Genesis, Chapter 45:

Verses from Genesis, Chapter 45 of the Book of Genesis of the Bible.

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José makes himself known

1. Joseph could no longer control himself in front of all his assistants, and he exclaimed: “Get everyone out of my presence!” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
2. And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and the news reached Pharaoh's palace.
3. Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But his brothers were paralyzed with fear when they heard this.
4. Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come closer to me.” As they approached, he said, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery into Egypt.
5. But now, do not worry or feel guilty about having sold me, for it was to save lives that God sent me before you.
6. The famine that has plagued the land has lasted two years, and there will be another five years in which there will be no cultivation or harvest.
7. God sent me before you to preserve a remnant for you in this land and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
8. So it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me counselor to Pharaoh, lord of all his house and governor of all the land of Egypt.
9. “Now quickly return to my father and say to him, 'This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come here, don't delay!
10. We will live in this land where there will be enough food for everyone. Come with your children and grandchildren, with your sheep and goats, with everything you have.
11. I will take care of you here, for there will still be five years of famine. This way, you and your family won't have to be in need.'
12. You can see with your own eyes, as well as my brother Benjamin, that I am the one speaking to you.
13. Inform my father of my high position in Egypt and of all that you have seen. Bring my father here quickly.”
14. Then Joseph threw himself on his brother Benjamin's neck and wept, and Benjamin also embraced him and wept.
15. Joseph kissed all his brothers and wept with them. After that, his brothers talked to him.
16. When news reached Pharaoh's palace that Joseph's brothers had arrived, Pharaoh and his counselors were pleased.
17. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, 'Do this: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan.
18. Bring your father and your families and come to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the best produce of the land.'
19. “I also command you to do this: Take chariots from the land of Egypt for your sons and their wives, and help their father come here.
20. Do not worry about your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt will be yours.”
21. So the children of Israel did as they were commanded. Joseph gave them cars, as Pharaoh ordered, and supplies for the journey.
22. He gave them new clothes, but Benjamin gave three hundred pieces of silver and five sets of clothes.
23. And he sent the following gifts to his father: ten male donkeys laden with the best produce of Egypt, and ten female donkeys laden with grain, bread and provisions for the journey.
24. He sent his brothers away, and when they left, he said to them, “Don’t fight on the way.”
25. They left Egypt and came to the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father.
26. They told him the news: “Joseph is still alive! He is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” Jacob was astonished, as he could not believe what he heard.
27. But when they told Jacob everything that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the chariots that Joseph had sent to take him, Jacob's spirit returned to him.
28. And Israel said, “Enough! My son José is still alive. I will see him before I die!”