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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/45.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/45.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/45.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />God has sent me ahead of you to keep you and your families alive and to preserve many survivors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/45.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/45.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/45.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/45.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/45.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So God sent me ahead of you to ensure for you a remnant on the earth, and to keep you alive by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/45.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to keep you alive by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/45.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to keep you alive by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/45.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So God sent me before you to establish for you a remnant in the earth and to keep you alive for a great <i>remnant</i> of survivors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/45.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />God sent me [to Egypt] ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on the earth, and to keep you alive by a great escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/45.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God sent me ahead of you to establish you as a remnant within the land and to keep you alive by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/45.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God sent me ahead of you to establish you as a remnant within the land and to keep you alive by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/45.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/45.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But God sent me on ahead of you to keep your families alive and to save you in this wonderful way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/45.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/45.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />God sent me ahead of you to make sure that you would have descendants on the earth and to save your lives in an amazing way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/45.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God sent me ahead of you to rescue you in this amazing way and to make sure that you and your descendants survive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/45.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God sent me ahead of you to keep you alive on the earth, and to save you all in a magnificent way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/45.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/45.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />God sent me ahead of you to preserve you on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/45.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/45.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And God sent me before you, to preserve for you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/45.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/45.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and God sends me before you, to place a remnant of you in the land, and to give life to you by a great escape;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/45.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and God sendeth me before you, to place of you a remnant in the land, and to give life to you by a great escape;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/45.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/45.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And God sent me before, that you may be preserved upon the earth, and may have food to live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/45.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/45.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />God, therefore, sent me on ahead of you to ensure for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives in an extraordinary deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/45.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/45.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant on the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/45.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And God sent me before you to establish you as a remnant and to save life for you with a great salvation in the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/45.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And God sent me before you to give you a remnant on the earth, and to save you alive for a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/45.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For God sent me before you, that there might be left to you a remnant upon the earth, even to nourish a great remnant of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/45-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=11748" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/45.htm">Joseph Reveals His Identity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·yiš·lā·ḥê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">sent me</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: lā·śūm (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">to preserve</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7611.htm" title="7611: šə·’ê·rîṯ (N-fs) -- Rest, residue, remnant, remainder. From sha'ar; a remainder or residual portion.">as a remnant</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">on the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: ū·lə·ha·ḥă·yō·wṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">and to save your lives</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gə·ḏō·lāh (Adj-fs) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">by a great</a> <a href="/hebrew/6413.htm" title="6413: lip̄·lê·ṭāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- An escape. Or pletah; feminine of paliyt; deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion.">deliverance.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a></span><br />As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-17.htm">Psalm 105:17-22</a></span><br />He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave. / They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons, / until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-9.htm">Acts 7:9-10</a></span><br />Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him / and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a></span><br />I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-11.htm">Jeremiah 29:11</a></span><br />For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a></span><br />In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-39.htm">Genesis 41:39-41</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you. / You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.” / Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-20.htm">1 Peter 1:20</a></span><br />He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Isaiah 14:24</a></span><br />The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-9.htm">Proverbs 16:9</a></span><br />A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-5.htm">Genesis 37:5-11</a></span><br />Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more. / He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had: / We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a></span><br />He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/42-6.htm">Genesis 42:6-9</a></span><br />Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground. / And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.” / Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-9.htm">2 Timothy 1:9</a></span><br />He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.</p><p class="hdg">to preserve you a posterity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/15-18.htm">Judges 15:18</a></b></br> And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/11-14.htm">1 Chronicles 11:14</a></b></br> And they set themselves in the midst of <i>that</i> parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved <i>them</i> by a great deliverance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-50.htm">Psalm 18:50</a></b></br> Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/45-5.htm">Ahead</a> <a href="/genesis/45-3.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-35.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/genesis/44-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/32-8.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/genesis/41-57.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/9-5.htm">Lives</a> <a href="/genesis/21-23.htm">Posterity</a> <a href="/genesis/45-5.htm">Preserve</a> <a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/genesis/45-5.htm">Save</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Survivors</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/46-28.htm">Ahead</a> <a href="/genesis/45-26.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/genesis/49-18.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/genesis/48-12.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/exodus/1-10.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/genesis/46-3.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/47-25.htm">Lives</a> <a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Posterity</a> <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Preserve</a> <a href="/exodus/26-12.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Save</a> <a href="/numbers/21-35.htm">Survivors</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 45</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/45-1.htm">Joseph makes himself known to his brothers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/45-5.htm">He comforts them in God's providence.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/45-9.htm">He sends for his father.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/45-16.htm">Pharaoh confirms it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/45-21.htm">Joseph furnishes then for their journey.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/45-25.htm">Jacob is revived with the news.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Hebrew word for "sent" is שָׁלַח (shalach), which implies a purposeful dispatching. Joseph's understanding of his circumstances reflects a deep faith in God's sovereignty. Historically, this underscores the belief that God actively intervenes in human history to fulfill His purposes. Joseph's role as a forerunner is a type of Christ, who was also sent by God to prepare the way for salvation.<p><b>to preserve you as a remnant</b><br />The term "remnant" is significant in biblical theology, often referring to a small, faithful group preserved by God amidst judgment or disaster. The Hebrew root שָׁאַר (sha'ar) means "to remain" or "to be left over." This concept is crucial in understanding God's covenant faithfulness, as He always preserves a people for Himself. In the context of Genesis, Joseph's preservation of his family ensures the continuation of the Abrahamic covenant, which is foundational to the narrative of redemption.<p><b>on the earth</b><br />This phrase emphasizes the physical and tangible aspect of God's salvation plan. The Hebrew word אֶרֶץ ('erets) can mean "land" or "earth," indicating both a specific territory and the broader world. Joseph's actions not only save his family but also have implications for the nations, as Egypt becomes a place of refuge. This foreshadows the global scope of God's redemptive plan, ultimately fulfilled in Christ, who offers salvation to all the earth.<p><b>and to save your lives</b><br />The Hebrew word for "save" is חָיָה (chayah), meaning "to live" or "to preserve life." Joseph's mission is not just about physical survival but also about the continuation of God's promise through the lineage of Jacob. This deliverance is a precursor to the ultimate salvation offered through Jesus Christ, who saves not only physical lives but also offers eternal life.<p><b>by a great deliverance</b><br />The phrase "great deliverance" underscores the magnitude of God's intervention. The Hebrew word פְּלֵיטָה (peleitah) means "escape" or "deliverance," often used in contexts of miraculous rescue. Joseph's rise to power and his strategic planning during the famine are seen as acts of divine deliverance. This mirrors the greater deliverance in the Exodus and ultimately in the salvation through Christ, who delivers humanity from sin and death. The narrative invites believers to trust in God's ability to deliver them from their trials and to see His hand in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Joseph is speaking to his brothers. He was sold into slavery by them but rose to become a powerful leader in Egypt. His journey from suffering to leadership is a testament to God's providence.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph's_brothers.htm">Joseph's Brothers</a></b><br>They are the recipients of Joseph's revelation. They had previously betrayed him, but now they are in need of his help during a famine.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where Joseph was taken as a slave and where he eventually became second in command. It serves as the backdrop for God's plan to preserve the family of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_providence.htm">God's Providence</a></b><br>The overarching theme of this passage is God's sovereign plan to use Joseph's trials for the greater good of preserving His chosen people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/famine.htm">Famine</a></b><br>The event that brought Joseph's brothers to Egypt, setting the stage for reconciliation and the fulfillment of God's plan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_trials.htm">God's Sovereignty in Trials</a></b><br>Recognize that God can use difficult circumstances for His greater purpose and our ultimate good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_and_reconciliation.htm">Forgiveness and Reconciliation</a></b><br>Joseph's willingness to forgive his brothers is a powerful example of grace and reconciliation, which we are called to emulate.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purpose_in_suffering.htm">Purpose in Suffering</a></b><br>Understand that our trials may have a divine purpose beyond our immediate understanding, as seen in Joseph's life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Trust that God is in control, even when His plans are not immediately clear to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preservation_of_god's_people.htm">Preservation of God's People</a></b><br>Reflect on how God preserves His people through various means, ensuring the fulfillment of His promises.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/45.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">To preserve you a posterity in the earth.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">To put for you a remnant in the land, </span>that is, to preserve a remainder for you, as the word is translated in <a href="/2_samuel/14-7.htm" title="And, behold, the whole family is risen against your handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder on the earth.">2Samuel 14:7</a>. During the seven years' famine many races probably dwindled away, and the Hebrews, as mere sojourners in Canaan, would have been in danger of total extinction.<p><span class= "bld">By a great deliverance.</span>--That is, by a signal interference on your behalf. But the word rendered "deliverance," more exactly signifies <span class= "ital">that which escapes </span>(see <a href="/2_kings/19-31.htm" title="For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.">2Kings 19:31</a>, where, as here, it is joined with the word <span class= "ital">remnant, </span>and <a href="/2_kings/19-30.htm" title="And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.">2Kings 19:30</a>, where it is itself rendered <span class= "ital">remnant</span>)<span class= "ital">. </span>The two nouns really signify the same thing; but whereas in the first clause the words seem to forebode that only few would escape, in the second there is the assurance of their surviving in such numbers as to be able to grow into a great nation.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/45-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sent</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֤נִי</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·lā·ḥê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me before you</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to preserve</span><br /><span class="heb">לָשׂ֥וּם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·śūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">as a remnant</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁאֵרִ֖ית</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’ê·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7611.htm">Strong's 7611: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rest, residue, remnant, remainder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and to save your lives</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְהַחֲי֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ha·ḥă·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by a great</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּדֹלָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḏō·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deliverance.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְלֵיטָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·lê·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6413.htm">Strong's 6413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deliverance, an escaped portion</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/45-7.htm">Genesis 45:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/45-7.htm">Genesis 45:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/45-7.htm">Genesis 45:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/45-7.htm">Genesis 45:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/45-7.htm">Genesis 45:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/45-7.htm">Genesis 45:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/45-7.htm">Genesis 45:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/45-7.htm">Genesis 45:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/45-7.htm">Genesis 45:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/45-7.htm">Genesis 45:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/45-7.htm">OT Law: Genesis 45:7 God sent me before you to preserve (Gen. 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