God’s Word Translation
Genesis 45:18
18Take your father and your families, and come to me. I will give you the best land in Egypt. Then you can enjoy the best food in the land.’
Genesis 45:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
- New International Version (NIV)and bring your father and your families back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you can enjoy the fat of the land.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)and take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)Bring your father and your households and come to me; I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.
Context of Genesis 45:18
16When Pharaoh’s household heard the news that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his officials were pleased. 17So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Load up your animals, and go back to Canaan. Take your father and your families, and come to me. I will give you the best land in Egypt. Then you can enjoy the best food in the land.’ 19“Give them this order: ‘Take wagons with you from Egypt for your children and your wives. Bring your father, and come back. 20Don’t worry about your belongings because the best of everything in Egypt is yours.’ ”
Read all of Genesis 45Genesis 45:18 word by word
וּקְח֧וּ אֶת־אֲבִיכֶ֛ם וְאֶת־בָּתֵּיכֶ֖ם וּבֹ֣אוּ אֵלָ֑י וְאֶתְּנָ֣ה לָכֶ֗ם אֶת־טוּב֙ אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וְאִכְל֖וּ אֶת־חֵ֥לֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- your fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- and your householdsבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- and comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- unto me: and I will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- you the goodטוּבţûb · goodnessH2898
- of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- and ye shall eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- the fatחֵ֫לֶבcheleb chêleb · fatH2459
Cross-references for Genesis 45:18
- Genesis 27:28May God give you dew from the sky, fertile fields on the earth, and plenty of fresh grain and new wine.
- Genesis 47:6All of Egypt is available to you. Have your father and your brothers live in the best part of the land. Let them live in Goshen. If they are qualified, put them in charge of my livestock.”
- Numbers 18:12“I am also giving you the first of the produce they give the Lord: the best of all the olive oil and the best of the new wine and fresh grain.
- Deuteronomy 32:14They ate cheese from cows and drank milk from sheep and goats. He gave them fat from lambs, rams from the stock of Bashan, male goats, and the best wheat. They drank the blood-red wine of grapes.
- Psalms 81:16But I would feed Israel with the finest wheat and satisfy them with honey from a rock.”
- Psalms 147:14He is the one who brings peace to your borders and satisfies your ⌞hunger⌟ with the finest wheat.
- Isaiah 28:1How horrible it will be for the arrogant drunks of Ephraim. Their glorious beauty is ⌞like⌟ a withered flower. They are at the entrance to a fertile valley where they lie drunk from wine.
Commentaries on Genesis 45:18
- 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
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-24Verses 16-24 Pharaoh was kind to Joseph, and to his relations for his sake. Egypt would make up the losses of their removal. Thus those for whom Christ intends his heavenly glory, ought not to regard the things of this world. The best of its enjoyments are but lumber; we cannot make sure of them while here, much less can we carry them away with us. Let us not set our eyes or hearts upon the world; there are better things for us in that blessed land…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-25Joseph instructed his brothers to bring Jacob and the whole family to Egypt. Grateful for Joseph saving Egypt (45:18; see 47:20), Pharaoh promised them the best land in Egypt. Joseph also gave them Egypt's finest products.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2017-20. Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren--As Joseph might have been prevented by delicacy, the king himself invited the patriarch and all his family to migrate into Egypt; and he made most liberal arrangements for their removal and their subsequent settlement. It displays the character of this Pharaoh to advantage, that he was so kind to the relatives of Joseph; but indeed the greatest liberality he could show could never recompense the…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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