Genesis 45:16

Genesis 45:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
• New International Version (NIV)When the news reached Pharaoh’s palace that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and all his officials were pleased.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the report was heard in Pharaoh's house, "Joseph's brothers have come," it pleased Pharaoh and his servants.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the report of it was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” So it pleased Pharaoh and his servants well.

Context of Genesis 45:16

14Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck and wept while Benjamin wept upon his neck, 15and he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. Finally after this, his brothers talked with him. When the commotion was heard in Pharaoh’s house—“Joseph’s brothers have come!”—it was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and his servants, 17So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers: ‘Do this! Load your animals and go to the land of Canaan. 18Then get your father, your households, and come to me. I’ll give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.’

Genesis 45:16 word by word

וְהַקֹּ֣ל נִשְׁמַ֗ע בֵּ֤ית פַּרְעֹה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּ֖אוּ אֲחֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֑ף וַיִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה וּבְעֵינֵ֖י עֲבָדָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the fameקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: messageH6963
• thereof was heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• in Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Joseph’sיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• are comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and it pleasedיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• wellעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650

Cross-references for Genesis 45:16

• Genesis 16:6Abram said to Sarai, “Look! Your slave-girl is in your hand. Do to her what is good in your eyes.” So Sarai afflicted her, and she fled from her presence.
• Genesis 20:15Then Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Dwell wherever it pleases you.”
• Genesis 34:18Now their words seemed good to Hamor as well as Hamor’s son Shechem.
• Genesis 41:33So now, let Pharaoh select a man discerning and wise and set him in authority over the land of Egypt.
• Deuteronomy 1:33the One who goes before you on the way to scout out a place for you to camp and to show you the way you should go, in fire by night and in the cloud by day.
• 2 Samuel 3:36All the people took note of it and it pleased them, just as everything the king did pleased all the people.
• 2 Chronicles 30:4The matter seemed right in the eyes of the king and of the entire community.
• Esther 1:21The matter pleased the king and the princes. So the king did according to the word of Memucan.
• Esther 2:4Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen instead of Vashti.” This advice pleased the king and he acted accordingly.
• Esther 5:14Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “Let them set up a gallows 50 cubits high, and in the morning ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go happily with the king to the banquet.” This idea delighted Haman and he ordered the gallows to be built.
• Acts 6:5The statement pleased the whole group; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Ruach ha-Kodesh, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch.

Commentaries on Genesis 45:16

• 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. 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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In the dictionaries

• Pharaoh
• Pharaoh, king of Egypt
• Famine
• Joseph
• Live
• Preserve
• Refrain
• Revive
• Save
• Tarry

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