Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 45:7
7God sent me ahead of you to establish you as a remnant within the land and to keep you alive by a great deliverance.
Genesis 45:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
- New International Version (NIV)But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
Context of Genesis 45:7
5And now don’t be grieved or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life. 6For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting. God sent me ahead of you to establish you as a remnant within the land and to keep you alive by a great deliverance. 8Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. 9“Return quickly to my father and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.
Read all of Genesis 45Genesis 45:7 word by word
וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֤נִי אֱלֹהִים֙ לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם לָשׂ֥וּם לָכֶ֛ם שְׁאֵרִ֖ית בָּאָ֑רֶץ וּלְהַחֲי֣וֹת לָכֶ֔ם לִפְלֵיטָ֖ה גְּדֹלָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- me before youפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- to preserveשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
- you a posterityשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611
- in the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- and to save your livesחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
- by a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- deliveranceפְּלֵיטָהpelêyţâh pelêţâh · survivorH6413
Cross-references for Genesis 45:7
- Judges 15:18He became very thirsty and called out to the Lord, “You have accomplished this great victory through your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
- 1 Chronicles 11:14But Eleazar and David took their stand in the middle of the field and defended it. They killed the Philistines, and the Lord gave them a great victory.
- Psalms 18:50He gives great victories to his king; he shows loyalty to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
- Psalms 44:4You are my King, my God, who ordains victories for Jacob.
- Acts 7:35“This Moses, whom they rejected when they said, Who appointed you a ruler and a judge? — this one God sent as a ruler and a deliverer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
Commentaries on Genesis 45:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-28Verses 1-28 - Joseph Made Himself Known to His Brethren 10. גשׁן gôshen Goshen, Gesem (Arabias related perhaps to גשׁם geshem “rain, shower”), a region on the borders of Egypt and Arabia, near the gulf of Suez. The appeal of Judah is to Joseph irresistible. The repentance of his brothers, and their attachment to Benjamin, have been demonstrated in the most satisfactory manner. This is all that Joseph sought. It is evident, throughout the whole narrative…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8it was not you who sent me here, but God: This is the main message of Jacob's family story (37:2). As the Lord had told Abraham, he was bringing the Israelites into Egypt (15:13). God sent Joseph ahead to prepare a way to save his family during the famine. This is a clear statement about God’s sovereignty (his complete rule and control over all things). Joseph explained that God was at work through all events and human actions to carry out his plan…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-281. Then Joseph could not refrain himself--The severity of the inflexible magistrate here gives way to the natural feelings of the man and the brother. However well he had disciplined his mind, he felt it impossible to resist the artless eloquence of Judah. He saw a satisfactory proof, in the return of all his brethren on such an occasion, that they were affectionately united to one another; he had heard enough to convince him that time, reflection, or…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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