Genesis 45 — GMV

45 Verse 1 And Joseph could not refrain himself when all were standing by him, but said, Dismiss all from me; and no one stood near Joseph, when he made himself known to his brethren. ^{Verse 2} And he uttered his voice with weeping; and all the Egyptians heard, and it was reported to the house of Pharaoh. ^{Verse 3} And Joseph said to his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him, for they were troubled. ^{Verse 4} And Joseph said to his brethren, Draw nigh to me; and they drew nigh; and he said, I am your brother Joseph, whom ye sold into Egypt. ^{Verse 5} Now then be not grieved, and let it not seem hard to you that ye sold me hither, for God sent me before you for life. ^{Verse 6} For this second year there is famine on the earth, and there are yet five years remaining, in which there is to be neither plowing, nor mowing. ^{Verse 7} For God sent me before you, that there might be left to you a remnant upon the earth, even to nourish a great remnant of you. ^{Verse 8} Now then ye did not send me hither, but God; and he hath made me as a father of Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler of all the land of Egypt. ^{Verse 9} Hasten, therefore, and go up to my father, and say to him, These things saith thy son Joseph; God has made me lord of all the land of Egypt; come down therefore to me, and tarry not. ^{Verse 10} And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen of Arabia; and thou shalt be near me, thou and thy sons, and thy sons’ sons, thy sheep and thine oxen, and whatsoever things are thine. ^{Verse 11} And I will nourish thee there: for the famine is yet for five years; lest thou be consumed, and thy sons, and all thy possessions. ^{Verse 12} Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you. ^{Verse 13} Report, therefore, to my father all my glory in Egypt, and all things that ye have seen, and make haste and bring down my father hither. ^{Verse 14} And he fell on his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept on him; and Benjamin wept on his neck. ^{Verse 15} And he kissed all his brethren, and wept on them; and after these things his brethren spoke to him. ^{Verse 16} And the report was carried into the house of Pharaoh, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come; and Pharaoh was glad, and his household. ^{Verse 17} And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to thy brethren, Do this; fill your wagons, and depart into the land of Canaan. ^{Verse 18} And take up your father, and your possessions, and come to me; and I will give you of all the goods of Egypt, and ye shall eat the marrow of the land. ^{Verse 19} And do thou charge them thus; that they should take for them wagons out of the land of Egypt, for your little ones, and for your wives; and take up your father, and come. ^{Verse 20} And be not sparing in regard to your property, for all the good of Egypt shall be yours. ^{Verse 21} And the children of Israel did so; and Joseph gave to them wagons, according to the words spoken by King Pharaoh; and he gave them provision for the journey. ^{Verse 22} And he gave to them all two sets of raiment apiece; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of gold, and five changes of raiment. ^{Verse 23} And to his father he sent presents at the same rate, and ten asses, bearing some of all the good things of Egypt, and ten mules, bearing bread for his father for thy journey. ^{Verse 24} And he sent away his brethren, and they went; and he said to them, Be not angry by the way. ^{Verse 25} And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father. ^{Verse 26} And they reported to him, saying, Thy son Joseph is living, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt; and Jacob was amazed, for he did not believe them. ^{Verse 27} But they spoke to him all the words uttered by Joseph, whatsoever he said to them; and having seen the chariots which Joseph sent to take him up, the spirit of Jacob their father revived. ^{Verse 28} And Israel said, It is a great thing for me if Joseph my son is yet alive, I will go and see him before I die.