Genesis 45:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And 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.”
Genesis 45:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 45:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 45:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Does my father still live?” His brothers couldn’t answer him; for they were terrified at his presence.”
Genesis 45:3 — World English Bible
Genesis 45:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And 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. ”
Genesis 45:3 — American Standard Version
Genesis 45:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Joseph saith unto his brethren, `I <FI>am<Fi> Joseph, is my father yet alive?' and his brethren have not been able to answer him, for they have been troubled at his presence.”
Genesis 45:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 45:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joseph said to his brethren, I am Joseph. Does my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him, for they were troubled at his presence. ”
Genesis 45:3 — Darby Translation
Genesis 45:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Ioseph sayde to his brethren, I am Ioseph: doeth my father yet liue? But his brethren coulde not answere him, for they were astonished at his presence.”
Genesis 45:3 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 45:3 in Context — Genesis 45
1 Then Joseph 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 Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
3 And 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.
4 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.
5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
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What Does Genesis 45:3 Mean?
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