Genesis 50:16
“And they sent a messenger vnto Ioseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,”
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Genesis 50:16 Context
14¶ And Ioseph returned into Egypt, he and his brethren, and all that went vp with him, to bury his father, after he had buried his father. 15¶ And when Iosephs brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Ioseph will peraduenture hate vs, and will certainely requite vs all the euill which we did vnto him. 16And they sent a messenger vnto Ioseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, 17So shall ye say vnto Ioseph, Forgiue, I pray thee now, the trespasse of thy brethren, and their sinne: for they did vnto thee euill: And now wee pray thee, forgiue the trespasse of the seruants of the God of thy father. And Ioseph wept, when they spake vnto him. 18And his brethren also went and fell downe before his face, and they said, Behold, we be thy seruants.
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Other Translations for Genesis 50:16
And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
- King James Version
So they sent {a message} to Joseph, saying, "Your father charged before he died, saying,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
- American Standard Version (1901)
So they sent word to Joseph, saying, Your father, before his death, gave us orders, saying,
- Basic English Bible
And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before he died, saying,
- Darby Bible
And they sent messengers to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before he died, saying,
- Webster's Bible
They sent a message to Joseph, saying, "Your father commanded before he died, saying,
- World English Bible
And they give a charge for Joseph, saying, `Thy father commanded before his death, saying,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying: 'Thy father did command before he died, saying:
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Genesis 50:16
50:16 Thy father did command - Thus in humbling ourselves to Christ by faith and repentance, we may plead that it is the command of his father and our father we should do so.