Bereshis 45:11

11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are chamesh shanim of ra’av (famine); lest thou, and thy bais, and all that thou hast, come to destitution.

Bereshis 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.

Bereshis 45:11 In-Context

9 Haste ye, and go up to Avi, and say unto him, Thus saith thy ben, Yosef, Elohim hath made me as adon kol Mitzrayim; come down unto me, tarry not;

10 And thou shalt dwell in Eretz Goshen, and thou shalt be karov (near) unto me, thou, and thy banim, and thy bnei banecha, and thy tzon, and thy bakar, and all that thou hast [see Yn 14:3 OJBC]:

11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are chamesh shanim of ra’av (famine); lest thou, and thy bais, and all that thou hast, come to destitution.

12 And, hinei, your eyes see, and the eyes of achi Binyamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.

13 And ye shall tell Avi of kol kevod b’Mitzrayim, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down Avi here.