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Genesis · read by Scott Volk
21 verses, in order. Only the verses Scott read aloud are shown.
Genesis 25
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When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.Read from NASB1995 · Living for Generations to Come
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The first one came out red, covered with hair like a fur coat; so they named him Esau.Read from NASB1995 · Living for Generations to Come
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When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.Read from NASB1995 · Living for Generations to Come
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Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.Read from NASB1995 · Living for Generations to Come
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One day, while Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the field and was famished.Read from NASB1995 · Living for Generations to Come
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"Swear to me first," Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.Read from NASB1995 · Living for Generations to Come
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Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.Read from NASB1995 · Living for Generations to Come
Genesis 45
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Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, "Send everyone away from me!" So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.Read from NASB1995 · The Power of Forgiveness
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But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh's household soon heard of it.Read from NASB1995 · The Power of Forgiveness
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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 NASB1995 · The Power of Forgiveness
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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 NASB1995 · The Power of Forgiveness
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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 NASB1995 · The Power of Forgiveness
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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 NASB1995 · The Power of Forgiveness
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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 NASB1995 · The Power of Forgiveness
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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 NASB1995 · The Power of Forgiveness
Genesis 50
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When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "What if Joseph bears a grudge? Then he will surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him."Read from NASB1995 · The Power of Forgiveness
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'This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.' So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father." When their message came to him, Joseph wept.Read from NASB1995 · The Power of Forgiveness
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His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, "We are your slaves!"Read from ESV · The Power of Forgiveness
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But Joseph replied, "Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?Read from NASB1995 · The Power of Forgiveness
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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 NASB1995 · The Power of Forgiveness
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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 NASB1995 · The Power of Forgiveness