Genesis 45:11

11 And I will provide for you there, because [there are] still five years of famine--lest you and your household and all that you have become destitute.'

Genesis 45:11 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 45:11

And there will I nourish thee
Provide for him and his family:

for yet [there are] five years of famine;
still to come, two of the seven only being past:

lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty;
his whole posterity be consumed, as it would be in all probability, if he did not procure food for his family during the famine.

Genesis 45:11 In-Context

9 Hurry, and go up to my father and say to him, 'Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me and do not delay.

10 You shall settle in the land of Goshen so that you will be near me, you and your children and your grandchildren, and your flocks and your herds and all that you have.

11 And I will provide for you there, because [there are] still five years of famine--lest you and your household and all that you have become destitute.'

12 Now behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that {it is I} who am speaking to you.

13 And you must tell my father of all my honor in Egypt and all that you have seen. Now hurry and bring my father here."