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Genesis 45:12

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Look, you can see with your own eyes, and my brother Benjamin can see too, that it's really me speaking to you.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Joseph is telling his brothers that they can trust their own eyes - he's really their brother Joseph speaking to them directly.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs during Joseph's dramatic revelation of his identity to his brothers who had sold him into slavery years earlier. Joseph had been speaking through an interpreter up to this point, so now speaking directly in Hebrew would have been shocking proof of his identity. Benjamin, being Joseph's only full brother (both sons of Rachel), serves as a key witness to confirm this incredible moment.

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