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 therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me here: for God sent me before you to preserve life. 6For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in which there shall neither be tillage nor harvest. And God sent me before you to preserve for you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8So now it was not you that sent me here, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. 9Haste ye, and return to my father, and say to him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down to me, delay not:

Genesis 45:7 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֤נִי אֱלֹהִים֙ לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם לָשׂ֥וּם לָכֶ֛ם שְׁאֵרִ֖ית בָּאָ֑רֶץ וּלְהַחֲי֣וֹת לָכֶ֔ם לִפְלֵיטָ֖ה גְּדֹלָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• youפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• preserveשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• posterityשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611
• earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• livesחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• deliveranceפְּלֵיטָהpelêyţâh pelêţâh · survivorH6413

Cross-references for Genesis 45:7

• Judges 15:18And he was very thirsty, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die by thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
• 1 Chronicles 11:14And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.
• Psalms 18:50He giveth great deliverance to his king; and showeth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
• Psalms 44:4Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
• Acts 7:35This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by 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