16And they give a charge for Joseph, saying, 'Thy father commanded before his death, saying,


In Context

13 and his sons bear him away to the land of Canaan, and bury him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a burying-place, from Ephron the Hittite, on the front of Mamre.

14 And Joseph turneth back to Egypt, he and his brethren, and all who are going up with him to bury his father, after his burying his father.

15 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.'

16 And they give a charge for Joseph, saying, 'Thy father commanded before his death, saying,

17 Thus ye do say to Joseph, I pray thee, bear, I pray thee, with the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for they have done thee evil; and now, bear, we pray thee, with the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father;' and Joseph weepeth in their speaking unto him.

18 And his brethren also go and fall before him, and say, 'Lo, we are to thee for servants.'

Genesis 50:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

50:16And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

50:16So they sent word to Joseph, saying, "Your father left these instructions before he died:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

50:16And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

50:16And they sent a message to him, saying: Thy father commanded us before he died,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

50:16And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before he died, saying,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

50:16And they sent a message unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

50:16And they sent messengers to Joseph, saying, Thy father commanded before he died, saying,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

50:16They sent a message to Joseph, saying, |Your father commanded before he died, saying,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

50:16And they sent a messenger to Joseph, saying, Your father did command before he died, saying,