Genesis 45:3-6
New American Standard Bible
4Then Joseph said to his brothers, 'Please come closer to me.' And they came closer. And he said, 'I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold to Egypt.
5Now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to save lives.
6For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.
King James Version
Chapter 45
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.Christian Standard Bible
4Then Joseph said to his brothers, "Please, come near me," and they came near. "I am Joseph, your brother," he said, "the one you sold into Egypt.
5And now don’t be grieved or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.
6For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting.
New Living Translation
Chapter 45
3I am Joseph!' he said to his brothers. 'Is my father still alive?' But his brothers were speechless! They were stunned to realize that Joseph was standing there in front of them. 4Please, come closer,' he said to them. So they came closer. And he said again, 'I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt. 5But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives. 6This famine that has ravaged the land for two years will last five more years, and there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.English Standard Version
4So Joseph said to his brothers, "Come near to me, please." And they came near. And he said, "I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.
5And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
6For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are yet five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest.
New International Version
4Then Joseph said to his brothers, "Come close to me." When they had done so, he said, "I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt!
5And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.
6For two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping.
New King James Version
