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Genesis 50:15–21

Genesis 50:15–214 matched frames

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  • A 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.
    • B 16-17a And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, 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:
      • C 17b and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father.
        • D 18a And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
        • D' 18b And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
      • C' 19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
    • B' 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.
  • A' 21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
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