New English Translation

Genesis 45:7-13 New English Translation (NET)

7. God sent me ahead of you to preserve you on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

8. So now, it is not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me an adviser to Pharaoh, lord over all his household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

9. Now go up to my father quickly and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay!

10. You will live in the land of Goshen, and you will be near me – you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.

11. I will provide you with food there because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise you would become poor – you, your household, and everyone who belongs to you.”’

12. You and my brother Benjamin can certainly see with your own eyes that I really am the one who speaks to you.

13. So tell my father about all my honor in Egypt and about everything you have seen. But bring my father down here quickly!”