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Read Full Chapter (Genesis 50) Genesis 50:19 KJV
"And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?"
Genesis Chapter 50, Verse 19
Genesis 50:19 in Context (Verses 16–22 KJV)
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And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,*
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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.
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And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
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And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
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But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
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Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.*
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¶ And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father’s house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.