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Genesis 50:17-21 KJV
Genesis · chapter 50 · verses 17–21 · King James Version
17So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. 18And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants. 19And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? 20But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. 21Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.Genesis 50:17-21 · King James Version
Genesis 50:17-21 in context
15And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
16And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
17So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
18And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
19And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
20But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
21Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
22And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father’s house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.
23And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.
Commentary
Cross references
- Romans 8:28
- Psalms 119:71
- Genesis 45:5-8
- Genesis 37:18-20
- Acts 2:23
- Psalms 105:16-17
- Acts 3:13-15
- Genesis 37:4
Key words (Strong's)
- comfortednâchamproperly, to sighH5162 →
- trespasspeshaʻa revoltH6588 →
- brethrenʼâcha brother )H251 →
- servantsʻebeda servantH5650 →
- Forgivenâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeH5375 →
- thoughtchâshabproperly, to plait or interpenetrateH2803 →
- nourishkûwlproperly, to keep inH3557 →
- JosephYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
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We have here the settling of a good correspondence between Joseph and his brethren, now that their father was dead. Joseph was at court, in the royal city; his brethren were in Goshen, remote in the country;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-21