Genesis 45:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.”
Genesis 45:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 45:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 45:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now don’t be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.”
Genesis 45:5 — World English Bible
Genesis 45:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. ”
Genesis 45:5 — American Standard Version
Genesis 45:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and now, be not grieved, nor let it be displeasing in your eyes that ye sold me hither, for to preserve life hath God sent me before you.”
Genesis 45:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 45:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And now, be not grieved, and be not angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither, forGod sent me before you to preserve life. ”
Genesis 45:5 — Darby Translation
Genesis 45:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Nowe therefore be not sad, neither grieued with your selues, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you for your preseruation.”
Genesis 45:5 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 45:5 in Context — Genesis 45
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.
6 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.
7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
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What Does Genesis 45:5 Mean?
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