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I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you can enjoy the fat of the land.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/45.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then get your father and all of your families, and return here to me. I will give you the very best land in Egypt, and you will eat from the best that the land produces.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/45.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/45.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/45.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/45.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/45.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and take your father and your households and come to me; and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/45.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and take your father and your households and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you will eat the fat of the land.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/45.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and take your father and your households and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you shall eat the fat of the land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/45.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and take your father and your households and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/45.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and get 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 (the finest produce) of the land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/45.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Get your father and your families, and come back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you can eat from the richness of the land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/45.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Get your father and your families, and come back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you can eat from the richness of the land.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/45.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/45.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Tell them to bring their father and their families here. I will give them the best land in Egypt, and they can eat and enjoy everything that grows there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/45.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/45.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Take your father and your families, and come to me. I will give you the best land in Egypt. Then you can enjoy the best food in the land.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/45.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Let them get their father and their families and come back here. I will give them the best land in Egypt, and they will have more than enough to live on. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/45.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />get your father and your households, and come back to me. I'll give you the best of the land of Egypt and you can live off the abundance of the land.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/45.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/45.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Get your father and your households and come to me! Then I will give you the best land in Egypt and you will eat the best of the land.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/45.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Take your father and your families and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the richness of the land.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/45.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And take your father, and your households, and come to me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/45.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/45.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and take your father, and your households, and come to me, and I give to you the good of the land of Egypt, and you eat the fat of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/45.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and take your father, and your households, and come unto me, and I give to you the good of the land of Egypt, and eat ye the fat of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/45.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And take your father and your houses, and come to me: and I will give to you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the heart of the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/45.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And bring away from thence your father and kindred, and come to me: and I will give you all the good things of Egypt, that you may eat the marrow of the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/45.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and take from there your father and kindred, and come to me. And I will give you all the good things of Egypt, so that you may eat from the marrow of the land.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/45.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />There get your father and your households, and then come to me; I will assign you the best land in Egypt, where you will live off the fat of the land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/45.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Take your father and your households and come to me, so that I may give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you may enjoy the fat of the land.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/45.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And take your father and your households, and come to me; and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat of the fat of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/45.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And take your father and the people of your house and bring them to me, and I shall give you the good of the land of Egypt, and eat the fat of the land.’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/45.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and take your father and your households, and come unto me; and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/45.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And take up your father, and your possessions, and come to me; and I will give you of all the goods of Egypt, and ye shall eat the marrow of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/45-18.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=11844" 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">Pharaoh Invites Jacob to Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do as follows: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: ū·qə·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">Then bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇî·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">your father</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bāt·tê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">and your families</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and return</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·’et·tə·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2898.htm" title="2898: ṭūḇ (N-msc) -- Good things, goods, goodness. From towb; good, in the widest sense, especially goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare.">the best</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·’iḵ·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and you shall eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2459.htm" title="2459: ḥê·leḇ (N-msc) -- Or cheleb; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part.">from the fat</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>You are also directed to tell them: ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back.…<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="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a></span><br />I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Exodus 16:3</a></span><br />“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-5.htm">Numbers 11:5</a></span><br />We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Deuteronomy 8:7-9</a></span><br />For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills; / a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; / a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-10.htm">Deuteronomy 11:10-12</a></span><br />For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden. / But the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in the rain from heaven. / It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-23.htm">Psalm 105:23-24</a></span><br />Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. / And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-6.htm">Isaiah 19:6-7</a></span><br />The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither. / The bulrushes by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the fields sown along the Nile, will wither, blow away, and be no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23</a></span><br />Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-7.htm">Jeremiah 2:7</a></span><br />I brought you into a fertile land to eat its fruit and bounty, but you came and defiled My land and made My inheritance detestable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6</a></span><br />On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-11.htm">Acts 7:11-14</a></span><br />Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food. / When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit. / On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-15.htm">Acts 7:15-16</a></span><br />So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. / Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-21.htm">Hebrews 11:21</a></span><br />By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-22.htm">Hebrews 11:22</a></span><br />By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And take your father and your households, and come to me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.</p><p class="hdg">the fat.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-28.htm">Genesis 27:28</a></b></br> Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/47-6.htm">Genesis 47:6</a></b></br> The land of Egypt <i>is</i> before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest <i>any</i> men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/18-12.htm">Numbers 18:12,29</a></b></br> All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/43-11.htm">Best</a> <a href="/genesis/43-32.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/45-13.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/3_john/1-2.htm">Enjoy</a> <a href="/genesis/42-33.htm">Families</a> <a href="/genesis/41-26.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/genesis/45-16.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/42-33.htm">Households</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/45-20.htm">Best</a> <a href="/genesis/47-22.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/45-19.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/exodus/30-38.htm">Enjoy</a> <a href="/genesis/47-12.htm">Families</a> <a href="/genesis/49-20.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/genesis/45-20.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/47-24.htm">Households</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/45.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/45.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then bring your father and your families and return to me.</b><br>This phrase reflects Joseph's invitation to his brothers to bring their father, Jacob, and their entire families to Egypt. It signifies reconciliation and the restoration of family unity after years of separation and betrayal. The call to "return to me" highlights Joseph's authority and his role as a savior figure, prefiguring Christ's invitation to come to Him for salvation and provision. The emphasis on family underscores the importance of kinship and the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham to make his descendants a great nation (<a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2</a>).<p><b>I will give you the best of the land of Egypt,</b><br>Joseph promises to provide his family with the best of Egypt, which indicates his high status and favor with Pharaoh. This offer of the "best of the land" symbolizes God's provision and blessing, reminiscent of the Promised Land flowing with milk and honey (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>). Egypt, particularly the region of Goshen, was fertile and suitable for their livestock, ensuring their prosperity. This also foreshadows the Israelites' eventual enslavement and exodus, highlighting God's sovereignty in using Egypt as both a place of refuge and a place of deliverance.<p><b>and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’</b><br>The phrase "eat from the fat of the land" implies abundance and prosperity. In ancient Near Eastern culture, "fat" was associated with the best and most luxurious portions, often reserved for the wealthy or for offerings to deities. This promise of abundance contrasts with the famine in Canaan, demonstrating God's provision through Joseph. It also serves as a type of the spiritual abundance found in Christ, who offers life more abundantly (<a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a>). The imagery of feasting and satisfaction points to the eschatological hope of the Messianic banquet (<a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Isaiah 25:6</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>The son of Jacob who was sold into slavery by his brothers and rose to become the second most powerful man in Egypt. In this passage, he is speaking to his brothers.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob (Israel)</a></b><br>The father of Joseph and his brothers, who is invited to come to Egypt to escape the famine in Canaan.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph's_brothers.htm">Joseph's Brothers</a></b><br>The siblings who initially betrayed Joseph but are now recipients of his grace and forgiveness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where Joseph has risen to power and where he invites his family to come and live.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/famine.htm">Famine</a></b><br>The severe shortage of food affecting the region, prompting Joseph's family to seek sustenance in Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_provision.htm">God's Sovereignty and Provision</a></b><br>Joseph's rise to power and his ability to provide for his family during the famine demonstrate God's sovereign plan and provision. Believers can trust that God is in control and will provide for their needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_and_reconciliation.htm">Forgiveness and Reconciliation</a></b><br>Joseph's invitation to his family, despite their past betrayal, is a powerful example of forgiveness and reconciliation. Christians are called to forgive others as they have been forgiven by Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>The move to Egypt was part of God's plan to preserve the Israelites. Believers are encouraged to have faith in God's promises, even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family.htm">The Importance of Family</a></b><br>Joseph's concern for his family highlights the importance of family unity and support. Christians are encouraged to care for and support their families, especially in times of need.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_45.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 45</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_jethro_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Jethro in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'vagabond'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What is Goshen's biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_offer_animal_sacrifices_in_leviticus.htm">If a loving God exists, what is the moral rationale for repeatedly offering animal blood and fat as stated in Leviticus 3? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_brought_joseph_to_egypt.htm">Who brought Joseph to Egypt: the Ishmaelites who bought him (Genesis 37:28), the Midianites who sold him (Genesis 37:36), or his brothers who sold him (Genesis 45:4)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/45-18.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">Then bring</span><br /><span class="heb">וּקְח֧וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·qə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your father</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִיכֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇî·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your families</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּתֵּיכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(bāt·tê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and return</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֹ֣אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇō·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will give</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶתְּנָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’et·tə·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the best</span><br /><span class="heb">טוּב֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṭūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2898.htm">Strong's 2898: </a> </span><span class="str2">Good, goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<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">of Egypt,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you shall eat</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִכְל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’iḵ·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the fat</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵ֥לֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·leḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2459.htm">Strong's 2459: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fat, richest, choice part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the land.’</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/45-18.htm">Genesis 45:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/45-18.htm">Genesis 45:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/45-18.htm">Genesis 45:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/45-18.htm">Genesis 45:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/45-18.htm">Genesis 45:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/45-18.htm">Genesis 45:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/45-18.htm">Genesis 45:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/45-18.htm">Genesis 45:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/45-18.htm">Genesis 45:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/45-18.htm">Genesis 45:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/45-18.htm">OT Law: Genesis 45:18 Take your father and your households (Gen. 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