Genesis 50:16 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Your father commanded before he died, saying,

American Standard Version (1901)

And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

Common English Bible

So they approached Joseph and said, “Your father gave orders before he died, telling us,

Catholic Public Domain Version

So they sent a message to him, saying: "Your father instructed us before he died,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And they sent a message to him, saying: Thy father commanded us before he died,

Genesis 50:16 Cross References

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 50:17

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.

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.