Genesis - 45:11



11 There I will nourish you; for there are yet five years of famine; lest you come to poverty, you, and your household, and all that you have."'

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Explanation and meaning of Genesis 45:11.

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And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
And there I will feed thee, (for there are yet five years of famine remaining,) lest both thou perish, and thy house, and all things that thou hast.
And there will I maintain thee; for yet there are five years of famine; in order that thou be not impoverished, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.
and I have nourished thee there, for yet are five years of famine, lest thou become poor, thou and thy household, and all that thou hast.
And there I will take care of you, so that you and your family may not be in need, for there are still five bad years to come.
and there will I sustain thee; for there are yet five years of famine; lest thou come to poverty, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.
And there I will pasture you, (for there are still five years of famine remaining) lest both you and your house perish, along with all that you possess.'
Et alam to ibi, quia adhuc quinque anni famis sunt: ne forte inopia vel egestate conficiaris tu et domus tua, et omne quod est tibi.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

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.

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