Genesis 45:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;”

Genesis 45:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 45:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Genesis 45:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals, and go, travel to the land of Canaan.”

Genesis 45:17 — World English Bible

Genesis 45:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; ”

Genesis 45:17 — American Standard Version

Genesis 45:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, `Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, enter ye the land of Canaan,”

Genesis 45:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 45:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to thy brethren, Do this: load your beasts and depart, go into the land of Canaan, ”

Genesis 45:17 — Darby Translation

Genesis 45:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Pharaoh said vnto Ioseph, Say to thy brethren, This doe ye, lade your beastes and depart, go to the land of Canaan,”

Genesis 45:17 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 45:17 in Context — Genesis 45

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

16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;

18 And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.

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What Does Genesis 45:17 Mean?

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