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Genesis 50:18

RepentanceHumility

16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

17 So 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.

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.

19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

20 But 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.

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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.

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BSB
His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!”
KJV
And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
WEB
His brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.”
ASV
And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are thy servants.
DARBY
And his brethren also went and fell down before his face, and said, Behold, we are thy bondmen.
BLB
And his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, “Behold, we [are] your servants.”
ÅB
Siden kom også hans brødre selv og falt ned for ham og sa: Se, vi vil være dine tjenere.
OTB
Da kom også hans brødre og bøyde seg ned for ham og sa: “Se, vi er dine tjenere.”
B1930
Siden kom også hans brødre selv og falt ned for ham og sa: Se, vi vil være dine tjenere.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 37:7–11

    For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

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  • Genesis 44:14

    And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

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  • Genesis 45:3

    And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

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  • Genesis 27:29

    Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

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  • Genesis 42:6

    And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

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