Genesis 50:19

And Joseph said unto them: 'Fear not; for am I in the place of God?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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

In Context

18And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said: 'Behold, we are thy bondmen.'

20And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

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Cross References

Genesis 45:5And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither; for God did send me before you to preserve life.

2 Kings 5:7And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said: 'Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? but consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh an occasion against me.'

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 →

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