Genesis 45:12

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And lo, your eyes are seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that <FI>it is<Fi> my mouth which is speaking unto you;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 45:12 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 42:23They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
  2. Luke 24:39Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
  3. John 20:27Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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