Genesis 50:16 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 50:16

So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Thy father did command - Whether he did or not we cannot tell. Some think they had feigned this story, but that is not so likely. Jacob might have had suspicions too, and might have thought that the best way to prevent evil was to humble themselves before their brother, and get a fresh assurance of his forgiveness.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Thy father did command - Thus in humbling ourselves to Christ by faith and repentance, we may plead that it is the command of his father and our father we should do so. We are the servants of the God of thy father - Not only children of the same Jacob, but worshippers of the same Jehovah.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְצַוּ֕וּ	vay.tza.Vu	and they commanded	H6680 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יוֹסֵ֖ף	yo.Sef	Joseph	H3130 →
לֵאמֹ֑ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
אָבִ֣יךָ	'a.Vi.kha	father your	H1 →
צִוָּ֔ה	tzi.Vah	he commanded	H6680 →
לִפְנֵ֥י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
מוֹת֖וֹ	mo.To	death his	H4194 →
לֵאמֹֽר׃	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
leads to
- Psalms 118:8
  It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
- Luke 12:4
  I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
- Proverbs 18:10
  The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
- Psalms 91:14
  “Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
- Proverbs 16:20
  Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

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Where the connections lead

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06About Genesis

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Genesis