11And there I will feed thee, (for there are yet five years of famine remaining,) lest both thou perish, and thy house, and all things that thou hast.


In Context

8 Not by your counsel was I sent hither, but by the will of God: who hath made me as it were a father to Pharao, and lord of his whold house, and governor in all the land of Egypt.

9 Make haste, and go ye up to my father, and say to him: Thus saith thy son Joseph: God hath made me lord of the whole land of Egypt: come down to me, linger not.

10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Gessen: and thou shalt be near me, thou and thy sons, and thy son's sons, thy sheep, and thy gerds, and all things that thou hast.

11 And there I will feed thee, (for there are yet five years of famine remaining,) lest both thou perish, and thy house, and all things that thou hast.

12 Behold, your eyes, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see that it is my mouth that speaketh to you.

13 You shall tell my father of all my glory, and all things that you have seen in Egypt: make haste and bring him to me.

Genesis 45:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

45:11And there will I nourish thee; for yet [there are] five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

45:11I will provide for you there, because five years of famine are still to come. Otherwise you and your household and all who belong to you will become destitute.'

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

45:11and there will I nourish thee; for there are yet five years of famine; lest thou come to poverty, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

45:11And there will I maintain thee; for yet there are five years of famine; in order that thou be not impoverished, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

45:11and there will I nourish thee; for there are yet five years of famine; lest thou come to poverty, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

45:11And there will I nourish thee, (for yet there are five years of famine,) lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, should come to poverty.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

45:11There I will nourish you; for there are yet five years of famine; lest you come to poverty, you, and your household, and all that you have.|'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

45:11and I have nourished thee there — for yet are five years of famine — lest thou become poor, thou and thy household, and all that thou hast.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

45:11And there will I nourish you; for yet there are five years of famine; lest you, and your household, and all that you have, come to poverty.