Genesis 50:17

Bible › Genesis › Chapter 50 › Verse 17

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.‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.

In other translations

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.‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.

Hebrew words

כֹּה־koh-thusH3541תֹאמְרוּtomeruyou will sayH559לְיוֹסֵףleyosefto JosephH3130אָנָּא'ana'we beg youH577שָׂאsa'forgiveH5375נָאna'pleaseH4994פֶּשַׁעpesha'[the] transgression ofH6588אַחֶיךָ'acheikhabrothers yourH251וְחַטָּאתָםvechatatamand sin theirH2403כִּי־ki-forH3588רָעָהra'ahevilH7451גְמָלוּךָgemalukhathey dealt out to youH1580וְעַתָּהve'atahand nowH6258שָׂאsa'forgiveH5375נָאna'pleaseH4994לְפֶשַׁעlefesha'to [the] transgression ofH6588עַבְדֵי'avdei[the] servants ofH5650אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430אָבִיךָ'avikhafather yourH1וַיֵּבְךְּvaiyevekand he weptH1058יוֹסֵףyosefJosephH3130בְּדַבְּרָםbedaberamwhen spoke theyH1696אֵלָיו׃'elavto himH413

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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