Genesis 45:6–7
For 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.
For these two yeeres hath the famine bene in the land: and yet there are fiue yeeres, in the which there shall neither be earing nor haruest.
And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
And God sent me before you, to †preserue you a posteritie in the earth, and to saue your liues by a great deliuerance.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. to put for you a remnant.
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From verse 6
- Genesis 47:23Rank 1 from verse 6
23Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
23Then Ioseph said vnto the people, Behold, I haue bought you this day, and your land for Pharaoh: Loe, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
- Genesis 41:29–31Rank 2 from verse 6
29Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
30And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
31And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
29Behold, there come seuen yeeres of great plentie, throughout all the land of Egypt.
30And there shall arise after them, seuen yeeres of famine, and all the plentie shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt: and the famine shall consume the land.
31And the plentie shal not be knowen in the land, by reason of that famine following: for it shalbe very †grieuous.
- Genesis 41:54Rank 3 from verse 6
54And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
54*And the seuen yeeres of dearth beganne to come according as Ioseph had saide, and the dearth was in all lands: but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
- Genesis 41:56Rank 4 from verse 6
56And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
56And the famine was ouer all the face of the earth; and Ioseph opened all †the storehouses, and solde vnto the Egyptians: and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
- 1 Samuel 8:12Rank 5 from verse 6
12And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
12And hee will appoint him Captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer fifties, and will set them to eare his ground, and to reape his haruest, and to make his instruments of warre, and instruments of his charets.
- Deuteronomy 21:4Rank 6 from verse 6
4And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer’s neck there in the valley:
4And the Elders of that citie shall bring downe the heifer vnto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sowen, and shall strike off the heifers necke there in the valley.
- Exodus 34:21Rank 7 from verse 6
- Genesis 47:18Rank 8 from verse 6
18When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:
18When that yeere was ended, they came vnto him the second yeere, and said vnto him, We will not hide it from my LORD, how that our money is spent, my LORD also had our heards of cattell: there is not ought left in the sight of my LORD, but our bodies, and our lands.
- Isaiah 30:24Rank 9 from verse 6
From verse 7
35This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
35This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a Iudge? the same did God send to bee a ruler and a deliuerer, by the handes of the Angel which appeared to him in the bush.
- Psalms 44:4Rank 2 from verse 7
- Judges 15:18Rank 3 from verse 7
18¶ And he was sore athirst, and called on the Lord, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
18¶ And hee was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast giuen this great deliuerance into the hand of thy seruant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the vncircumcised?
- Psalms 18:50Rank 4 from verse 7
- 1 Chronicles 11:14Rank 5 from verse 7
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Genesis 45:6
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Periods of twelve months.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.
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Ploughing or tilling the ground.
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Genesis 45:7
The one true God.
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Caused to go or be carried; dispatched.
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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.
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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.
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To keep safe from harm, loss, decay, or destruction; to protect, maintain, or save.
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Children, descendants, succeeding generations, or those who come after a person or people.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
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Sense 1: To rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through. Sense 2: Except or apart from.
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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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Sense 1: States or periods of living. Sense 2: Remains alive or conducts one's life.
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deliverance
Rescue, release, preservation, or victory from danger, bondage, or oppression.
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45:1THEN 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.
45:1¶ Then Ioseph could not refraine himselfe before all them that stood by him: and he cried, Cause euery man to goe out from me; and there stood no man with him, while Ioseph made himselfe knowen vnto his brethren.
45:2And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
45:2And he †wept aloud: and the Egyptians, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
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.
45:3And Ioseph said vnto his brethren, *I am Ioseph; Doeth my father yet liue? and his brethren could not answere him: for they were ‖troubled at his presence.
45:4And 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.
45:4And Ioseph said vnto his brethren, Come neere to me, I pray you: and they came neere; and he said, I am Ioseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
45:5Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
45:5Now therefore bee not grieued, †nor angry with your selues, that yee sold me hither: *for God did send me before you, to preserue life.
45:6For 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.
45:6For these two yeeres hath the famine bene in the land: and yet there are fiue yeeres, in the which there shall neither be earing nor haruest.
Selected passage45:7And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
45:7And God sent me before you, to †preserue you a posteritie in the earth, and to saue your liues by a great deliuerance.
Selected passage45:8So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
45:8So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and LORD of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
45:9Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
45:9Haste you, and goe vp to my father, and say vnto him, Thus saith thy sonne Ioseph; God hath made me LORD of all Egypt; come downe vnto me, tary not.
45:10And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
45:10And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be neere vnto me, thou, and thy children, and thy childrens children, and thy flockes, and thy heards, and all that thou hast.
45:11And 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.
45:11And there wil I nourish thee, (for yet there are fiue yeeres of famine) lest thou and thy houshold, and all that thou hast, come to pouertie.
45:12And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
45:12And behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Beniamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh vnto you.
45:13And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
45:13And you shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you haue seene, and ye shall haste, and bring downe my father hither.
45:14And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
45:14And he fel vpon his brother Beniamins necke, and wept: and Beniamin wept vpon his necke.
45:15Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
45:15Moreouer hee kissed all his brethren, and wept vpon them: and after that, his brethren talked with him.