3 Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Does my father still live?"

His brothers couldn’t answer him; for they were terrified at his presence. 4 Joseph said to his brothers, "Come near to me, please."

They came near. He said, "I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt. 5 Now don’t be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.