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 Agora, pois, não vos entristeçais, nem vos pese de haver me vendido aqui; que para preservação de vida me enviou Deus diante de vós:

6 Que já houve dois anos de fome em meio da terra, e ainda restam cinco anos em que nem haverá arada nem colheita.

7 E Deus me enviou adiante de vós, para que vós restásseis na terra, e para vos dar vida por meio de grande salvamento.

8 Assim, pois, não me enviastes vós aqui, mas sim Deus, que me pôs por pai de Faraó, e por senhor de toda sua casa, e por governador de toda a terra do Egito.

9 Apressai-vos, ide a meu pai e dizei-lhe: Assim diz teu filho José: Deus me pôs por senhor de todo Egito; vem a mim, não te detenhas:

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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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