KJV King James Version
Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
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Genesis 45:19
Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
You are also directed to tell them: ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back.
WEB World English Bible
Now you are commanded: do this. Take wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
ASV American Standard Version
Now thou art commanded, this do ye: take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Yea, thou—thou hast been commanded: this do ye, take for yourselves out of the land of Egypt, waggons for your infants, and for your wives, and ye have brought your father, and come;
Surrounding context — Genesis 45
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.
17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
18 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.
19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
20 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt [is] yours.
21 And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
22 To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred [pieces] of silver, and five changes of raiment.
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וְאַתָּ֥הH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)צֻוֵּ֖יתָהH6680 · tsa.vahto commandזֹ֣אתH2063 · zotthisעֲשׂ֑וּH6213 · a.sahto make: doקְחוּ־H3947 · la.qachto take: takeלָכֶם֩H9036 · khemyouמֵאֶ֨רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִצְרַ֜יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptעֲגָל֗וֹתH5699 · a.ga.lahcartלְטַפְּכֶם֙H2945 · taphchildוְלִנְשֵׁיכֶ֔םH802 · ish.shahwomanוּנְשָׂאתֶ֥םH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲבִיכֶ֖םH1 · avfatherוּבָאתֶֽם׃H935 · boto come (in): come
Cross-references
Genesis 46:5And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.Genesis 45:27And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:Isaiah 49:1Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with [their] face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.Genesis 31:17-18Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
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