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Genesis 45:3

What does Genesis 45:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 45:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

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

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph: is my father still living? But his brothers were not able to give him an answer for they were troubled before him.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Joseph saith unto his brethren, `I <FI>am<Fi> Joseph, is my father yet alive?' and his brethren have not been able to answer him, for they have been troubled at his presence.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he said to his brethren: I am Joseph: Is my father yet living? His brethren could not answer him, being struck with exceeding great fear.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Joseph said to his brethren, I am Joseph. Does my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him, for they were troubled at his presence.

Context

v.2And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.

v.3This passage

v.4And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Job 23:15

    Therefore am I terrified at his presence; When I consider, I am afraid of him.

  • Zechariah 12:10

    And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.

  • Luke 5:8

    But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

  • Job 4:5

    But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

  • Luke 24:37

    But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit.

  • Acts 7:13

    And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s race became manifest unto Pharaoh.

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