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Genesis 45:4 KJV
Genesis · chapter 45 · verse 4 · King James Version
And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.Genesis 45:4 · King James Version
Genesis 45:4 in context
2And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
3And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.
4And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
5Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
6For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.
Key words (Strong's)
- brethrenʼâcha brother )H251 →
- JosephYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- nearnâgashto be or come nearH5066 →
- soldmâkarto sell, literally , or figurativelyH4376 →
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