Genesis 45:11
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.
Genesis 45:11 in other translations
| BSB | 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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| WEB | There I will provide for you; for there are yet five years of famine; lest you come to poverty, you, and your household, and all that you have.”’ |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | and I have nourished thee there--for yet are five years of famine--lest thou become poor, thou and thy household, and all that thou hast. |
| DARBY | And there will I maintain thee; for yet there are five years of famine; in order that thou be not impoverished, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast. |
| BBE | And there I will take care of you, so that you and your family may not be in need, for there are still five bad years to come. |
| Webster | And there will I nourish thee, (for yet there are five years of famine,) lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, should come to poverty. |
What does Genesis 45:11 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 45:1-15
Joseph let Judah go on, and heard all he had to say. He found his brethren humbled for their sins, mindful of himself, for Judah had mentioned him twice in his speech, respectful to their father, and very tender of their brother Benjamin. Now they were ripe for the comfort he designed, by making himself known. Joseph ordered all his attendants to withdraw. Thus Christ makes himself and his loving-kindness known to…
Genesis 45:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 45:11
- Genesis 47:12
And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their families.
- Matthew 15:5-6
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
- Genesis 47:6
The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
- 1 Timothy 5:4
But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
- Mark 7:9-12
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
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Context
- Genesis 45:10
And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
- Genesis 45:11
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.
- Genesis 45:12
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
Genesis 45:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y allí te alimentaré, pues aun quedan cinco años de hambre, porque no perezcas de pobreza tú y tu casa, y todo lo que tienes: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et je t’y entretiendrai, car il y a encore cinq années de famine, de peur que tu ne sois réduit à la misère, toi, et ta maison, et tout ce qui est à toi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ich will dich daselbst versorgen, denn noch fünf Jahre ist Hungersnot; daß du nicht verarmest, du und dein Haus und alles, was du hast. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ibique te pascam (adhuc enim quinque anni residui sunt famis) ne et tu pereas, et domus tua, et omnia quæ possides. |