Genesis 50:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,”
Genesis 50:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 50:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 50:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father commanded before he died, saying,”
Genesis 50:16 — World English Bible
Genesis 50:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, ”
Genesis 50:16 — American Standard Version
Genesis 50:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they give a charge for Joseph, saying, `Thy father commanded before his death, saying,”
Genesis 50:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 50:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before he died, saying, ”
Genesis 50:16 — Darby Translation
Genesis 50:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore they sent vnto Ioseph, saying, Thy father commanded before his death, saying,”
Genesis 50:16 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 50:16 in Context — Genesis 50
14 And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
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 of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
What Does Genesis 50:16 Mean?
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