When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.”
Genesis 50:16 - English Standard Version 2016 So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave this command before he died: Matoleo zaidiKing 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, |
When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.”
‘Say to Joseph, “Please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, because they did evil to you.”’ And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him.