"So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto th…" — Genesis 50:17

Genesis 50:17 · KJV

“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.”

— Genesis 50:17

Verse 16

And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, {sent: Heb. charged}

Verse 18

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we {be} thy servants.

Genesis 50 — Context

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.

And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, {sent: Heb. charged}

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.

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we {be} thy servants.

And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for {am} I in the place of God?

Cross References

Matthew 6:14-15

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

Ephesians 4:32

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Genesis 45:4-5

And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I {am} Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

Genesis 45:8

So now {it was} not you {that} sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 49:25

{Even} by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

Luke 17:3-4

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Proverbs 28:13

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh {them} shall have mercy.

Psalms 21:11

For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, {which} they are not able {to perform}.