KJV King James Version
And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
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Genesis 45:13
And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”
WEB World English Bible
You shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. You shall hurry and bring my father down here.”
ASV American Standard Version
And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen: and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and ye have declared to my father all my honour in Egypt, and all that ye have seen, and ye have hasted, and have brought down my father hither.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 45
10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet [there are] five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that [it is] my mouth that speaketh unto you.
13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.
14 And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
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וְהִגַּדְתֶּ֣םH5046 · na.gadto tellלְאָבִ֗יH1 · avfatherאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallכְּבוֹדִי֙H3519 · ka.vodgloryבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptוְאֵ֖תH853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichרְאִיתֶ֑םH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeוּמִֽהַרְתֶּ֛םH4116 · ma.harto hastenוְהוֹרַדְתֶּ֥םH3381 · ya.radto go downאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אָבִ֖יH1 · avfatherהֵֽנָּה׃H2008 · hen.nahhere/thus
Cross-references
Acts 7:14Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to [him], and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.1 Peter 1:10-12Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace [that should come] unto you:Revelation 21:23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof.John 17:24Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
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