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Genesis 45:3

World English Bible

Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Does my father still live?”
His brothers couldn’t answer him; for they were terrified at his presence.

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Genesis 45:3 in other translations

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.

Genesis 45:3 · American Standard Version

Genesis 45:3 in context

  1. 1Then Joseph couldn’t control himself before all those who stood before him, and he called out, “Cause everyone to go out from me!” No one else stood with him, while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
  2. 2He wept aloud. The Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
  3. 3Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Does my father still live?”
    His brothers couldn’t answer him; for they were terrified at his presence.
  4. 4Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.”
    They came near. He said, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
  5. 5Now don’t be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.