Genesis 50:16
And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,In other versions
And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
ASV
So they sent word to Joseph, saying, Your father, before his death, gave us orders, saying,
BBE
And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before he died, saying,
DBY
They sent a message to Joseph, saying, "Your father commanded before he died, saying,
WEB
And they give a charge for Joseph, saying, `Thy father commanded before his death, saying,
YLT
And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Your father did command before he died, saying,
ENG
And they sent messengers to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before he died, saying,
WBT
So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded,
BSB
In context
14And 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.
15And 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.
16And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
17So 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.
18And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Joseph