Genesis 50:18
And his brethren came and fell before him, and said, Behold, we are thy servants.
Targum Onkelos
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 Joseph said to them, Fear not, for I fear the Lord.
Cross References
Genesis 37:7Behold, we were binding sheaves in the midst of the field, and lo! My sheaf arose and became upright, and, behold, your sheaves stood around and worshipped my sheaf.
Genesis 42:6And Joseph, who was ruler over the land, was he who sold the corn to all the people of the earth. And the brothers of Joseph came, and bowed before him with their faces upon the ground.
Genesis 45:3And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph! Is my father yet living? And his brethren were not able to answer him a word, for they were confounded before him.
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 →