Genesis 50:16
14 After Joseph had buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.
15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge? Then he will surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him.”
So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded,
17 ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.
18 His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded,
- KJV
- And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
- WEB
- They sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father commanded before he died, saying,
- ASV
- And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
- DARBY
- And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before he died, saying,
- BLB
- And they commanded to Joseph, saying, “Your father commanded before his death, saying,
- ÅB
- Så sendte de bud til Josef og lot si: Din far gav oss før sin død dette pålegg:
- OTB
- Derfor sendte de bud til Josef og sa: “Din far ga dette påbudet før han døde:
- B1930
- Så sendte de bud til Josef og lot si: Din far gav oss før sin død dette pålegg:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
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