Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And they sent a message to him, saying: Thy father commanded us before he died, sent. Proverbs 29:25 He that feareth man shall quickly fall: he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be set on high. Context Joseph Comforts His Brothers15Now he being dead, his brethren were afraid, and talked one with another: Lest perhaps he should remember the wrong he suffered, and requite us all the evil that we did to him. 16And they sent a message to him, saying: Thy father commanded us before he died,17That we should say thus much to thee from him: I beseech thee to forget the wickedness of thy brethren, and the sin and malice they practised against thee: we also pray thee, to forgive the servants of the God of thy father this wickedness. And when Joseph heard this, he wept.… Cross References Genesis 50:15 Now he being dead, his brethren were afraid, and talked one with another: Lest perhaps he should remember the wrong he suffered, and requite us all the evil that we did to him. Genesis 50:17 That we should say thus much to thee from him: I beseech thee to forget the wickedness of thy brethren, and the sin and malice they practised against thee: we also pray thee, to forgive the servants of the God of thy father this wickedness. And when Joseph heard this, he wept. Lexicon So they sent wordוַיְצַוּ֕וּ (way·ṣaw·wū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to Joseph, יוֹסֵ֖ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites saying, לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “Before לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face he died, מוֹת֖וֹ (mō·w·ṯōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin your father אָבִ֣יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1: Father commanded, צִוָּ֔ה (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order Additional Translations So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded,And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Your father did command before he died, saying, And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, And they came to Joseph, and said, Thy father adjured us before his death, saying, And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before he died, saying, And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, And they sent messengers to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before he died, saying, They sent a message to Joseph, saying, "Your father commanded before he died, saying, And they give a charge for Joseph, saying, 'Thy father commanded before his death, saying, Jump to Previous Charge Charged Command Commanded Death Died Instructions Joseph Message Messenger Messengers Orders WordJump to Next Charge Charged Command Commanded Death Died Instructions Joseph Message Messenger Messengers Orders WordLinks Genesis 50:16 NIVGenesis 50:16 NLT Genesis 50:16 ESV Genesis 50:16 NASB Genesis 50:16 KJV Genesis 50:16 Bible Apps Genesis 50:16 Biblia Paralela Genesis 50:16 Chinese Bible Genesis 50:16 French Bible Genesis 50:16 German Bible Alphabetical: a before charged died father he instructions Joseph left message saying sent So these they to word Your OT Law: Genesis 50:16 They sent a message to Joseph saying (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |