Genesis 45:5

5 “Now do not be grieved or angry 1with yourselves, because ayou sold me here, for bGod sent me before you to preserve life.

Genesis 45:5 — The New International Version (NIV)

5 And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.

Genesis 45:5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

5 And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.

Genesis 45:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

Genesis 45:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

5 But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives.

Genesis 45:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

5 But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.

Genesis 45:5 — New Century Version (NCV)

5 Now don’t be worried or angry with yourselves because you sold me here. God sent me here ahead of you to save people’s lives.

Genesis 45:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

5 And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

Genesis 45:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

5 And now, be not grieved, and be not angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither, for God sent me before you to preserve life.

Genesis 45:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

5 Now, don’t be sad or angry with yourselves that you sold me. God sent me ahead of you to save lives.

Genesis 45:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

5 And now don’t be worried or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.

Genesis 45:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

5 And now do not be distressed, or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.

Genesis 45:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

5 So now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves that you sold me here, for God sent me as deliverance before you.

Genesis 45:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

5 But don’t be upset. And don’t be angry with yourselves because you sold me here. God sent me ahead of you to save many lives.

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1	Lit in your eyes
a	Ge 37:28
b	Ge 45:7 Ge 45:8 Ge 50:20 Ps 105:17