Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 45:17 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 17. 17And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
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Role in This Section
Pharaoh tells Joseph to send the brothers back to Canaan with their animals loaded. This begins a larger command whose purpose is bringing the whole household to Egypt.
Read It With
- Genesis 45:16–28
Read verses 17–20 together. Verse 17 starts the return instruction; verses 18–20 give its destination, invitation, transport, and provision.
Why It Needs Context
The loading command does not by itself explain why they return or what Pharaoh offers. The following verses complete the migration authorization.
Read Genesis 45:16–20 together
Why these verses belong together: Pharaoh's pleasure becomes a return command, household invitation, wagon authorization, and assurance that Egypt's resources will offset what the family leaves.
Verse 16. 16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
Verse 17. 17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
Verse 18. 18 And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
Verse 19. 19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
Verse 20. 20 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.
Continue in Context
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Read Genesis 45:16–28 — Pharaoh Provides for Jacob's FamilySources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed text, garment deception reversal, Joseph's authority, Benjamin's prior fivefold portion, disclosure, migration, settlement, and later oppression contrast.
Exact location: Genesis 45:16–28 with 37:3, 31–35; 41:39–57; 43:34; 45:1–15; 46:1–7; 46:28–47:12; and Exodus 1:8–14 in the pinned standardized 1769 KJV
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Good and fat of the land, possessions idiom, wagons, garments, silver, provisions, agitation warning, heart-failed wording, disbelief, revived spirit, and Israel's resolve.
Exact location: WLC Genesis 45:16–28, especially vv. 18–24 and 26–28
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