Genesis 50:17 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁷ ‘This is what you are to say to Yosĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ So shall you say to Joseph: Forgive (take up and away all resentment and all claim to requital concerning), I pray you now, the trespass of your brothers and their sin, for they did evil to you. Now, we pray you, forgive the trespass of the servants of your father's God. And Joseph wept when they spoke thus to him.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for that they did unto thee evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ ‘This is what you should say to Joseph. “Please, forgive your brothers’ sins and misdeeds, for they did terrible things to you. Now, please forgive the sins of the servants of your father’s God.”’” Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ that we should say these words to you from him: 'I beg you to forget the wickedness of your brothers, and the sin and malice that they practiced against you.' Likewise, we petition you to release the servants of the God of your father from this iniquity." Hearing this, Joseph wept.

Genesis 50:17 Cross References

Genesis 31:42

“Unless the Elohim of my father, the Elohim of Aḇ

Genesis 45:8

“So then, you did not send me here, but Elohim. And He has set me for a father to Pharaoh, and master of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Mitsrayim.

Genesis 49:25

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Genesis 50:16

And they sent word to Yosĕ

Genesis 50:18

And his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, “See, we are your servants.”

Genesis 50:20

“And you, you intended evil against me, but Elohim intended it for good, in order to do it as it is this day, to keep a great many people alive.

Psalm 21:11

For they held out evil against You; They devised a plot; they do not prevail.

Proverbs 28:13

He who hides his transgressions does not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes them finds compassion.

Matthew 10:42

“And whoever gives one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a taught one, truly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”

Matthew 18:35

“So also My heavenly Father shall do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.”

Matthew 25:40

“And the Sovereign shall answer and say to them, ‘Truly, I say to you, in so far as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me.’

Matthew 6:12

‘And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

Mark 10:41

And when the ten heard it, they began to be sorely displeased with Yaʽ

Galatians 6:10

So then, as we have occasion, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of the belief.

Galatians 6:16

And as many as walk according to this rule, peace and compassion be upon them, and upon the Yisra’ĕ

Ephesians 4:32

And be kind towards one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as Elohim also forgave you in Messiah.

James 5:16

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, so that you are healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous one accomplishes much.