Genesis 45:7

And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Genesis 45:7

BSB
God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
AKJV
And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
CPDV
And God sent me ahead, so that you may be preserved upon the earth, and so that you would be able to have food in order to live.
ERV
And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.
NHEB
God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
SMT
And God will send me before you to put for you a remnant upon the earth, and to preserve life for you by a great deliverance.

Commentary for Genesis 45:7

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Genesis 45:7
Summary
Divine deliverance through Joseph preserves family line
Place
Egypt
Event
Deliverance explained
Estimated Time Period
c. 1800 BC
Category
Promise