Gen 45:7 | NET2full | STEP | God sent me ahead of you to preserve you on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance .

Genesis 45:7

7 God sent me ^{▼▼sn God sent me. The repetition of this theme that God sent Joseph is reminiscent of commission narratives in which the leader could announce that God sent him (e.g., Exod 3:15).} ahead of you to preserve you ^{▼▼tn Heb “to make you a remnant.” The verb, followed here by the preposition ל (lamed), means “to make.”} on the earth and to save your lives ^{▼▼tn The infinitive gives a second purpose for God’s action.} by a great deliverance.