Genesis 50:17
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.
Context
This verse from Genesis Chapter 50 connects to 10 cross-references. Jacob is embalmed and mourned in Egypt for seventy days, then carried in a great procession to Canaan for burial at Machpelah. After the burial, the brothers fear Joseph's retribution; he reassures them that what they intended for evil, God …
Other Translations
So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for that they did unto thee evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
Thus ye do say to Joseph, I pray thee, bear, I pray thee, with the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for they have done thee evil; and now, bear, we pray thee, with the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father;' and Joseph weepeth in their speaking unto him.
You are to say to Joseph, Let the wrongdoing of your brothers be overlooked, and the evil they did to you: now, if it is your pleasure, let the sin of the servants of your father's God have forgiveness. And at these words, Joseph was overcome with weeping.
Cross References
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely …
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of …
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took …
And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, …
Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before …
So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to …
Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with …
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as …
He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited …
He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.