Genesis 50:21

Now, therefore do not fear! I will nourish you and your little ones. Thus he consoled them, and spake unto their heart.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

20Ye, indeed, planned against me, evil,—God, planned it, for good, for the sake of doing, as at this day, to save alive much people.

22And Joseph abode in Egypt, he, and his father’s house,—and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years.

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Cross References

Genesis 34:3And his soul clave unto Dinah, daughter of Jacob,—and he loved the young woman, and spake to the heart of the young woman.

Genesis 45:10so shalt thou dwell in the land of Goshen, and shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy sons, and thy sons’ sons,—and thy flocks and thy herds and all that is thine;

Genesis 47:12And Joseph nourished his father and his brethren, and all his father’s house,—with bread, according to the need of their little ones.

Isaiah 40:2Speak ye unto the heart of Jerusalem, And cry unto her,—That accomplished is her warfare, That accepted is her punishment,—That she hath received, at the hand of Yahweh, According to the full measure of all her sins.

Matthew 6:14For, if ye forgive men their faults, Your Father who is in the heavens, will forgive, even you;

1 Thessalonians 5:15See that none, evil for evil, unto any, do render: but, evermore, what is good, be pursuing, towards one another, and towards all:

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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