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15 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said to one another, "If Joseph is holding a grudge against us, he will certainly repay us for all the wrong we caused him."
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When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?”
16 So they sent this message to Joseph, "Before he died your father gave a command:
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So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father left these instructions before he died:
17 'Say this to Joseph: Please forgive your brothers' transgression and their sin-the wrong they caused you.' Therefore, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father." Joseph wept when their message came to him.
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‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.
18 Then his brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, "We are your slaves!"
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His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him. “We are your slaves,” they said.
19 But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
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But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
20 You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result-the survival of many people.
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You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
21 Therefore don't be afraid. I will take care of you and your little ones." And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
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So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.
22 Joseph and his father's household remained in Egypt. Joseph lived 110 years.
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Joseph stayed in Egypt, along with all his father’s family. He lived a hundred and ten years
23 He saw Ephraim's sons to the third generation; the sons of Manasseh's son Machir were recognized by Joseph.
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and saw the third generation of Ephraim’s children. Also the children of Makir son of Manasseh were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.
24 Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die, but God will certainly come to your aid and bring you up from this land to the land He promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."
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Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”
25 So Joseph made the Israelites take an oath: "When God comes to your aid, you are to carry my bones up from here."
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And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath and said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
26 Joseph died at the age of 110. They embalmed him and placed him in a coffin in Egypt.
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So Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten. And after they embalmed him, he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
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