Study it in the app“When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the evil that we did to him?””
Joseph, feared by his brothers, reassures them and promises to provide for themForgivenessJoseph's brothers fear his revenge; he comforts themConflict and Reconciliation
When Joseph’sיוֹסֵףbrothersאֲחֵיsawוַיִּרְאוּthatכִּיtheir fatherאֲבִיהֶםwas dead,מֵתthey said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“What ifלוּJosephיוֹסֵףbears a grudge against usיִשְׂטְמֵנוּand pays us back in fullוְהָשֵׁב יָשִׁיב לָנוּfor allאֵת כָּלthe evilהָרָעָהthatאֲשֶׁרwe didגָּמַלְנוּto him?”אֹתוֹ
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “ache” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yiru” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsif perhaps
A word that supposes something possible, to say «if perhaps» or «even though».
Where else “lu” appearsbear a grudge
Bear a grudge, hate with a desire to do harm.
Where else “yistme” appearsbring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “hashev” appearsevil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appearsrepay
To treat someone as they deserve.
Where else “gamalnu” appears14Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brothers and all who had gone up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
15 · This verse (above)
16So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave orders before his death, saying,
1. What it says
What did Joseph say to his brothers when they feared he would take revenge (vv. 15-21)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that they planned evil against him, but Elohim planned it for good (v. 20)?
3. How I live it
Whom do you need to forgive or ask forgiveness from, and what step can you take?
