Genesis 45:11 - The Scriptures 1998

¹¹ “And I shall provide for you there, lest you and your household, and all that you have, come to poverty, because five years of scarcity of food are still to come.” ’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ And there I will sustain and provide for you, so that you and your household and all that are yours may not come to poverty and want, for there are yet five [more] years of [the scarcity, hunger, and starvation of] famine.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ and there will I nourish thee; for there are yet five years of famine; lest thou come to poverty, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.

Common English Bible

¹¹ I will support you there, so you, your household, and everyone with you won’t starve, since the famine will still last five years.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ And there I will pasture you, (for there are still five years of famine remaining) lest both you and your house perish, along with all that you possess.'

Genesis 45:11 Cross References

Genesis 45:12

“And look, your eyes and the eyes of my brother Binyamin see that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

Genesis 47:12

And Yosĕ

Genesis 47:6

“The land of Mitsrayim is before you. Settle your father and brothers in the best of the land, let them dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of capable men among them, then make them chief herdsmen over my livestock.”

Genesis 50:21

“And now, do not fear, I provide for you and your little ones.” So he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.

Esther 10:3

For Mordeḵ

1 Timothy 5:4

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to treat their own house reverently, and to repay their parents. For this is good and acceptable before Elohim.