Genesis 45:8
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So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
In other translations
So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
Hebrew words
וְעַתָּהve'atahand thereforeH6258לֹא־lo'-notH3808אַתֶּם'atemyouH859שְׁלַחְתֶּםshelachtemyou sentH7971אֹתִי'oti<obj.> meH853הֵנָּהhenahhitherH2008כִּיkiforH3588הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430וַיְשִׂימֵנִיvaysimeniand he has appointed meH7760לְאָבle'avto a fatherH1לְפַרְעֹהlefar'ohof PharaohH6547וּלְאָדוֹןule'adonand to lordH113לְכָל־lekholof allH3605בֵּיתוֹbeitohousehold hisH1004וּמֹשֵׁלumosheland rulerH4910בְּכָל־bekholover allH3605אֶרֶץ'eretz[the] land ofH776מִצְרָיִם׃mitzrayimEgyptH4714
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- Romans 9:16So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
- John 19:11Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
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Topics
People and places
People: Pharaoh (Genesis 37)
Places: Egypt