Genesis 50:17 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Genesis 50:17

Joseph Reassures His Brothers

15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, ^athey said, “Perhaps Joseph will hate us, and may¹ actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him.”

16 So they sent messengers to Joseph, saying, “Before your father died he commanded, saying,

17 ‘Thus you shall say to Joseph: “I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brothers and their sin; ^afor they did evil to you.” ’ Now, please, forgive the trespass of the servants of ^bthe God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

18 Then his brothers also went and ^afell down before his face, and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.”

19 Joseph said to them, ^a“Do not be afraid, ^bfor am I in the place of God?

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When Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, etc.—Joseph was deeply affected by this communication. He gave them the strongest assurances of his forgiveness and thereby gave both a beautiful trait of his own pious character, as well as appeared an eminent type of the Saviour.

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