Genesis
Genesis 50:17
17‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I beg you, please forgive the transgression and sin of your brothers, for they did you wrong.’ So now, Joseph, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.”
When their message came to him, Joseph wept.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| you are to say | תֹאמְר֣וּ | ṯō·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to Joseph | לְיוֹסֵ֗ף | lə·yō·w·sêp̄ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| I beg you | אָ֣נָּ֡א | ’ān·nā | Interjection | H577 ah, now! I (or we) beseech thee! |
| please | נָ֠א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| forgive | שָׂ֣א | śā | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| the transgression | פֶּ֣שַׁע | pe·ša‘ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6588 transgression |
| and sin | וְחַטָּאתָם֙ | wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H2403 offence, penalty, occasion |
| of your brothers | אַחֶ֤יךָ | ’a·ḥe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| for | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they did | גְמָל֔וּךָ | ḡə·mā·lū·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; second person masculine singular | H1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to |
| you wrong | רָעָ֣ה | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| So now | וְעַתָּה֙ | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| please | נָ֔א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| forgive | שָׂ֣א | śā | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| the transgression | לְפֶ֥שַׁע | lə·p̄e·ša‘ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6588 transgression |
| of the servants | עַבְדֵ֖י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| of the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of your father | אָבִ֑יךָ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| When their message | בְּדַבְּרָ֥ם | bə·ḏab·bə·rām | Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H1696 speak |
| came to him | אֵלָֽיו׃ | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| Joseph | יוֹסֵ֖ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| wept | וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ | way·yê·ḇək | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1058 weep, bewail |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 6:14–15 · Ephesians 4:32 · Genesis 49:25 · Genesis 45:4–5 · Luke 17:3–4 · Psalm 21:11 · Proverbs 28:13 · Genesis 45:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.