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Genesis 50:16
Genesis 50:16 is verse 16 of Genesis chapter 50, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded,
King James Version
And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
World English Bible
They sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father commanded before he died, saying,
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Genesis 50:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible
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.”
16 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!”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 29:25The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.