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Joseph could contain himself no longer, and there were many standing by. So he gave orders that all these should leave his presence; there must be no strangers to see it, when he made himself known. (Genesis 45, 1)
I am Joseph, said he to his brethren; is my father yet alive? But his brethren were so overcome with fear that they could not answer him, (Genesis 45, 3)
and he must needs use gentleness; Come closer, he said, and then, when they had drawn close to him, I am Joseph, that brother of yours whom you sent away to be sold as a slave in Egypt. (Genesis 45, 4)
And now, do not take it to heart; waste no regrets over the bargain that brought me here; if I came to Egypt first, it was on God’s errand, to be your protector. (Genesis 45, 5)
It was not your design, then, it was God’s will that sent me here; he it is that has put Pharao himself under my tutelage, made me regent of all his domains, with the whole of Egypt under my care. (Genesis 45, 8)
Make haste, go back to my father and give him this message from his son Joseph: God has made me ruler of all Egypt; make thy way here with all speed. (Genesis 45, 9)
You and my brother Benjamin here can assure him from the witness of your own eyes, that it was Joseph who spoke to you. (Genesis 45, 12)
Tell my father of all these honours I enjoy, and of all you saw in Egypt, and bring him back to me here with all speed. (Genesis 45, 13)
Then Joseph kissed all his brethren in turn, and wept over them, till at last they found courage to speak to him. (Genesis 45, 15)
And now the news was in everybody’s mouth, and all Pharao’s court heard that Joseph’s brethren were there. Pharao rejoiced heartily over it, and all his courtiers with him; (Genesis 45, 16)
and these were the orders he would have Joseph give to his brethren, Pack your beasts, and go back to Chanaan, (Genesis 45, 17)
bring your father here, and all your family, to share the blessings of Egypt with me, and live on the best the land can give. (Genesis 45, 18)
