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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ועתה אל תעצבו ואל יחר בעיניכם כי מכרתם אתי הנה כי למחיה שלחני אלהים לפניכם
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
v`th Al t`TSbv vAl yKHr b`ynykm ky mkrtm Aty hnh ky lmKHyh SHlKHny Alhym lpnykm

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
nolite pavere nec vobis durum esse videatur quod vendidistis me in his regionibus pro salute enim vestra misit me Deus ante vos in Aegyptum

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
New King James Version   
But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.
21st Century King James Version   
Now therefore be not grieved nor angry with yourselves that ye sold me hither, for God sent me before you to preserve life.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Darby Bible Translation   
And now, be not grieved, and be not angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Be not afraid, and let it not seem to you a hard case that you sold me into these countries: for God sent me before you into Egypt for your preservation.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
God's Word   
Now, don't be sad or angry with yourselves that you sold me. God sent me ahead of you to save lives.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
And now don't be worried or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.
International Standard Version   
"But don't be distressed or angry at yourselves because you sold me here, because God sent me ahead of you all in order to deliver us.
NET Bible   
Now, do not be upset and do not be angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to preserve life!
New American Standard Bible   
"Now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
New International Version   
And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.
New Living Translation   
But don't be upset, and don't be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither; for God sent me before you to preserve life.
The World English Bible   
Now don't be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
EasyEnglish Bible   
But do not be upset. Do not be angry with yourselves because you sold me like that. No! It was God who sent me here! He sent me here before you came. He did that so that I could save people's lives.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
and now, be not grieved, nor let it be displeasing in your eyes that ye sold me hither, for to preserve life hath God sent me before you.
New Life Version   
But do not be troubled or angry with yourselves because you sold me here. For God sent me before you to save your life.
The Voice Bible   
Don’t be upset or angry with yourselves any longer because of what you did. You see God sent me here ahead of you to preserve life.
Living Bible   
But don’t be angry with yourselves that you did this to me, for God did it! He sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives.
New Catholic Bible   
But do not be grieved and do not be angry with yourselves for having sold me down here, for God sent me here before you to save your lives.
Legacy Standard Bible   
So now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves that ye sold me here, for God sent me before you for life.
Christian Standard Bible   
And now don’t be grieved or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
But now, do not be distressed and disheartened or vexed and angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.
New Century Version   
Now don’t be worried or angry with yourselves because you sold me here. God sent me here ahead of you to save people’s lives.
The Message   
“Come closer to me,” Joseph said to his brothers. They came closer. “I am Joseph your brother whom you sold into Egypt. But don’t feel badly, don’t blame yourselves for selling me. God was behind it. God sent me here ahead of you to save lives. There has been a famine in the land now for two years; the famine will continue for five more years—neither plowing nor harvesting. God sent me on ahead to pave the way and make sure there was a remnant in the land, to save your lives in an amazing act of deliverance. So you see, it wasn’t you who sent me here but God. He set me in place as a father to Pharaoh, put me in charge of his personal affairs, and made me ruler of all Egypt.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Now do not be upset or angry with yourselves for selling me to this place, since God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And now do not be distressed, or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.
Good News Translation®   
Now do not be upset or blame yourselves because you sold me here. It was really God who sent me ahead of you to save people's lives.
Wycliffe Bible   
do not ye dread, neither seem it to be hard to you, that ye sold me into these countries; for God hath sent me before you into Egypt for your health. (do not ye fear, nor be ye harsh with yourselves, that ye sold me into this country; for God hath sent me before you into Egypt for your salvation.)
Contemporary English Version   
Don't worry or blame yourselves for what you did. God is the one who sent me ahead of you to save lives.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And now do not be distressed, or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
And now do not be distressed, or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Now, don’t be upset and don’t be angry with yourselves that you sold me here. Actually, God sent me before you to save lives.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to save life and preserve our family.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
But now do not be distressed, and do not be angry with yourselves for having sold me here. It was really for the sake of saving lives that God sent me here ahead of you.
New American Standard Bible   
Now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to save lives.
The Expanded Bible   
Now don’t be ·worried [in anguish; distressed] or angry with yourselves because you sold me here. God sent me here ahead of you to ·save [preserve] people’s lives.
Tree of Life Version   
“So now, don’t be grieved and don’t be angry in your own eyes that you sold me here—since it was for preserving life that God sent me here before you.
Revised Standard Version   
And now do not be distressed, or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.
New International Reader's Version   
But don’t be upset. And don’t be angry with yourselves because you sold me here. God sent me ahead of you to save many lives.
BRG Bible   
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Complete Jewish Bible   
But don’t be sad that you sold me into slavery here or angry at yourselves, because it was God who sent me ahead of you to preserve life.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
And now do not be distressed, or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me here; for Elohim did send me before you to save life.
Names of God Bible   
Now, don’t be sad or angry with yourselves that you sold me. Elohim sent me ahead of you to save lives.
Modern English Version   
Now do not be upset or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Now don’t be worried. Don’t be angry with yourselves for what you did. It was God’s plan for me to come here. I am here to save people’s lives.
International Children’s Bible   
Now don’t be worried. Don’t be angry with yourselves because you sold me here. God sent me here ahead of you to save people’s lives.
Lexham English Bible   
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.
New International Version - UK   
And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.