Chapter 45

Then Joseph could¹ not refrain⁹⁹ himself before all them that stood¹² by him; and he cried,⁴ Cause every man to go out⁵⁴ from me. And there stood¹ no man with him, while Joseph made himself known⁹⁹ unto his brethren.

And he⁴ wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.^{4 8085 4}

And Joseph said⁴ unto his brethren, I [am] Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could¹ not answer² him; for they were troubled⁸ at his presence.

And Joseph said⁴ unto his brethren, Come near³ to me, I pray you. And they came near.⁴ And he said,⁴ I [am] Joseph your brother, whom ye sold¹ into Egypt.

Now therefore be not grieved,¹¹ nor angry⁴ with yourselves, that ye sold¹ me hither: for God did send¹ me before you to preserve life.

For 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.

And God sent⁴ me before you to preserve² you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives⁵³ by a great deliverance.

So now [it was] not you [that] sent¹ me hither, but God: and he hath made⁴ me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler⁶ throughout all the land of Egypt.

Haste¹⁶ ye, and go up³ to my father, and say¹ unto him, Thus saith¹ thy son Joseph, God hath made¹ me lord of all Egypt: come down³ unto me, tarry⁴ not:

And thou shalt dwell¹ in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:

And there will I nourish⁴³ thee; for yet [there are] five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.¹¹

And, behold, your eyes see,⁶ and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that [it is] my mouth that speaketh¹⁸ unto you.

And ye shall tell⁵² my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen;¹ and ye shall haste¹⁴ and bring down⁵² my father hither.

And he fell⁴ upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept;⁴ and Benjamin wept¹ upon his neck.

Moreover he kissed¹⁷ all his brethren, and wept⁴ upon them: and after that his brethren talked¹⁴ with him.

And the fame thereof was heard⁸ in Pharaoh's house, saying,² Joseph's brethren are come:¹ and it pleased⁴ Pharaoh well, and his servants.

And Pharaoh said⁴ unto Joseph, Say³ unto thy brethren, This do³ ye; lade³ your beasts, and go,³ get³ you unto the land of Canaan;

And take³ your father and your households, and come³ unto me: and I will give⁴ you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat³ the fat of the land.

Now thou art commanded,²⁷ this do³ ye; take³ you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring¹ your father, and come.¹

Also regard⁴ not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt [is] yours.

And the children of Israel did⁴ so: and Joseph gave⁴ them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave⁴ them provision for the way.

To all of them he gave¹ each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave¹ three hundred [pieces] of silver, and five changes of raiment.

And to his father he sent¹ after this [manner]; ten asses laden⁶ with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden⁶ with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.

So he sent his brethren away,¹⁷ and they departed:⁴ and he said⁴ unto them, See that ye fall not out⁴ by the way.

And they went up⁴ out of Egypt, and came⁴ into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,

And told⁵⁵ him, saying,² Joseph [is] yet alive, and he [is] governor⁶ over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted,⁴ for he believed⁵² them not.

And they told¹⁷ him all the words of Joseph, which he had said¹⁴ unto them: and when he saw⁴ the wagons which Joseph had sent¹ to carry² him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:⁴

And Israel said,⁴ [It is] enough; Joseph my son [is] yet alive: I will go⁴ and see⁴ him before I die.⁴