Genesis 50:16
King James Version (KJV)
And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
In context
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.
Genesis 50:16 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
- WEB World English Bible
- They sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father commanded before he died, saying,
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded,
- ASV American Standard Version
- And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And they give a charge for Joseph, saying, 'Thy father commanded before his death, saying,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before he died, saying,
- WBS Webster Bible
- And they sent messengers to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before he died, saying,