Genesis 45:12
New International Version
“You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin, that it is really I who am speaking to you.

New Living Translation
Then Joseph added, “Look! You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin, that I really am Joseph!

English Standard Version
And now your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

Berean Standard Bible
Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.

King James Bible
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.

New King James Version
“And behold, your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

New American Standard Bible
Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which is speaking to you.

NASB 1995
“Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which is speaking to you.

NASB 1977
“And behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which is speaking to you.

Legacy Standard Bible
And behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which is speaking to you.

Amplified Bible
Look! Your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that I am speaking to you [personally in your language and not through an interpreter].

Christian Standard Bible
Look! Your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin can see that I’m the one speaking to you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Look! Your eyes and my brother Benjamin’s eyes can see that it is I , Joseph, who am speaking to you.

American Standard Version
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And behold, your eyes see and the eyes of my brother Benyamin, that my mouth is speaking with you.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

Contemporary English Version
All of you, including my brother Benjamin, can tell by what I have said that I really am Joseph.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold, your eyes, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see that it is my mouth that speaketh to you.

English Revised Version
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"You and my brother Benjamin can see for yourselves that I am the one who is speaking to you.

Good News Translation
Joseph continued, "Now all of you, and you too, Benjamin, can see that I am really Joseph.

International Standard Version
"Look, now! All of you can see me! And my own brother Benjamin can tell that it's really me speaking to you!

JPS Tanakh 1917
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.

Literal Standard Version
And behold, your eyes are seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that [it is] my mouth which is speaking to you;

Majority Standard Bible
Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you.

New American Bible
Surely, you can see for yourselves, and Benjamin can see for himself, that it is I who am speaking to you.

NET Bible
You and my brother Benjamin can certainly see with your own eyes that I really am the one who speaks to you.

New Revised Standard Version
And now your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see that it is my own mouth that speaks to you.

New Heart English Bible
Look, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth which is speaking to you.

Webster's Bible Translation
And behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh to you.

World English Bible
Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

Young's Literal Translation
And lo, your eyes are seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth which is speaking unto you;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Joseph Sends for His Father
11And there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.’ 12Behold! You and my brother Benjamin can see that I, Joseph, am the one speaking with you. 13Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”…

Cross References
Genesis 45:11
And there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.'

Genesis 45:13
Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly."


Treasury of Scripture

And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.

your eyes.

Genesis 42:23
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

Luke 24:39
Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

John 20:27
Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

my mouth.

Genesis 42:23
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

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Genesis 45
1. Joseph makes himself known to his brothers.
5. He comforts them in God's providence.
9. He sends for his father.
16. Pharaoh confirms it.
21. Joseph furnishes then for their journey.
25. Jacob is revived with the news.
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Behold!
וְהִנֵּ֤ה (wə·hin·nêh)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

You
עֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ (‘ê·nê·ḵem)
Noun - cdc | second person masculine plural
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

and my brother
אָחִ֣י (’ā·ḥî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

Benjamin
בִנְיָמִ֑ין (ḇin·yā·mîn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites

can see
רֹא֔וֹת (rō·’ō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's 7200: To see

that
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

[it is] I, [Joseph],
פִ֖י (p̄î)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

who am speaking
הַֽמְדַבֵּ֥ר (ham·ḏab·bêr)
Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

with you.
אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ă·lê·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to


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