⁴ And Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near to me.” So they came near. Then he said: “I am Joseph your brother, ^(A)whom you sold into Egypt.

⁵ But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; ^(A)for God sent me before you to preserve life.

The Patriarchs in Egypt

^9 (A)“And the patriarchs, becoming envious, ^(B)sold Joseph into Egypt. ^(C)But God was with him