Genesis 45:1-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 45
The Truth Revealed.[a] 1 Joseph could no longer restrain himself in the presence of all his attendants, so he cried out, “Have everyone withdraw from me!” So no one attended him when he made himself known to his brothers. 2 But his sobs were so loud that the Egyptians heard him, and so the news reached Pharaoh’s house. 3 (A)“I am Joseph,” he said to his brothers. “Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could give him no answer, so dumbfounded were they at him.
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- 45:1–28 Joseph reveals his identity and the family is reconciled.
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