9-11 “Hurry back to my father. Tell him, ‘Your son Joseph says: I’m master of all of Egypt. Come as fast as you can and join me here. I’ll give you a place to live in Goshen where you’ll be close to me—you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and anything else you can think of. I’ll take care of you there completely. There are still five more years of famine ahead; I’ll make sure all your needs are taken care of, you and everyone connected with you—you won’t want for a thing.’

12-13 “Look at me. You can see for yourselves, and my brother Benjamin can see for himself, that it’s me, my own mouth, telling you all this. Tell my father all about the high position I hold in Egypt, tell him everything you’ve seen here, but don’t take all day—hurry up and get my father down here.”

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11 I will provide for you there,(A) because five years of famine(B) are still to come. Otherwise you and your household and all who belong to you will become destitute.’(C)

12 “You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin,(D) that it is really I who am speaking to you.(E) 13 Tell my father about all the honor accorded me in Egypt(F) and about everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.(G)

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