Genesis 45:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁶ When the report was heard in Pharaoh’s house, “Joseph’s brothers have come,” Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ When the report was heard in Pharaoh's house that Joseph's brothers had come, it pleased Pharaoh and his servants well.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And the report thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ When Pharaoh’s household heard the message “Joseph’s brothers have arrived,” both Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And it was overheard, and the news spread by word throughout the king's court. The brothers of Joseph had arrived, and Pharaoh was gladdened along with all his family.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And it was heard, and the fame was abroad in the king's court: The brethren of Joseph are come. And Pharao with all his family was glad.

Genesis 45:16 Cross References

Genesis 16:6

But Abram said to Sarai, “Your slave is in your power; do to her as you please.” Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she ran away from her.

Genesis 20:15

Abimelech said, “My land is before you; settle where it pleases you.”

Genesis 34:18

Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor’s son Shechem.

Genesis 41:33

Now therefore let Pharaoh select a man who is discerning and wise and set him over the land of Egypt.

Genesis 41:37

The proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants.

Genesis 45:15

And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them, and after that his brothers talked with him.

Genesis 45:17

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: load your animals and go back to the land of Canaan.

2 Samuel 3:36

All the people took notice of it, and it pleased them, just as everything the king did pleased all the people.

2 Chronicles 30:4

The plan seemed right to the king and all the assembly.

Esther 1:21

This advice pleased the king and the officials, and the king did as Memucan proposed;

Esther 2:4

And let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” This pleased the king, and he did so.

Esther 5:14

Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Let a pole fifty cubits high be made, and in the morning tell the king to have Mordecai hung on it; then go with the king to the banquet in good spirits.” This advice pleased Haman, and he had the pole made.

Acts 6:5

What they said pleased the whole community, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch.

Acts 7:13

On the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh.

Deuteronomy 1:33

who goes before you on the way to seek out a place for you to camp, in fire by night, and in the cloud by day, to show you the route you should take.’