Genesis 50:18
And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
Genesis 50:18 in other translations
| BSB | His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!” |
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| WEB | His brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.” |
| ASV | And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we are thy servants. |
| YLT | And his brethren also go and fall before him, and say, ‘Lo, we are to thee for servants.' |
| DARBY | And his brethren also went and fell down before his face, and said, Behold, we are thy bondmen. |
| BBE | Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants. |
| Webster | And his brethren also went and fell down before his face: and they said, Behold, we are thy servants. |
What does Genesis 50:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 50:15-21
15-21. When Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, &c.--Joseph was deeply affected by this communication. He gave them the strongest assurances of his forgiveness and thereby gave both a beautiful trait of his own pious character, as well as appeared an eminent type of the Saviour.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 50:15-21
Various motives might cause the sons of Jacob to continue in Egypt, notwithstanding the prophetic vision Abraham had of their bondage there. Judging of Joseph from the general temper of human nature, they thought he would now avenge himself on those who hated and injured him without cause. Not being able to resist, or to flee away, they attempted to soften him by humbling themselves. They pleaded with him as the…
Genesis 50:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 50:18
- Genesis 37:7-11
For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth? …
- Genesis 44:14
And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
- Genesis 45:3
And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.
- Genesis 27:29
Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
- Genesis 42:6
And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
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Context
- Genesis 50:17
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.
- Genesis 50:18
And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
- Genesis 50:19
And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
Genesis 50:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y vinieron también sus hermanos, y postráronse delante de él, y dijeron: Henos aquí por tus siervos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ses frères aussi allèrent, et tombèrent sur leurs faces devant lui, et dirent: Nous voici, nous sommes tes serviteurs. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und auch seine Brüder gingen und fielen vor ihm nieder und sprachen: Siehe, wir sind deine Knechte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Veneruntque ad eum fratres sui: et proni adorantes in terram, dixerunt: Servi tui sumus. |