8. So it was not you who sent me here, but God. God has made me the highest officer of the king of Egypt. I am in charge of his palace. I am the master of all the land of Egypt.
9. “So leave quickly and go to my father. Tell him, ‘Your son Joseph says: God has made me master over all Egypt. Come down to me quickly.
10. Live in the land of Goshen. You will be near me. Also your children, your grandchildren, your flocks and herds and all that you have will be near me.
11. I will care for you during the next five years of hunger. In this way, you and your family and all that you have will not starve.’
12. “Now you can see for yourselves. The one speaking to you is really Joseph. And my brother Benjamin can see this.
13. So tell my father about how powerful I have become in Egypt. Tell him about everything you have seen. Now hurry and bring him back to me.”
14. Then Joseph hugged his brother Benjamin and cried. And Benjamin cried also.
15. Then Joseph kissed all his brothers. He cried as he hugged them. After this, his brothers talked with him.
16. The king of Egypt and his officers learned that Joseph’s brothers had come. And they were very happy about this.
17. So the king said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers to load their animals and go back to the land of Canaan.