Genesis 45:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.”
Genesis 45:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 45:7 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 45:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.”
Genesis 45:7 — World English Bible
Genesis 45:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.”
Genesis 45:7 — American Standard Version
Genesis 45:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;”
Genesis 45:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 45:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“So God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.”
Genesis 45:7 — Darby Translation
Genesis 45:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore God sent me before you to preserue your posteritie in this land, and to saue you aliue by a great deliuerance.”
Genesis 45:7 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 45:7 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And God sent me before you to set for you a remnant in the land, and to keep alive for you a great deliverance.”
Genesis 45:7 — The Living Sword
Genesis 45:7 in Context — Genesis 45
5 Ahora pues, no os entristezcáis, ni os pese de haberme vendido acá; que para preservación de vida me envió Dios delante de vosotros:
6 Que ya ha habido dos años de hambre en medio de la tierra, y aun quedan cinco años en que ni habrá arada ni siega.
7 Y Dios me envió delante de vosotros, para que vosotros quedaseis en la tierra, y para daros vida por medio de grande salvamento.
8 Así pues, no me enviasteis vosotros acá, sino Dios, que me ha puesto por padre de Faraón, y por señor de toda su casa, y por gobernador en toda la tierra de Egipto.
9 Daos priesa, id á mi padre y decidle: Así dice tu hijo José: Dios me ha puesto por señor de todo Egipto; ven á mí, no te detengas:
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What Does Genesis 45:7 Mean?
Genesis 45:7 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 45. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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