Génesis 45:15-25

15 Y besó a todos sus hermanos, y lloró sobre ellos; y después sus hermanos hablaron con él.

16 Cuando se oyó la noticia en la casa de Faraón, de que los hermanos de José habían venido, agradó a Faraón y a sus siervos.

17 Entonces Faraón dijo a José: Di a tus hermanos: "Haced esto: cargad vuestras bestias e id a la tierra de Canaán;

18 y tomad a vuestro padre y a vuestras familias y venid a mí y yo os daré lo mejor de la tierra de Egipto, y comeréis de la abundancia de la tierra."

19 Y a ti se te ordena decirles: "Haced esto: tomad carretas de la tierra de Egipto para vuestros pequeños y para vuestras mujeres, y traed a vuestro padre y venid.

20 "Y no os preocupéis por vuestras posesiones personales, pues lo mejor de toda la tierra de Egipto es vuestro."

21 Y así lo hicieron los hijos de Israel; y José les dio carretas conforme a la orden de Faraón, y les dio provisiones para el camino.

22 A todos ellos les dio mudas de ropa, pero a Benjamín le dio trescientas piezas de plata y cinco mudas de ropa.

23 Y a su padre le envió lo siguiente: diez asnos cargados de lo mejor de Egipto, y diez asnas cargadas de grano, de pan y de alimentos para su padre en el camino.

24 Luego despidió a sus hermanos, y cuando se iban les dijo: No riñáis en el camino.

25 Y subieron de Egipto y vinieron a la tierra de Canaán, a su padre Jacob.

Génesis 45:15-25 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 45

This chapter contains an account of Joseph's making himself known to his brethren, which was done when they were alone, Ge 45:1-4; when he encouraged them not to distress themselves on account of their selling him into Egypt, for God in his providence had sent him there for their good, Ge 45:5-8; and he ordered them to go forthwith to Canaan, and acquaint his father with all the honour and glory they saw him in, and to desire him to come thither to him, where he should be provided for during the five years of famine yet to come, in the best part of the land of Egypt, Ge 45:9-13; upon which he expressed the strongest affection to Benjamin, and to all his brethren, Ge 45:14,15; the fame of this was soon spread in the house of Pharaoh, which gave the king great pleasure, who immediately expressed his earnest desire that his father might come and settle in Egypt, and ordered provisions to be sent him, and carriages to bring him down, and all that belonged to him, Ge 45:16-20; and Joseph accordingly delivered to his brethren wagons and provisions for the way, and gave gifts to them, and sent a present to his father, and dismissed his brethren with an exhortation not to fall out by the way, Ge 45:21-24; and when they came to Canaan, they acquainted their father with all these things, who at first could not believe them; but when he saw the wagons, his spirit revived, and determined to go and see his son, Ge 45:25-28.