Genesis 45:7

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

5Now, do not be upset and do not be angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to preserve life! 6For these past two years there has been famine in the land and for five more years there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. God sent me ahead of you to preserve you on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8So now, it is not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me an adviser to Pharaoh, lord over all his household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. 9Now go up to my father quickly and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay!

Genesis 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 was very thirsty, so he cried out to the Lord and said, “You have given your servant this great victory. But now must I die of thirst and fall into hands of the Philistines?”
• 1 Chronicles 11:14but then they made a stand in the middle of that area. They defended it and defeated the Philistines; the Lord gave them a great victory.
• Psalms 18:50He gives his chosen king magnificent victories; he is faithful to his chosen ruler, to David and his descendants forever.”
• Psalms 44:4You are my king, O God! Decree Jacob’s deliverance!
• Acts 7:35This same Moses they had rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge?’ God sent as both ruler and deliverer through the hand of 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

Topics related to Genesis 45:7

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Forgiveness
• Joseph
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In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Deliverance
• Famine
• Joseph
• Live
• Preserve
• Refrain
• Revive
• Save

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