17 and he sent a man before them—
    Joseph, sold as a slave.(A)
18 They bruised his feet with shackles,(B)
    his neck was put in irons,
19 till what he foretold(C) came to pass,
    till the word(D) of the Lord proved him true.

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17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:

19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.

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17 Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them—
    Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
18 They bruised his feet with fetters
    and placed his neck in an iron collar.
19 Until the time came to fulfill his dreams,[a]
    the Lord tested Joseph’s character.

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Footnotes

  1. 105:19 Hebrew his word.