• 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 50:16

    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.

  • Genesis 50:19

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

  • Genesis 50:20

    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.

  • Genesis 50:21

    Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindlyc unto them.

  • Genesis 50:22

    And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.

  • Genesis 50:23

    And 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.

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