Genesis 50:21

21 Now, don't be afraid. I will take care of you and your children." So he put them at ease and spoke reassuringly to them.

Genesis 50:21 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 50:21

Now therefore, fear ye not
Which, is repeated to dispossess them of every fear they might entertain of him on any account whatever:

I will nourish you, and your little ones;
provide food for them, and their families, not only for themselves and their sons, now grown up, but their grandchildren and even the youngest and latest of their families should share in his favours:

and he comforted them, and spake kindly to them;
even "to their heart" {w}; such things as were quite pleasing and agreeable to them, served to banish their fears, revive their spirits, and afford comfort to them. Just so God and Christ do with backsliding sinners, and would have done with his own people by his servants; see ( Isaiah 40:1 Isaiah 40:2 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 (Mbl le) "ad cor eorum", Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius

Genesis 50:21 In-Context

19 But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid. Am I God?

20 You planned something bad for me, but God produced something good from it, in order to save the lives of many people, just as he's doing today.

21 Now, don't be afraid. I will take care of you and your children." So he put them at ease and spoke reassuringly to them.

22 Thus Joseph lived in Egypt, he and his father's household. Joseph lived 110 years

23 and saw Ephraim's grandchildren. The children of Machir, Manasseh's son, were also born on Joseph's knees.