Genesis 45:5
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Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.
In other translations
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.
Hebrew words
וְעַתָּה׀ve'atahand nowH6258אַל־'al-may notH408תֵּעָצְבוּte'atzevuyou be grievedH6087וְאַל־ve'al-and may notH408יִחַרyicharit burnH2734בְּעֵינֵיכֶםbe'eineikhemin view yourH5869כִּי־ki-thatH3588מְכַרְתֶּםmekhartemyou soldH4376אֹתִי'oti<obj.> meH853הֵנָּהhenahhitherH2008כִּיkiforH3588לְמִחְיָהlemichyahfor preservation of lifeH4241שְׁלָחַנִיshelachanihe sent meH7971אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430לִפְנֵיכֶם׃lifneikhem<to> before youH6440
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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