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 45:17 in other translations
| BSB | Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan. |
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| WEB | Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals, and go, travel to the land of Canaan. |
| ASV | And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; |
| YLT | and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, ‘Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, enter ye the land of Canaan, |
| DARBY | And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to thy brethren, Do this: load your beasts and depart, go into the land of Canaan, |
| BBE | And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Put your goods on your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan; |
| Webster | And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to thy brethren, This do ye; load your beasts, and go, return to the land of Canaan; |
What does Genesis 45:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 45:17-20
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 45:16-24
Pharaoh was kind to Joseph, and to his relations for his sake. Egypt would make up the losses of their removal. Thus those for whom Christ intends his heavenly glory, ought not to regard the things of this world. The best of its enjoyments are but lumber; we cannot make sure of them while here, much less can we carry them away with us. Let us not set our eyes or hearts upon the world; there are better things for us…
Genesis 45:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 45:17
- Genesis 44:1-2
And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth. And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
- Genesis 42:25-26
Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them. And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
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Context
- 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 45:18
And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
Genesis 45:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo Faraón á José: Di á tus hermanos: Haced esto: cargad vuestras bestias, é id, volved á la tierra de Canaán; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le Pharaon dit à Joseph: Dis à tes frères: Faites ceci; chargez vos bêtes, et allez, entrez au pays de Canaan; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Pharao sprach zu Joseph: Sage deinen Brüdern: Tut dieses: Beladet eure Tiere und ziehet hin, gehet nach dem Lande Kanaan, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque ad Joseph ut imperaret fratribus suis, dicens: Onerantes jumenta, ite in terram Chanaan, |