Genesis 50:15-23
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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.
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16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
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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.
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18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
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19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
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20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
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21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
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22 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.
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23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees.