Genesis 45:16
And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
Genesis 45:16 in other translations
| BSB | When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased. |
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| WEB | The report of it was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” It pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. |
| ASV | And the report thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. |
| YLT | And the sound hath been heard in the house of Pharaoh, saying, ‘Come have the brethren of Joseph;' and it is good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, |
| DARBY | And the report was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come. And it was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his bondmen. |
| BBE | And news of these things went through Pharaoh's house, and it was said that Joseph's brothers were come; and it seemed good to Pharaoh and his servants. |
| Webster | And the fame of this was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. |
What does Genesis 45:16 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 45:16-24
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Genesis 45:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 45:16
- 2 Samuel 3:36
And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
- 2 Chronicles 30:4
And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
- Genesis 20:15
And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
- Deuteronomy 1:33
Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.
- Genesis 34:18
And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.
- Acts 6:5
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
- Esther 2:4
And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
- Acts 7:13
And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
- Genesis 41:33
Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
- Esther 1:21
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
- Esther 5:14
Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.
- Genesis 16:6
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
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Context
- Genesis 45:15
Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
- Genesis 45:16
And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
- Genesis 45:17
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
Genesis 45:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y oyóse la noticia en la casa de Faraón, diciendo: Los hermanos de José han venido. Y plugo en los ojos de Faraón y de sus siervos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et la rumeur en arriva dans la maison du Pharaon, disant: Les frères de Joseph sont venus. Et cela fut bon aux yeux du Pharaon et aux yeux de ses serviteurs. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und das Gerücht wurde im Hause des Pharao gehört, indem man sprach: Josephs Brüder sind gekommen! Und es war gut in den Augen des Pharao und in den Augen seiner Knechte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Auditumque est, et celebri sermone vulgatum in aula regis: Venerunt fratres Joseph: et gavisus est Pharao, atque omnis familia ejus. |