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Genesis 50:15

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge? Then he will surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him.”

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'Uand they sawH7200 →
אֲחֵֽי־'a.chei-[the] brothers ofH251 →
יוֹסֵף֙yo.SefJosephH3130 →
כִּי־ki-thatH3588 →
מֵ֣תmethe had diedH4191 →
אֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.Hemfather theirH1 →
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
ל֥וּluifH3863 →
יִשְׂטְמֵ֖נוּyis.te.Me.nuhe will bear a grudge usH7852 →
יוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefJosephH3130 →
וְהָשֵׁ֤בve.ha.Shevand certainly <to repay>H7725 →
יָשִׁיב֙ya.Shivhe will repayH7725 →
לָ֔נוּLa.nuto us
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'Ahthe harmH7451 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
גָּמַ֖לְנוּga.Mal.nuwe dealt out toH1580 →
אֹתֽוֹ׃'o.To<obj.> himH853 →

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Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.Job 15:21–22Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.Psalms 53:5There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.Leviticus 26:36As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.Genesis 42:21–22Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”Genesis 27:41–42Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”Psalms 14:5There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.Romans 2:15So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending themGenesis 37:28So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.Genesis 42:17So Joseph imprisoned them for three days,1 Kings 17:18“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”

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