Previous Chapter Full Page Full Page Next Chapter

Genesis 45 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

Joseph Deals Kindly with His Brothers

Gen 45:1

Gen 45:1Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried, “Have everyone go out from me.” So there [fn]was no man with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.

Gen 45:2

Gen 45:2He [fn]wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard of it.

Gen 45:3

Gen 45:3Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence.

Gen 45:4

Gen 45:4Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come [fn]closer to me.” And they came [fn]closer. And he said, “I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.

Gen 45:5

Gen 45:5“Now do not be grieved or angry [fn]with yourselves, because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.

Gen 45:6

Gen 45:6“For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.

Gen 45:7

Gen 45:7“God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to keep you alive by a great [fn]deliverance.

Gen 45:8

Gen 45:8“Now, therefore, it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh and lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Gen 45:9

Gen 45:9“Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph, “God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay.

Gen 45:10

Gen 45:10“You shall [fn]live in the land of Goshen, 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.

Gen 45:11

Gen 45:11“There I will also provide 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.”’

Gen 45:12

Gen 45:12“Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which is speaking to you.

Gen 45:13

Gen 45:13“Now you must tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt, and all that you have seen; and you must hurry and bring my father down here.”

Gen 45:14

Gen 45:14Then he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck.

Gen 45:15

Gen 45:15He kissed all his brothers and wept on them, and afterward his brothers talked with him.

Gen 45:16

Gen 45:16Now when the [fn]news was heard in Pharaoh’s house [fn]that Joseph’s brothers had come, it [fn]pleased Pharaoh and his servants.

Gen 45:17

Gen 45:17Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: load your beasts and [fn]go to the land of Canaan,

Gen 45:18

Gen 45:18and take your father and your households and come to me, and I will give you the [fn]best of the land of Egypt and you will eat the fat of the land.’

Gen 45:19

Gen 45:19“Now you are ordered, ‘Do this: [fn]take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and bring your father and come.

Gen 45:20

Gen 45:20‘Do not [fn]concern yourselves with your goods, for the [fn]best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”

Gen 45:21

Gen 45:21Then the sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them wagons according to the [fn]command of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey.

Gen 45:22

Gen 45:22To [fn]each of them he gave changes of garments, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of garments.

Gen 45:23

Gen 45:23To his father he sent [fn]as follows: ten donkeys loaded with the [fn]best things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and sustenance for his father [fn]on the journey.

Gen 45:24

Gen 45:24So he sent his brothers away, and [fn]as they departed, he said to them, “Do not [fn]quarrel on the journey.”

Gen 45:25

Gen 45:25Then they went up from Egypt, and came to the land of Canaan to their father Jacob.

Gen 45:26

Gen 45:26They told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and indeed he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” But [fn]he was stunned, for he did not believe them.

Gen 45:27

Gen 45:27When they told him all the words of Joseph that he had spoken to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.

Gen 45:28

Gen 45:28Then Israel said, “It is enough; my son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”
See the NASB95 Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NASB95 Footnotes
Literally: stood
Literally: gave forth his voice in weeping
Literally: near
Literally: in your eyes
Literally: escaped company
Literally: dwell
Literally: voice
Literally: saying, ``Joseph's brothers have come"
Literally: was good in the eyes of
Literally: come, go
Literally: good
Literally: take for yourselves
Literally: let your eye look with regret upon your vessels
Literally: good
Literally: mouth
Literally: all of them he gave each man
Literally: like this
Literally: good
Literally: for
Literally: they departed; and he said
Literally: be agitated
Literally: his heart grew numb
Translation Copyright Logo

New American Standard Bible 1995
Copyright (c) 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995
by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif.
All rights reserved
https://www.lockman.org/new-american-standard-bible-nasb/

The "NASB," "NAS," "New American Standard Bible," and "New American Standard" trademarks are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by The Lockman Foundation. Use of these trademarks requires the permission of The Lockman Foundation.

For Permission To Quote visit http://www.lockman.org

For more information on this translation, see the NASB95 Preface.

Genesis Chapter 45 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 2020 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras

Did You Know BLB Is User Supported?

Your partnership makes all we do possible. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today?

Remind Me
Dismiss