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And Joseph will harness his chariot, and will go up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he will be seen to him: and he will fall upon his neck, and will yet weep upon his neck
Hasten and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus said thy son Joseph, God placed me for lord to all Egypt; come down to me, thou wilt not remain. And thou didst dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou wert near to me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, and thy sheep and thine oxen and all which is to thee. And I nourished thee there (for yet five years of famine), lest thou shalt be poor, thou and thy house, and all which is to thee. read more.
And behold, your eyes seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that my mouth is speaking to you. And ye announced to my father all my glory in Egypt, and all which ye have seen: and haste ye, and bring ye down my father here.
And behold, your eyes seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that my mouth is speaking to you. And ye announced to my father all my glory in Egypt, and all which ye have seen: and haste ye, and bring ye down my father here.
And Joseph will place his father and his brethren, and will give to them possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, according to what Pharaoh commanded. And Joseph will nourish his father and his brethren, and all the house of his father, with bread according to the mouth of the little ones.
And Joseph will bring them forth from his knees, and will bow himself with his face to the earth.
And Joseph will fall upon his father's face, and will weep over him and he will kiss him. And Joseph will command his servants the physicians, to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed IsraeL And they will fill up forty days for him: for so will they fill up the days of the embalmed: and the Egyptians will weep for him seventy days. read more.
And the days of his weeping will pass over, and Joseph will speak to the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I found grace in thine eyes, speak now in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, My father caused me to swear, saying, Behold I am dying: in my grave which I dug for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. And at this time will I now go up and bury my father, and I will turn back. And Pharaoh will say, Go up and bury thy father, according to what he caused thee to swear. And Joseph will go up to bury his father; and all the servants of Pharaoh will go up with him, the old men of his house, and all the old men of the land of Egypt And all the house of Joseph and his brethren, and the house of his father: only their little ones and their sheep and their oxen they left in the land of Goshen. And also will go up with him chariot, also horseman; and there will be a very great camp. And they will come to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and they will mourn there a mourning great and strong exceedingly: and he will make for his father a mourning, seven days. And the Canaanites dwelling in the land will see the mourning in the threshing-floor of Atad, and they will say, A great mourning this to the Egyptians; for this its name was called, the Mourning of the Egyptians, which is beyond Jordan. And his sons will do to him thus according to what he commanded them. And his sons will take him up to the land of Cannon, and they will bury him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for the possession of a grave, from Ephron the Hittites before Mamra.
And the days of his weeping will pass over, and Joseph will speak to the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I found grace in thine eyes, speak now in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, My father caused me to swear, saying, Behold I am dying: in my grave which I dug for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. And at this time will I now go up and bury my father, and I will turn back. And Pharaoh will say, Go up and bury thy father, according to what he caused thee to swear. And Joseph will go up to bury his father; and all the servants of Pharaoh will go up with him, the old men of his house, and all the old men of the land of Egypt And all the house of Joseph and his brethren, and the house of his father: only their little ones and their sheep and their oxen they left in the land of Goshen. And also will go up with him chariot, also horseman; and there will be a very great camp. And they will come to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and they will mourn there a mourning great and strong exceedingly: and he will make for his father a mourning, seven days. And the Canaanites dwelling in the land will see the mourning in the threshing-floor of Atad, and they will say, A great mourning this to the Egyptians; for this its name was called, the Mourning of the Egyptians, which is beyond Jordan. And his sons will do to him thus according to what he commanded them. And his sons will take him up to the land of Cannon, and they will bury him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for the possession of a grave, from Ephron the Hittites before Mamra.
Forgiveness » Instances of » Joseph forgives his brothers
And now, ye shall not be grieved, and it shall not burn in your eyes, because ye sold me here: for God sent me before you for the preservation of life. For this the second year of the famine in the midst of the land: and yet five years in which no ploughing and reaping. And God will send me before you to put for you a remnant upon the earth, and to preserve life for you by a great deliverance. read more.
And now not you sent me here, but God: and he placed me for a father to Pharaoh, and for lord to all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Hasten and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus said thy son Joseph, God placed me for lord to all Egypt; come down to me, thou wilt not remain. And thou didst dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou wert near to me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, and thy sheep and thine oxen and all which is to thee. And I nourished thee there (for yet five years of famine), lest thou shalt be poor, thou and thy house, and all which is to thee. And behold, your eyes seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that my mouth is speaking to you. And ye announced to my father all my glory in Egypt, and all which ye have seen: and haste ye, and bring ye down my father here. And he will fall upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and will weep; and and Benjamin wept upon his neck And he will kiss all his brethren, and will weep upon them: and after this his brethren sake with him.
And now not you sent me here, but God: and he placed me for a father to Pharaoh, and for lord to all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Hasten and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus said thy son Joseph, God placed me for lord to all Egypt; come down to me, thou wilt not remain. And thou didst dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou wert near to me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, and thy sheep and thine oxen and all which is to thee. And I nourished thee there (for yet five years of famine), lest thou shalt be poor, thou and thy house, and all which is to thee. And behold, your eyes seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that my mouth is speaking to you. And ye announced to my father all my glory in Egypt, and all which ye have seen: and haste ye, and bring ye down my father here. And he will fall upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and will weep; and and Benjamin wept upon his neck And he will kiss all his brethren, and will weep upon them: and after this his brethren sake with him.
And Joseph will say to them, Ye shall not fear, for I am for God. And you, ye even purposed evil against me; God purposed it for good, for the sake of doing as this day, to preserve alive much people. And now ye shall not fear: I will give you to eat, and your little ones. And he will comfort them, and will speak to their hearts.
Select readings » Joseph revealing his identity
And Joseph will not be able to restrain himself before all standing by him; and he will cry out, Take out every man from me: and a man stood not with him, in Joseph's making himself known to his brethren. And he will give forth his voice in weeping, and the Egyptians will hear and the house of Pharaoh will hear. And Joseph will say to his brethren, I am Joseph; is my father yet living? and his brethren will not be able to answer him; for they trembled from before him. read more.
And Joseph will say to his brethren, Come near now to me: and they will come near, and he will say, I am Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold me into Egypt And now, ye shall not be grieved, and it shall not burn in your eyes, because ye sold me here: for God sent me before you for the preservation of life. For this the second year of the famine in the midst of the land: and yet five years in which no ploughing and reaping. And God will send me before you to put for you a remnant upon the earth, and to preserve life for you by a great deliverance. And now not you sent me here, but God: and he placed me for a father to Pharaoh, and for lord to all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Hasten and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus said thy son Joseph, God placed me for lord to all Egypt; come down to me, thou wilt not remain. And thou didst dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou wert near to me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, and thy sheep and thine oxen and all which is to thee. And I nourished thee there (for yet five years of famine), lest thou shalt be poor, thou and thy house, and all which is to thee. And behold, your eyes seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that my mouth is speaking to you. And ye announced to my father all my glory in Egypt, and all which ye have seen: and haste ye, and bring ye down my father here. And he will fall upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and will weep; and and Benjamin wept upon his neck And he will kiss all his brethren, and will weep upon them: and after this his brethren sake with him.
And Joseph will say to his brethren, Come near now to me: and they will come near, and he will say, I am Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold me into Egypt And now, ye shall not be grieved, and it shall not burn in your eyes, because ye sold me here: for God sent me before you for the preservation of life. For this the second year of the famine in the midst of the land: and yet five years in which no ploughing and reaping. And God will send me before you to put for you a remnant upon the earth, and to preserve life for you by a great deliverance. And now not you sent me here, but God: and he placed me for a father to Pharaoh, and for lord to all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Hasten and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus said thy son Joseph, God placed me for lord to all Egypt; come down to me, thou wilt not remain. And thou didst dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou wert near to me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, and thy sheep and thine oxen and all which is to thee. And I nourished thee there (for yet five years of famine), lest thou shalt be poor, thou and thy house, and all which is to thee. And behold, your eyes seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that my mouth is speaking to you. And ye announced to my father all my glory in Egypt, and all which ye have seen: and haste ye, and bring ye down my father here. And he will fall upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and will weep; and and Benjamin wept upon his neck And he will kiss all his brethren, and will weep upon them: and after this his brethren sake with him.
Riches » Examples of saints possessing » Joseph
And now not you sent me here, but God: and he placed me for a father to Pharaoh, and for lord to all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
And ye announced to my father all my glory in Egypt, and all which ye have seen: and haste ye, and bring ye down my father here.