Genesis 50:19
And Joseph said unto them, Fear not; for am I in the place of God?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
In Context
18And his brothers also went and fell down before him; and they said, Behold, we will be thy servants.
Cross References
Genesis 45:5But now be not grieved, nor be angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither; for in order to preserve life did God send me before you.
2 Kings 5:7And it came to pass, when the king of Israel read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this one doth send unto me to heal a man of his leprosy? for know to a certainty, I pray you, and see that he but seeketh a quarrel 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 →