Look! Your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin can see that I’m the one speaking to you.
Genesis 45:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised There I will sustain you, for there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you, your household, and everything you have will become destitute.’ ” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there I will feed thee, (for there are yet five years of famine remaining): lest both thou perish, and thy house, and all things that thou hast. |
Look! Your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin can see that I’m the one speaking to you.
And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s family with food for their dependents.
the land of Egypt is open before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They can live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.’
Therefore don’t be afraid. I will take care of you and your children.’ And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus. He was famous among the Jews and highly esteemed by many of his relatives. He continued to pursue prosperity for his people and to speak for the well-being of all his descendants.
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn to practise godliness towards their own family first and to repay their parents, for this pleases God.