7. So God sent me here ahead of you to make sure you have some descendants left on earth and to keep you alive in an amazing way.
8. So it was not you who sent me here, but God. God has made me the highest officer of the king of Egypt. I am in charge of his palace, and I am the master of all the land of Egypt.
9. “So leave quickly and go to my father. Tell him, ‘Your son Joseph says: God has made me master over all Egypt. Come down to me quickly.
10. Live in the land of Goshen where you will be near me. Your children, your grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and all that you have will also be near me.
11. I will care for you during the next five years of hunger so that you and your family and all that you have will not starve.’
12. “Now you can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin, that the one speaking to you is really Joseph.
13. So tell my father about how powerful I have become in Egypt. Tell him about everything you have seen. Now hurry and bring him back to me.”
14. Then Joseph hugged his brother Benjamin and cried, and Benjamin cried also.
15. And Joseph kissed all his brothers and cried as he hugged them. After this, his brothers talked with him.
16. When the king of Egypt and his officers learned that Joseph’s brothers had come, they were very happy.