Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants , vvv and he cried out , “ Send everyone ... away from me ! ” So none (of them) were with ... (Joseph) when he made himself known to his brothers.
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But he wept so loudly - - that the Egyptians heard him , and Pharaoh’s household (soon) heard of it.
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Joseph said to his brothers , “ I am Joseph ! Is my father still alive ? ” But they were unable ... to answer him , because they were terrified in his presence.
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Then Joseph said to his brothers , “ Please ... come near me. ” And they (did so). “ I am Joseph , your brother , ” he said , “ the one you sold - into Egypt !
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And now , do not be distressed ... or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place , because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.
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For the famine has covered the land these two years , and there will be five more years - without plowing or harvesting.
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God sent me before you to preserve as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
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Therefore it was not you who sent me here , but God , who has made me a father to Pharaoh — lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
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Now return quickly to my father and tell him , ‘ This is what your son Joseph says : God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.
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You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me — ... you and your children and grandchildren ... , your flocks and herds , and everything you own -
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And there I will provide for you , because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise , you and your household and everything - will come to destitution. ’
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Behold ! You and my brother Benjamin vvv can see that I, (Joseph), am (the one) speaking with you.
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Tell my father - about all my splendor in Egypt - and everything - you have seen. And bring - my father down here quickly. ”
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Then Joseph threw his arms around ... ... his brother Benjamin and wept , and Benjamin wept as they embraced.
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Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward ... his brothers talked with him.
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When the news reached Pharaoh’s ... house that Joseph’s brothers had come , Pharaoh ... and his servants were pleased ....
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Pharaoh said to Joseph , “ Tell ... your brothers , ‘ Do as follows : Load - your animals and return ... to the land of Canaan.
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Then bring - your father - and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt , and you shall eat - from the fat of the land. ’
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You are also directed to tell them ... ... : ‘ Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives , and bring - your father and come back.
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vvv But pay no regard ... to your belongings , for the best of all the land of Egypt is
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So the sons of Israel did (as they were told). Joseph gave wagons as Pharaoh had instructed , and he also gave provisions for their journey.
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- He gave new garments to each of them , but to Benjamin he gave three hundred (shekels) of silver and five sets of clothes.
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And he sent to his father the following : ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt , and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey.
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Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way , - and as they were leaving , he said to them , “ Do not quarrel on the way ! ”
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So (the brothers) went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.
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“ Joseph is still alive , ” they said - , “ and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt ! ” But Jacob was stunned ... , for he did not believe
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However, when they relayed - all ... that Joseph had told them , and when he saw - the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back , the spirit of their father Jacob was revived.
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“ Enough ! ” declared Israel. “ My son Joseph is still alive ! I will go to see him before I die. ”
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