of Mitzrayim [Egypt], and youf shall eat the fat of the land.

19Now youi are commanded, this do youf; take youri wagons out of the land of Mitzrayim [Egypt] for youri little ones, and for youri wives, and bring youri father, and come.

20Also regard not youri stuff; for the good of all the land of Mitzrayim [Egypt] (Double Distress or Double Stronghold, Black Land) is yoursf

21And the children of Isra’el (he who holds onto God-The Creator) did so: and Yosef (Increaser; May God the Powerful One add [Yah]) gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh (Great House), and gave them provision for the way.

22To all of them he gave each man changes of clothing; but to Binyamin (This Son Is Strength) he gave three hundred [pieces] of silver, and five changes of clothing.

23And to his father he sent after this [manner]; ten donkeys laden with the good things of Mitzrayim [Egypt], and ten she donkeys laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.

24So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that youf fall not out by the way.

25And they went up out of Mitzrayim [Egypt], and came into the land of Kena’an (merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues) unto Ya’akov (he who holds onto the heel of) their father,

26And told him, saying, Yosef [is] yet alive, and he [is] governor over all the land of Mitzrayim [Egypt]. And Ya’akov’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.

27And they told him all the words of Yosef, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Yosef had sent to carry him, the spirit of Ya’akov (he who holds onto the heel of) their father revived:

28And Isra’el (he who holds onto God-The Creator) said, [It is] enough; Yosef (Increaser; May God the Powerful One add [Yah]) my son [is] yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

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Genesis 45

Joseph told his brothers the true story

1After Judah said all those things, Joseph really wanted to cry, and he wanted to tell those men that he was their brother. But lots of Joseph’s workers were there in that room, so Joseph said to them, “All of you workers, go out of this room.” Then all of Joseph’s workers went out, and Joseph stayed there with his brothers. 2Then Joseph started to cry really loud. He cried so loud that some of the Egypt people heard him, and those Egypt people went and told the people in Pharaoh’s house.

3Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am your brother Joseph. You said that my father is still alive. Is that true?”#Acts 7:13

Joseph’s brothers got a big shock. You see, before this, they thought that he was one of the Egypt people, but now they knew that he was their brother Joseph. They were really shocked and frightened, so they didn’t say anything.

4Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please, come and stand more close to me.” So they went more close to him.

And Joseph said, “I am your brother Joseph. Remember, a long time ago, you sold me as a work-man to that Midian mob, and they brought me here to Egypt country. 5Listen, I can see that you are upset and angry with yourselves, because you sold me as a work-man. But don’t be upset or angry. You know, God was the one that made those things happen. Yes, God sent me here to Egypt, so that I can help people stay alive in these dry years with no food plants growing. And later on, he got you mob to come here to get food. 6You know, we already had 2 dry years with no rain, and there will be 5 more dry years. Yes, for 5 more years, nobody will be able to grow any food. 7But God wants to save you mob, so he did a great thing for you. He sent me here to Egypt, to get things ready for you. Now God is going to use me to make sure that you and your families stay alive. 8So I’m telling you, it wasn’t you mob that sent me here to Egypt. No, it was God that sent me here. He made me Pharaoh’s most important helper, and he made me boss over all of Pharaoh’s workers, and he put me in charge of all of Egypt.”

9Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Now you mob have to go quickly to my father. Say to him, ‘This is a message from your son Joseph. He says, “God put me in charge of all of Egypt country. Come and live in this country with me straight away.#Acts 7:14 10Bring your kids and your grand-kids, your sheep and cows, and everything that you own. You can live near me, in the place called Goshen. 11You know, there will be 5 more years of no rain and no food plants growing. But I will give food to you and your family and your animals for those 5 years. I will do that for you, so that you will not become really poor, and you and your animals will not die.” ’ ”

12Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Now you mob know that I really am Joseph. And my brother Benjamin, he knows that too. 13So you mob have to go and tell my father that I am very important in Egypt country. And tell him about everything else that you saw here. Go quickly, and then bring my father here.”

14Then Joseph put his arms around his brother Benjamin, and he hugged him. And Joseph cried, because he was so happy to see Benjamin again. And Benjamin hugged Joseph, and he cried too. 15Then Joseph kissed all his brothers on the cheek, and he kept on crying while he did that. Then Joseph’s brothers were not frightened any more, and they talked to Joseph.

Pharaoh was good to Joseph’s brothers

16Somebody went to Pharaoh’s house, and they said to Pharaoh and his workers, “Joseph’s brothers are here in Egypt country.” And Pharaoh and his workers were happy that Joseph’s brothers came. 17Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘This is what you have to do. Put your bags of food on your donkeys, and go back to Canaan country. 18Then get your father and your families, and bring them back here to Egypt. I will give you the best land in Egypt, and you can live on that land. And you can eat the best food that is in this country.’ ”

19Pharaoh kept on talking to Joseph. He said, “I want you to say to your brothers, ‘This is what you have to do. Get some of our cows and trailers that are here in Egypt country, and get those cows to pull those trailers back to your home country. Then get your little kids and your wives to sit in those trailers, and then those cows can bring them back here to Egypt. And bring your father too. 20You don’t need to bring all the things that you own, because I am going to give you the best things that are here in Egypt.’ ”

21Then Jacob’s sons did those things that Pharaoh said. Joseph gave them some cows and trailers, just like Pharaoh told him to do, and he gave them some food to eat on the way home. 22And he gave them all some new clothes. But he gave Benjamin more clothes than all the others. Yes, he gave Benjamin 5 sets of clothes. He also gave Benjamin 300 pieces of silver money.

23Joseph wanted to send some presents to his father too. So he got 10 male donkeys, and he got some really good things from Egypt country, and he put those good things into bags, and he put those bags on the donkeys to send them to his father. Joseph also got 10 female donkeys to send to his father, and he got wheat seeds, and bread, and lots of other food, and he put all that food into bags, and he put those bags on those 10 female donkeys. Joseph wanted to send that food to his father, so that his father could eat it on the way back to Egypt. 24After everything was ready, Joseph told his brothers to leave Egypt and go back to their home country. And he said to them, “Don’t argue on the way home.” So they left Egypt country to go home.

Joseph’s brothers told their father that Joseph was alive

25Joseph’s brothers went back to their father Jacob, in Canaan country. 26They said to Jacob, “Joseph is not dead. No, he is still alive, and he is in charge of all of Egypt country.”

Jacob got a big shock, and he didn’t believe those things that his sons said. You see, he thought that Joseph was dead. 27So Jacob’s sons told him everything that Joseph said to them, and they showed him those cows and trailers that Joseph sent. They said, “Joseph sent these cows and trailers so that we can take you and our families to Egypt country.”

Then Jacob felt better. 28He said, “Now I know that those things that you said, they are true. My son Joseph really is alive. I have to go and see him before I die.”

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