Old Testament · VERSE 16

Genesis 50:16

King James Version

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

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Genesis 50:16 in context

Genesis 50:14

And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.

Genesis 50:15

And 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.

Genesis 50:16SELECTED VERSE

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

Genesis 50:17

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.

Genesis 50:18

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

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