Genesis 50:21

And now do not fear; I will sustain you and your children. And he consoled them, and spake consolation to their heart.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

In Context

20When you thought evil against me, before the Lord it was intended for good, to be done, as at this day, for the preservation of much people.

22And Joseph dwelt in Mizraim, he and his father’s house. And Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.

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Cross References

Genesis 34:3And his soul took pleasure in Dinah the daughter of Jakob, and he loved the damsel, and spake to the heart of the damsel.

Genesis 45:10And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and be near me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons’ children, and thy sheep and thy oxen, and all that thou hast.

Genesis 47:12And Joseph sustained his father and his brethren, and all the house of his father, with bread, according to the mouth of the family (of each).

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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