Genesis 50:17

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Genesis 50:17 - Amplified Bible

So shall you say to Joseph: Forgive (take up and away all resentment and all claim to requital concerning), I pray you now, the trespass of your brothers and their sin, for they did evil to you. Now, we pray you, forgive the trespass of the servants of your father's God. And Joseph wept when they spoke thus to him.

Genesis 50:17 - American Standard Version

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.

Genesis 50:17 - Bible in Basic English

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.

Genesis 50:17 - Darby Bible

Thus shall ye speak to Joseph: Oh forgive, I pray thee, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin! for they did evil to thee. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

Genesis 50:17 - English Standard Version

"Say to Joseph, Please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, because they did evil to you." And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father." Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

Genesis 50:17 - King James Version

Genesis 50:17 - La Biblia de las Americas

"Asì diréis a José: 'Te ruego que perdones la maldad de tus hermanos y su pecado, porque ellos te trataron mal.'" Y ahora, te rogamos que perdones la maldad de los siervos del Dios de tu padre. Y José llorò cuando le hablaron.

Genesis 50:17 - The Message

Genesis 50:17 - New American Standard Bible

`Thus you shall say to Joseph, "Please forgive, I beg you, the transgression of your brothers and their sin, for they did you wrong."' And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father." And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

Genesis 50:17 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

'Asì dirán a José: "Te ruego que perdones la maldad de tus hermanos y su pecado, porque ellos te trataron mal."' Y ahora, te rogamos que perdones la maldad de los siervos del Dios de tu padre." Y José llorò cuando le hablaron.

Genesis 50:17 - World English Bible

"So will you tell Joseph, `Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to you.` Now, please forgive the disobedience of the servants of the God of your father." Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

Genesis 50:17 - Young's Living Translation

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.

Genesis 50:17 - Additional Comments

This was peculiar, because as far as we know Joseph never revealed to his father what his brothers had done to him, and so why would Jacob ask Joseph to forgive them?
Note that forgiveness is something that is not one time, it needs to be ongoing, forever.

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