Genesis 45: 1 - 5
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Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him; and he cried, "Make every one go out from me." So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
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And he wept aloud, so that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard it.
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And Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph; is my father still alive?" But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence.
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So Joseph said to his brothers, "Come near to me, I pray you." And they came near. And he said, "I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.
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And now do not be distressed, or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.
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