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But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives.
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And now don't be worried or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.
Genesis 45:5 In-Context
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Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence.
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Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt!
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And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.
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For two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping.
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But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.