World English Bible
Genesis 45:26
“They told him, saying, "Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt." His heart fainted, for he didn't believe them.”
Verse in context — Genesis 45
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So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. He said to them, "See that you don't quarrel on the way.
25
They went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father.
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They told him, saying, "Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt." His heart fainted, for he didn't believe them.
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They told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them. When he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob, their father, revived.
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Israel said, "It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.
About Genesis
The book of beginnings, describing creation, humanity’s fall, God’s promises, and the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
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