Genesis 45:5
“Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 45:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und nun betrübet euch nicht, und es entbrenne nicht in euren Augen, daß ihr mich hierher verkauft habt; denn zur Erhaltung des Lebens hat Gott mich vor euch hergesandt.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Ahora pues, no os entristezcáis, ni os pese de haberme vendido acá; que para preservación de vida me envió Dios delante de vosotros:
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Agora, pois, não vos entristeçais, nem vos pese de haver me vendido aqui; que para preservação de vida me enviou Deus diante de vós:
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Não vos entristeçais, nem vos afligis por terem me vendido para cá, pois foi para preservação das vossas vidas que Deus me enviou adiante de vós.
📖 Genesis 45:5 in Context
3And 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.
4And 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.
5Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
6For 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.
7And 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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