When Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took Joseph to Egypt.
Genesis 45:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised And now don’t be grieved or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But now, do not be distressed and disheartened or vexed and angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to preserve life. American Standard Version (1901) And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. Common English Bible Now, don’t be upset and don’t be angry with yourselves that you sold me here. Actually, God sent me before you to save lives. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not be afraid, and let it not seem to you to be a hardship that you sold me into these regions. For God sent me before you into Egypt for your salvation. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be not afraid, and let it not seem to you a hard case that you sold me into these countries: for God sent me before you into Egypt for your preservation. |
When Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took Joseph to Egypt.
‘You have saved our lives,’ they said. ‘We have found favour with our lord and will be Pharaoh’s slaves.’
You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result #– #the survival of many people.
Therefore don’t be afraid. I will take care of you and your children.’ And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
You acted in secret, but I will do this before all Israel and in broad daylight.” ’
Since the Lord had decreed that Ahithophel’s good advice be undermined in order to bring about Absalom’s ruin, Absalom and all the men of Israel said, ‘The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than Ahithophel’s advice.’
If you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will come to the Jewish people from another place, but you and your father’s family will be destroyed. Who knows, perhaps you have come to your royal position for such a time as this.’
saying: Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will leave this life. , The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing.” , And they divided his clothes and cast lots.
so that we may not be taken advantage of by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his schemes.
As a result, you should instead forgive and comfort him. Otherwise, he may be overwhelmed by excessive grief.
For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a brief time, so that you might get him back permanently,
The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to worship before the Lord. Afterwards, they returned home to Ramah. Then Elkanah was intimate with his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.