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Genesis 50:18

What does Genesis 50:18 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 50:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are thy servants.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are thy servants.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And his brethren also go and fall before him, and say, `Lo, we <FI>are<Fi> to thee for servants.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And his brethren came to him; and worshipping prostrate on the ground, they said: We are thy servants.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face, and said, Behold, we are thy bondmen.

Context

v.17So 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.

v.18This passage

v.19And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 27:29

    Let peoples serve thee, And nations bow down to thee: Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: Cursed be every one that curseth thee, And blessed be every one that blesseth thee.

  • Genesis 37:7

    for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves came round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

  • Genesis 45:3

    And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

  • Genesis 42:6

    And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves to him with their faces to the earth.

  • Genesis 44:14

    And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; and he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

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