Genesis 45:4

Joseph said to his brothers, "Come near to me, please."They came near. "He said, I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

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.

5Now do not be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.

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Cross References

Genesis 50:18His brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, "Behold, we are your servants."

Acts 9:5He said, "Who are you, Lord?"The Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 45:2-16

Joseph Discovers Himself to His Brethren. ( b. c. 1707.) 1 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. 2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. 3 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. 4 And Joseph said unto his… Read the whole commentary →

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