KJV ORIGINAL
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Tell your brothers to do this: load up your animals and go back to the land of Canaan.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Pharaoh is telling Joseph to send his brothers back to Canaan to gather their family and belongings so they can all move to Egypt.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place during the seven years of severe famine that Joseph had predicted. Joseph, now second-in-command in Egypt, has just revealed his identity to his brothers who had sold him into slavery years earlier. Pharaoh is generously offering to relocate Jacob's entire family to Egypt where they can survive the famine.
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