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Genesis 45:7-12 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

7. 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.

8. I was sent here, not by your counsel, but by the will of God. He has caused me to be like a father to Pharaoh, and to be the lord of his entire house, as well as governor throughout all the land of Egypt.

9. Hurry, and go up to my father, and say to him: 'Your son Joseph commands this: God has caused me to be lord of the entire land of Egypt. Come down to me, do not delay,

10. and you will live in the land of Goshen. And you will be next to me, you and your sons and the sons of your sons, your sheep and your herds, and all that you possess.

11. And there I will pasture you, (for there are still five years of famine remaining) lest both you and your house perish, along with all that you possess.'

12. Behold, your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin can see that it is my mouth speaking to you.

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