Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Genesis 50:18
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His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!”
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And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we [be] thy servants.
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His brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.”
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And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are thy servants.
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Genesis 50
16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded,
17 ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.
18 His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!”
19 But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
20 As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
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