"And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we {be} thy servants." — Genesis 50:18

Genesis 50:18 · KJV

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

— Genesis 50:18

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.

Verse 19

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

Genesis 50 — Context

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

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?

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; {but} God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as {it is} this day, to save much people alive.

Cross References

Genesis 37:7-11

For, behold, we {were} binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

Genesis 45:3

And Joseph said unto his brethren, I {am} Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence. {troubled: or, terrified}

Genesis 27:29

Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed {be} every one that curseth thee, and blessed {be} he that blesseth thee.

Genesis 44:14

And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he {was} yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

Genesis 42:6

And Joseph {was} the governor over the land, {and} he {it was} that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him {with} their faces to the earth.