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| | |Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. | | |Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. |
| − | | | + | |[[Joseph]] could check himself no longer in fromt of all those who were standing next to him. He shouted, "Everybody go away from me!" Not a man stood next to him while [[Joseph]] made himself known to his brothers. |
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| | |And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. | | |And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. |
| − | | | + | |He even raised his voice in lamentation, so that the [[Egypt]]ians could hear him, even in the household of [[Pharaoh]]. |
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| | |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. | | |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. |
| − | | | + | |Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?" His brothers could not answer him, because they were flustered to be standing in front of him. |
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| | |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. | | |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. |
| − | | | + | |Joseph said to his brothers, "Please come close to me." And they came close. He said, "I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt." |
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| | |Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. | | |Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. |
| − | | | + | |"You mustn't be grieving, nor angry with yourselves for selling me here. It was to save a lot of lives that [[God]] sent me here." |
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| | |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. | | |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. |
| − | | | + | |"For two years the famine has been in the land. Five years remain in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest." |
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| | |And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. | | |And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. |
| − | | | + | |"God sent me ahead of you, to place a remnant for you in the earth, and to save you alive through a great deliverance." |
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| | |So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. | | |So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. |
| − | | | + | |"So you see, you didn't send me here; God did. He has placed me as afather to [[Pharaoh]], and steward of all his household, and the ruler in all the land of Egypt." |
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| | |Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not: | | |Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not: |
| − | | | + | |"Now hurry up and go up to my father. Tell him, 'This is what your son Joseph says: "God has made me lord of all of Egypt. Come down to me, and don't wait."'" |
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| | |And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast: | | |And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast: |
| − | | | + | |"'"You will settle in the land of [[Goshen]], and you will be near to me, you, and your sons, and your sons' sons, and your flocks, and herds, and everything you have."'" |
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| | |And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty. | | |And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty. |
| − | | | + | |"'"There I will sustain you, because five more years of famine still remain. I would not want you, and your household, and everything that you have, become destitute."'" |
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| | |And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you. | | |And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you. |
| − | | | + | |"Now look at me. Your eyes can see, and my brother [[Benjamin]]'s eyes can see, that my mouth is speaking to you." |
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| | |And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither. | | |And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither. |
| − | | | + | |"Tell my father about all my glory in Egypt, and of everything that you have seen. Hurry and bring my father down here." |
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| | |And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. | | |And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. |
| − | | | + | |He fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and was weeping, and Benjamin wept on his neck. |
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| | |Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him. | | |Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him. |
| − | | | + | |He kissed all his brothers, and was weeping on them. After that, his brother spoke with him. |
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| | |And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. | | |And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. |
| − | | | + | |The news spread to Pharaoh's house: "Joseph's brothers have come!" Pharaoh was glad to hear it, as his servants were. |
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| | |And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; | | |And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; |
| − | | | + | |Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Tell your brothers, 'Do this: spur your beasts on, and go back to the land of [[Canaan (land)|Canaan]].'" |
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| | |And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. | | |And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. |
| − | | | + | |"'Take your father and your households, and come to me. I will give you good land here in Egypt, and you will live off the fat of the land.'" |
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| | |Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. | | |Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. |
| − | | | + | |"Now you have your instructions. Do this: take carts from the land of Egypt for your little children, and your wives, and bring your father, and come yourself." |
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| | |Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours. | | |Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours. |
| − | | | + | |"Don't worry about your chattels; the best part of all the land of Egypt will be yours!" |
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| | |And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way. | | |And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way. |
| − | | | + | |The children of Israel did this. Joseph gave them carts, as Pharaoh had ordered, and gave them provision for the road. |
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| | |To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment. | | |To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment. |
| − | | | + | |He gave them each changes of clothes, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred [[silver]] pieces and five changes of clothes." |
| − | | | + | |This must have been a standard silver piece, because the [[Hebrew]] mentions only the word for silver and not the name of a particular coin. |
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| | |And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way. | | |And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way. |
| − | | | + | |To his father he sent the following: ten (jack) donkeys carrying samples of the good things of Egypt, and ten jenny donkeys carrying cereal grains, bread, and sustenance for his father for the road. |
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| | |So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way. | | |So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way. |
| − | | | + | |So he sent his brothers out, and they went. He told them, "You mustn't be disturbed by anything on your way." |
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| | |And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father, | | |And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father, |
| − | | | + | |They went up from Egypt, and came into the country of Canaan, to their father [[Jacob]]. |
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| | |And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not. | | |And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not. |
| − | | | + | |They told him, "Joseph is still alive! He is the ruling steward of all the land of Egypt!" Jacob's heart was torpid, and he couldn't believe them. |
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| | |And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived: | | |And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived: |
| − | | | + | |They told him everything that Joseph said to them, and he could see the carts that Joseph had sent to carry him. Then the spirit of their father Jacob revived, |
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| | |And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die. | | |And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die. |
| − | | | + | |and [[Israel]] said, "This is tremendous. My son Joseph is still alive. Well! I will go and see him before I die." |
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| | ==Chapter 46== | | ==Chapter 46== |
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