Genesis 45:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.’”
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“And there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and there will I nourish thee; for there are yet five years of famine; lest thou come to poverty, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and I have nourished thee there--for yet <FI>are<Fi> five years of famine--lest thou become poor, thou and thy household, and all that thou hast.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 45:11 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 47:6the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”
- Genesis 47:12Joseph also provided his father and brothers and all his father’s household with food for their families.
- Genesis 50:21Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.
- Esther 10:3For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.
- Matthew 15:5But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
- Mark 7:9He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
- 1 Timothy 5:4But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
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