7. But God sent me on ahead of you to keep your families alive and to save you in this wonderful way.
8. After all, you weren't really the ones who sent me here—it was God. He made me the highest official in the king's court and placed me over all Egypt.
9. Now hurry back and tell my father that his son Joseph says, “God has made me ruler of Egypt. Come here as quickly as you can.
10. You will live near me in the region of Goshen with your children and grandchildren, as well as with your sheep, goats, cattle, and everything else you own.
11. I will take care of you there during the next five years of famine. But if you don't come, you and your family and your animals will starve to death.”