Genesis 45 New King James Version (NKJV)
Joseph Revealed to His Brothers
45 Then Joseph
could not restrain himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, “Make everyone
go out from me!” So no one stood with him while Joseph made himself known to his
brothers. 2 And he wept aloud, and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh
heard it.
3 Then Joseph said to his
brothers, “I am Joseph; does my father still live?” But his brothers could not
answer him, for they were dismayed in his presence. 4 And Joseph said to his brothers, “Please
come near to me.” So they came near. Then he said: “I am Joseph your brother, whom
you sold into Egypt. 5 But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves
because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. 6 For these two years the
famine has been in the land, and there are still five years in
which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. 7 And God sent me before
you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great
deliverance. 8 So now it was not you who sent
me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler
throughout all the land of Egypt.

9 “Hurry and go up to my
father, and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph: “God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to
me, do not tarry. 10 You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to
me, you and your children, your children’s children, your flocks and your herds, and all that you
have. 11 There I will provide for you, lest you and your household, and
all that you have, come to poverty; for there arestill five years of famine.”’

12 “And behold, your
eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see that it is my mouth that speaks to
you. 13 So you shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all
that you have seen; and you shall hurry and bring my father down here.”

14 Then he fell on his
brother Benjamin’s neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck. 15 Moreover he kissed all his brothers and
wept over them, and after that his brothers talked with him.

16 Now the report of it
was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, “Joseph’s brothers have come.” So it pleased Pharaoh and his
servants well. 17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: Load
your animals and depart; go to the land of Canaan. 18 Bring your father and your households and
come to me; I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the
land. 19 Now you are commanded—do this: Take carts out of the land of
Egypt for your little ones and your wives; bring your father and come. 20 Also do not be
concerned about your goods, for the best of all the land of
Egypt is yours.’”

21 Then the sons of
Israel did so; and Joseph gave them carts, according to the command of Pharaoh, and he gave them
provisions for the journey. 22 He gave to all of them, to each man, changes of garments; but to
Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of
garments. 23 And he sent to his father these things: ten
donkeys loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain, bread, and
food for his father for the journey. 24 So he sent his brothers away, and they departed; and he said to
them, “See that you do not become troubled along the way.”

25 Then they went up out
of Egypt, and came to the land of Canaan to Jacob their father. 26 And they told him, saying,
“Joseph is still alive, and he is governor over all the land of
Egypt.” And Jacob’s heart stood still, because he did not believe them. 27 But when they told him
all the words which Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the carts which Joseph had sent to
carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived. 28 Then Israel said, “It
is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before
I die.”