Genesis 50:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will perhaps hate us, and will certainly repay us all the evil that we did unto him.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, 'What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and repays us for all the evil we did to him?'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when Joseph's{H3130} brethren{H251} saw{H7200} that their father{H1} was dead,{H4191} they said,{H559} It may be{H3863} that Joseph{H3130} will hate us,{H7852} and will fully{H7725} requite{H7725} us all the evil{H7451} which we did{H1580} unto him.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when Joseph's{H3130} brethren{H251} saw{H7200}{(H8799)} that their father{H1} was dead{H4191}{(H8804)}, they said{H559}{(H8799)}, Joseph{H3130} will peradventure{H3863} hate us{H7852}{(H8799)}, and will certainly{H7725}{(H8687)} requite{H7725}{(H8686)} us all the evil{H7451} which we did{H1580}{(H8804)} unto him.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Whe Iosephs brethern sawe that their father was deade they sayde: Ioseph myghte fortune to hate us and rewarde us agayne all the euell which we dyd vnto him.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But Iosephs brethre were afrayed, wha their father was deed, and sayde: Ioseph might happly haue indignacion at vs, and recompense vs all the euell that we dyd vnto him,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And when Iosephs brethren saw that their father was dead, they sayde, It may be that Ioseph will hate vs, and will pay vs againe all the euill, which we did vnto him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when Iosephes brethren sawe that their father was dead, they saide: Ioseph may peraduenture hate vs, & rewarde vs againe all the euyll whiche we dyd vnto hym.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully pay us back for all of the evil which we did to him.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the brethren of Joseph see that their father is dead, and say, `Peradventure Joseph doth hate us, and doth certainly return to us all the evil which we did with him.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Now after the death of their father, Joseph's brothers said to themselves, It may be that Joseph's heart will be turned against us, and he will give us punishment for all the evil which we did to him.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully pay us back for all of the evil which we did to him."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said,“What if Joseph bears a grudge and wants to repay us in full for all the harm we did to him?”

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 28:1 : 1 The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.
  • Gen 27:41-42 : 41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob. 42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, your brother Esau, concerning you, comforts himself, planning to kill you.
  • Gen 37:28 : 28 Then Midianite merchants passed by; and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
  • Gen 42:17 : 17 And he put them all together into custody for three days.
  • Gen 42:21-22 : 21 And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he begged us, and we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us. 22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and you would not listen? therefore, behold, his blood is now required.
  • Lev 26:36 : 36 And upon those who are left alive of you I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as one flees from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursues.
  • Job 15:21-22 : 21 A dreadful sound is in his ears; in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. 22 He does not believe that he shall return out of darkness, and he is marked for the sword.
  • Ps 14:5 : 5 There they were in great fear, for God is with the generation of the righteous.
  • Ps 53:5 : 5 There they were in great fear, where no fear was; for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you; you have put them to shame, because God has despised them.
  • Rom 2:15 : 15 Who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts alternately accusing or else excusing each other;)

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    16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Your father did command before he died, saying,

    17 So shall you say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray you now, the trespass of your brothers, and their sin, for they did unto you evil, and now, we pray you, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father. And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him.

    18 And his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, Behold, we are your servants.

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

    20 But as for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.

    21 Now therefore fear not, I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke kindly unto them.

  • Gen 50:14
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    14 And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brothers, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.

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    4 And when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.

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    18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.

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    4 And when they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said to his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you repaid evil for good?

  • Gen 42:21
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    21 And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he begged us, and we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us.

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    3 And Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph; does my father still live? And his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence.

    4 And Joseph said to his brothers, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

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    15 And Joseph said to them, What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that such a man as I can certainly divine?

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    5 My father made me swear, saying, Behold, I die: in my grave which I have dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there shall you bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray you, and bury my father, and I will come again.

  • Gen 50:24
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    24 And Joseph said unto his brothers, I die, and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

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    1 And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

  • Gen 47:5
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    5 And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, Your father and your brothers have come to you:

  • Gen 37:20
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    20 Come now therefore, and let us kill him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast has devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

  • Gen 42:35-36
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    73%

    35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.

    36 And Jacob their father said to them, You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and you will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

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    15 Moreover he kissed all his brothers and wept on them, and after that his brothers talked with him.

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    6 And Joseph died, and all his brothers, and all that generation.

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    29 And they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, and told him all that had happened to them; saying,

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    11 And his brothers envied him; but his father observed the saying.

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    8 And his brothers said to him, Shall you indeed reign over us? or shall you indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him even more for his dreams, and for his words.

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    17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Do this: load your animals and go, get to the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 50:7
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    7 And Joseph went up to bury his father, and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

  • Gen 43:18
    73%

    18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks the first time we are brought in; that he may seek an occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.

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    73%

    31 And Joseph said to his brothers, and to his father's household, I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and say to him, My brothers and my father's house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.

  • Gen 27:41
    73%

    41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.

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