Genesis 50:17

Translations

Modern

‘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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

‘Thus you shall say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brothers and their sin, for they did to you evil.’ And now, please forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

Latin

…ut hæc tibi verbis illius diceremus: Obsecro ut obliviscaris sceleris fratrum tuorum, et peccati atque malitiæ quam exercuerunt in te: nos quoque oramus ut servis Dei patris tui dimittas iniquitatem hanc. Quibus auditis flevit Joseph.

Original

Hebrew

English

‘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.

Notes

Genesis 50:15–18

The brothers begged Joseph to forgive them, referring to themselves as his slaves (compare 37:7; 44:16, 33). They worried that Joseph had only made peace with them earlier because he wanted to see his father again. Now that Jacob and Pharaoh were not there to restrain him, they feared he might seek revenge. But Joseph wept because they still feared he would punish them.

Theme notes and profiles

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Related verses

Matthew 6:14–15
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Ephesians 4:32
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Proverbs 28:13
He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
Psalm 21:11
Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
Luke 17:3–4
Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
Genesis 45:8
Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
Genesis 45:4–5
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!
Genesis 49:25
…by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.
Genesis 31:42
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”
Philemon 1:8–20
So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,
Job 33:27–28
Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
Colossians 3:12–13
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

People

Joseph: Son of Jacob, ruler in Egypt

Glossary

Book of Exodus Genesis, Book of Jacob Patriarchs, Period of the

Topics

Conviction: Joseph's Brother, on Account of Their Cruelty to Joseph Families: should Live in Mutual Forbearance Family of Saints: Live in Mutual Forbearance Repentance: Joseph's Brothers, of Their Maltreatment of Joseph Trespassing Weeping of Joseph

Genesis 50:17

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