Genesis 45:3
And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.
KJV
Et dixit fratribus suis : Ego sum Joseph : adhuc pater meus vivit ? Non poterant respondere fratres nimio terrore perterriti.
Vulgate
εἶπεν δὲ Ἰωσὴφ πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ Ἐγώ εἰμι Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀδελφὸς ὑμῶν, ὃν ἀπέδοσθε εἰς Αἴγυπτον· ἔτι ὁ πατήρ μου ζῇ; καὶ οὐκ ἐδύναντο οἱ ἀδελφοὶ ἀποκριθῆναι αὐτῷ· ἐταράχθησαν γάρ.
LXX
And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.
ASV
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר יוֹסֵ֤ף אֶל אֶחָי/ו֙ אֲנִ֣י יוֹסֵ֔ף הַ/ע֥וֹד אָבִ֖/י חָ֑י וְ/לֹֽא יָכְל֤וּ אֶחָי/ו֙ לַ/עֲנ֣וֹת אֹת֔/וֹ כִּ֥י נִבְהֲל֖וּ מִ/פָּנָֽי/ו
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Then Joseph could not refrain himself. Joseph's revelation of himself to his brethren is deeply moving, and illustrates the reconciling grace of God. His declaration that God sent him before them to preserve life shows a profound understanding of providence. In all the evil his brothers intended, God was working out his sovereign purpose. This is the clearest Old Testament illu…
Cross-references
- Acts 7:13 — And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
- Acts 9:5 — And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
- Gen 50:18 — And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
- Zech 12:10 — And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for h