When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, ‘I am God Almighty. Live in my presence and be blameless.
Genesis 43:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised May God Almighty cause the man to be merciful to you so that he will release your other brother and Benjamin to you. As for me, if I am deprived of my sons, then I am deprived.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition May God Almighty give you mercy and favor before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved [of my sons], I am bereaved. American Standard Version (1901) and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin. And if I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. Common English Bible May God Almighty make the man compassionate toward you so that he may send back your other brother and Benjamin with you. But me, if I’m left childless, then I’m left childless.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then may my Almighty God cause him to be pleased by you. And send your brother, whom he holds, back with you, along with this one, Benjamin. But as for me, without my children, I will be like one who is bereaved." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And may my almighty God make him favourable to you; and send back with you your brother, whom he keepeth, and this Benjamin. And as for me I shall be desolate without children. |
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, ‘I am God Almighty. Live in my presence and be blameless.
And Abraham named that place The Lord Will Provide, so today it is said, ‘It will be provided on the Lord’s mountain.’
May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you so that you become an assembly of peoples.
God also said to him, ‘I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed an assembly of nations, will come from you, and kings will descend from you. ,
But the Lord was with Joseph and extended kindness to him. He granted him favour with the prison warden.
He turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.
Their father Jacob said to them, ‘It’s me that you make childless. Joseph is gone, and Simeon is gone. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything happens to me! ’
The steward searched, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who has put it into the king’s mind to glorify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem,
Please, Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to that of your servants who delight to revere your name. Give your servant success today, and grant him compassion in the presence of this man. , At the time, I was the king’s cupbearer.
‘Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa and fast for me. Don’t eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my female servants will also fast in the same way. After that, I will go to the king even if it is against the law. If I perish, I perish.’
When a person’s ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
A king’s heart is like channelled water in the Lord’s hand: He directs it wherever he chooses.
Shout for joy, you heavens! Earth, rejoice! Mountains, break into joyful shouts! For the Lord has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.
Since he would not be persuaded, we said no more except, ‘The Lord’s will be done.’
and rescued him out of all his troubles. He gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and over his whole household.
But I received mercy for this reason, so that in me, the worst of them, Christ Jesus might demonstrate his extraordinary patience as an example to those who would believe in him for eternal life.
To Timothy, my true son in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
To Titus, my true son in our common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.