Genesis 45:11

so will I sustain thee, there, for there are yet five years of famine,—lest thou come to poverty—thou and thy house and all who are thine.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

10so shalt thou dwell in the land of Goshen, and shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons’ sons,—and thy flocks and thy herds and all that is thine;

12Now lo! your own eyes do see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin,—that it is my own mouth, that doth speak unto you.

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Cross References

Genesis 47:6The land of Egypt, is, before thee, in the best of the land, cause thou thy father and thy brethren to dwell,—let them dwell in the land of Goshen, And if thou knowest that there are among them men of ability, then shalt thou set them as chieftains of cattle over mine.

Genesis 50:21Now, therefore do not fear! I will nourish you and your little ones. Thus he consoled them, and spake unto their heart.

Matthew 15:5But, ye, say—Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother—A gift! Whatsoever, out of me, thou mightest be profited,

1 Timothy 5:4Howbeit, if, any widow, hath, children or grandchildren, let them be learning—first, unto their own house, to be shewing reverence, and, returns, to be making unto their progenitors; for, this, is acceptable before God;

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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