Genesis 50:18 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Genesis 50:18

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?

20 ^aBut as for you, you meant evil against me; but ^bGod meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.

21 Now therefore, do not be afraid; ^aI will provide for you and your little ones.” And he comforted them and spoke¹ kindly to them.

Death of Joseph

22 So Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his father’s household. And Joseph lived one hundred and ten years.

23 Joseph saw Ephraim’s children ^ato the third generation. ^bThe children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, ^cwere also brought up on Joseph’s knees.

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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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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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