Holy Scripture
Genesis 45:4
A church father on this verse
“"Come to me," because I have come near to you, yes, even so far that I made myself a sharer in your nature by taking on flesh. At least do not flee a partaker of your fellowship, if you do not know the Author of your salvation. "And they came to him, and he said, 'I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt. No…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
4And Joseph said to his brethren, Draw nigh to me; and they drew nigh; and he said, I am your brother Joseph, whom ye sold into Egypt.
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2And he uttered his voice with weeping; and all the Egyptians heard, and it was reported to the house of Pharaoh.
3And Joseph said to his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him, for they were troubled.
— Genesis 45:4 —
5Now then be not grieved, and let it not seem hard to you that ye sold me hither, for God sent me before you for life.
6For this second year there is famine on the earth, and there are yet five years remaining, in which there is to be neither plowing, nor mowing.