Genesis 50:18
And his brothers went to him. And reverencing prostrate on the ground, they said, “We are your servants.”
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
In Context
19And he answered them: “Do not be afraid. Are we able to resist the will of God?
Cross References
Genesis 37:7I thought we were binding sheaves in the field. And my sheaf seemed to rise up and stand, and your sheaves, standing in a circle, reverenced my sheaf.”
Genesis 42:6And Joseph was governor in the land of Egypt, and grain was sold under his direction to the people. And when his brothers had reverenced him
Genesis 45:3And he said to his brothers: “I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?” His brothers were unable to respond, being terrified by a very great fear.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 50:16-22
Joseph Comforts His Brethren. ( b. c. 1689.) 15 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. 16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, 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… Read the whole commentary →