2 And he wept loudly, so that the Egyptians heard it and the household of Pharaoh heard it.
3 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” And his brothers were unable to answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence.
4 So Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” And they drew near. And he said, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.
5 So now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves that you sold me here, for God sent me as deliverance before you.
6 For these two years the famine has been in the midst of the land, but there will be five more years where there is no plowing or harvest.
7 And God sent me before you all to preserve for you a remnant in the land and to keep alive among you many survivors.
8 So now, you yourselves did not send me here, but God put me here as father to Pharaoh and as master of all his household, and a ruler over all the land of Egypt.