Genesis 45:5 - Easy To Read Version

⁵ Now, don’t be worried. Don’t be angry with yourselves for what you did. It was God’s plan for me to come here. I am here to save your life.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ 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

⁵ 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)

⁵ 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

⁵ 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

⁵ 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

⁵ 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.

Genesis 45:5 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 37:28

When the Midianite traders came by, the brothers took Joseph out of the well. They sold him to the traders for 20 pieces of silver. The traders took him to Egypt.

Genesis 47:25

The people said, “You have saved our lives. We are happy to be slaves to Pharaoh.”

Genesis 50:19

Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. I am not God! {I have no right to punish you.}

Genesis 50:20

It is true that you planned to do something bad to me. But really, God was planning good things. God’s plan was to use me to save the lives of many people. And that is what happened!

Genesis 50:21

So don’t be afraid. I will take care of you and your children.” In this way, Joseph said nice things to his brothers. This made his brothers feel good.

2 Samuel 12:12

You {slept with Bathsheba} in secret. But I will punish you so all the people of Israel can see it.’” [67]

2 Samuel 17:14

Absalom and all the Israelites said, “The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than Ahithophel’s advice.” {They said this} because it was the Lord’s plan. The Lord had planned to make Ahithophel’s good advice useless. That is how the Lord would punish Absalom.

Esther 4:14

If you keep quiet now, help and freedom for the Jews will come from another place. But you and your father’s family will all die. And who knows, maybe you have been chosen to be the queen for such a time as this?”

Job 1:21

He said:

Luke 23:34

Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people \{that are killing me\}. They don’t know what they are doing. {\cf2\super [377]} ”

2 Corinthians 2:11

I did this so that Satan (the Devil) would not win anything from us. We know very well what Satan’s plans are.

2 Corinthians 2:7

But now you should forgive him and encourage him. This will keep him from having too much sadness and giving up completely.

1 Samuel 1:19

Early the next morning Elkanah’s family got up. They worshiped the Lord and then went back home to Ramah.