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Genesis 50:17-20
New International Version
Genesis 50:17-20
New International Version
17 ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins(A) and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.’(B) Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father.(C)” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.(D)
18 His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him.(E) “We are your slaves,”(F) they said.
19 But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?(G) 20 You intended to harm me,(H) but God intended(I) it for good(J) to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.(K)
Genesis 50:17-20
King James Version
Genesis 50:17-20
King James Version
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.
18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
20 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.
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Genesis 50:17-20
New King James Version
Genesis 50:17-20
New King James Version
17 ‘Thus you shall say to Joseph: “I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brothers and their sin; (A)for they did evil to you.” ’ Now, please, forgive the trespass of the servants of (B)the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.
18 Then his brothers also went and (C)fell down before his face, and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.”
19 Joseph said to them, (D)“Do not be afraid, (E)for am I in the place of God? 20 (F)But as for you, you meant evil against me; but (G)God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.
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