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Genesis 45:1

WEB

1Then Joseph couldn’t control himself before all those who stood before him, and he called out, “Cause everyone to go out from me!” No one else stood with him, while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.

KJV

1Then Joseph[+] could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.

BSB

1Then 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.

FBV

1Joseph couldn't control his emotions any longer while all his attendants were there, so he shouted out, “Everybody leave me!” So there was nobody else there when Joseph revealed who he was to his brothers.

Related Resources

Book of Genesis Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 2) - BibleProject
Joseph as a Type of Christ: How to Find Jesus in the Old Testament pt 8 - Mike Winger

Extra References

Matthew 18:15

15If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.


Genesis 43:30-31

30Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he sought a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there. 31He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, “Serve the meal.”


Isaiah 42:14

14“I have been silent a long time. I have been quiet and restrained myself. Now I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will both gasp and pant.


Acts 10:41

41not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen before by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.


1 Corinthians 13:5

5doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;


2 Samuel 1:20

20Don’t tell it in Gath. Don’t publish it in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.


Jeremiah 20:9

9If I say that I will not make mention of him, or speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones. I am weary with holding it in. I can’t.