Now therefore don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” He comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.
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Now therefore don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” He comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.
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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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Now therefore fear ye not; I will sustain you, and your little ones.' And he comforted them, and spoke kindly unto them.
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Passages linked to Genesis 50:21 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 47:12 Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all of his father’s household with bread, according to the sizes of their families.
- 1 Peter 3:9 not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
- Genesis 45:10-11 You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be near to me, you, your children, your children’s children, your flocks, your herds, and all that you have. There I will provide for you; for there are yet five years of famine; lest you come to poverty, you, and your household, and all that you have.” ’
- Isaiah 40:2 “Speak comfortably to Jerusalem; and call out to her that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received of Yahweh’s hand double for all her sins.”
- Matthew 5:44 But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
- Matthew 6:14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
- Romans 12:20-21 Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.” Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:15 See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good for one another and for all.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 21. I will nourish you. It was a token…
21. I will nourish you. It was a token of a solid and not a feigned reconciliation, not only to abstain from malice and injury, but also to “overcome evil with good,” as Paul teaches, (Romans 12:21:) and truly, he who fails in his duty, when he possesses the power of giving help, and when the occasion demands his assistance, shows, by this very course, that he is not forgetful of injury. This requires to be the more diligently observed, because, commonly, the greater part weakly conclude that they forgive offenses if they do not retaliate them; as if indeed we were not taking revenge when we withdraw our hands from giving help. You would assist your brother if you thought him worthy: he implores your aid in necessity; you desert him because he has done you some unkindness; what hinders you from helping him but hatred? Therefore, we shall then only prove our minds to be free from malevolence, when we follow with kindness those enemies by whom we have been ill treated. Joseph is said to have spoken “to the heart of his brethren,” because, by addressing them with suavity and kindness, he removed all their scruples; as we have before seen, that Shechem spoke to the heart of Dinah, when he attempted to console her with allurements, in order that, forgetting the dishonor he had done her, she might consent to marry him.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Hebrew, to their heart.
Hebrew, to their heart.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 50:21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will…
Gen 50:21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
Ver. 21. I will nourish you.] To requite your kindness, that consulted to starve me in the waterless pit. This was a noble way of revenging; this was heroical, and fit for Christian imitation. "If thine enemy hunger, feed him." {Rom 12:20}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain I will nourish you; expect not only a free…
I will nourish you; expect not only a free pardon from me, but all the kindness of a loving brother.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's…
And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house,.... Comfortably, quietly, and in great prosperity, not only he, but his brethren and their families, as long as he lived:
and Joseph lived one hundred and ten years; and all but seventeen of them in Egypt, for at that age it was when he was brought thither: thirteen years he lived in Potiphar's house, and in prison, for he was thirty years of age when he was brought to Pharaoh, and stood before him, and fourscore years he lived in the greatest honour and prosperity that a man could well wish for.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Fear not, I will nourish you - See what…
Fear not, I will nourish you - See what an excellent spirit Joseph was of, and learn of him to render good for evil. He did not tell them they were upon their good behaviour, and he would be kind to them if he saw they carried themselves well: no, he would not thus hold them in suspence, nor seem jealous of them, though they had been suspicious of him. He comforted them, and, to banish all their fears, he spake kindly to them. Those we love and forgive we must not only do well for, but speak kindly to.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 21. Spake kindly unto them — Hebrews, spake to…
21. Spake kindly unto them — Hebrews, spake to their heart, as in the margin; a beautiful form of speech, which it would have been well to retain in translation.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 21. nourish you] Cf. Gen_45:11, Gen_47:12.
21. nourish you] Cf. Gen_45:11, Gen_47:12.
kindly] Heb. to their heart. So LXX: cf. Gen_34:3. The Latin gives the sense blande ac leniter.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (21) Your little ones.—Heb., your “tafs” rendered in the…
(21) Your little ones.—Heb., your “tafs” rendered in the LXX., “your households,” and in the Syriac, “your families,” your dependents—its usual translation in that Version.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Now therefore (literally, and now) fear ye not: I…
Now therefore (literally, and now) fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. Thus he repeats and confirms the promise which he had originally made to them when he invited them to come to Egypt. (Gen_45:11, Gen_45:18, Gen_45:19) And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them literally, to their hearts (cf. Gen_34:3)
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain He comforted them, and spake kindly unto them
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He comforted them, and spake kindly unto them
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Josephs last forgiveness of his brethren:
I.
THEIR NEED OF FORGIVENESS.
II. THE PLEA ON WHICH THEY URGE IT (Gen_50:16-18).
1. The dying request of their father.
2. Their own free confession of guilt.
3. Their fathers influence with God.
4. Their willingness to utterly abase themselves.
III. THE COMPLETENESS OF THEIR FORGIVENESS.
1. He speaks words of peace.
2. He will not presume to put himself judicially in the place of God.
(1) As an instrument of vengeance.
(2) As presuming to change does not join forgetfulness. You forgive only so far as you forget. (F. W. Robertson, M. A.)
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