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Genesis 45:11

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.
Genesis 45:11 · King James Version

In other versions

  • 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.

    ASV

  • And there I will take care of you, so that you and your family may not be in need, for there are still five bad years to come.

    BBE

  • And there will I maintain thee; for yet there are five years of famine; in order that thou be not impoverished, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.

    DBY

  • There I will nourish you; for there are yet five years of famine; lest you come to poverty, you, and your household, and all that you have."'

    WEB

  • and I have nourished thee there -- for yet `are' five years of famine -- lest thou become poor, thou and thy household, and all that thou hast.

    YLT

  • And there will I nourish you; for yet there are five years of famine; lest you, and your household, and all that you have, come to poverty.

    ENG

  • And there will I nourish thee, (for yet there are five years of famine,) lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, should come to poverty.

    WBT

  • And there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.’

    BSB

In context

9Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:

10And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:

11And 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.

12And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.

13And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.

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