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Genesis · read by James Jennings
25 verses, in order. Only the verses James read aloud are shown.
Genesis 18
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Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.Read from ESV · Having Happy Hospitality
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Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.Read from ESV · Having Happy Hospitality
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Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.Read from ESV · Having Happy Hospitality
Genesis 42
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And Reuben responded, "Didn't I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!"Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
Genesis 45
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But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh's household soon heard of it.Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?" But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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Then Joseph said to his brothers, "Please come near me." And they did so. "I am Joseph, your brother," he said, "the one you sold into Egypt!Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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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.Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting.Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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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.Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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Now return quickly to my father and tell him, 'This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly."Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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But pay no regard to your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.'"Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
Genesis 50
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Then Joseph fell upon his father's face, wept over him, and kissed him.Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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So Jacob's sons did as he had charged them.Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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So they sent word to Joseph, saying, "Before he died, your father commanded,Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, "We are your slaves!"Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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But Joseph replied, "Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience
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Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones." So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.Read from ESV · Joseph Wept and Displayed Marvelous Patience