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Genesis 50:17

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And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,	So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.	And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we [be] thy servants.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

So shall ye say^H559 unto Joseph^H3130, Forgive^H5375, I pray thee^H577 now, the trespass^H6588 of thy brethren^H251, and their sin^H2403; for they did^H1580 unto thee evil^H7451: and now, we pray thee, forgive^H5375 the trespass^H6588 of the servants^H5650 of the God^H430 of thy father^H1. And Joseph^H3130 wept^H1058 when they spake^H1696 unto him.

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Original Hebrew

כֹּה־תֹאמְרוּ לְיֹוסֵף אָנָּא שָׂא נָא פֶּשַׁע אַחֶיךָ וְחַטָּאתָם כִּי־רָעָה גְמָלוּךָ וְעַתָּה שָׂא נָא לְפֶשַׁע עַבְדֵי אֱלֹהֵי אָבִיךָ וַיֵּבְךְּ יֹוסֵף בְּדַבְּרָם אֵלָיו׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
כֹּֽה	koh-	H3541	HD	thus
תֹאמְר֣וּ	to.me.Ru	H559	HVqi2mp	you will say
לְ/יוֹסֵ֗ף	le./yo.Sef	H3130	HR/Np	to/ Joseph
אָ֣נָּ֡א	'a.Na'	H577	HTe	we beg you
שָׂ֣א	sa'	H5375	HVqv2ms	forgive
נָ֠א	na'	H4994	HTe	please
פֶּ֣שַׁע	Pe.sha'	H6588	HNcmsc	(the) transgression of
אַחֶ֤י/ךָ	'a.Chei./kha	H251	HNcmpc/Sp2ms	brothers/ your
וְ/חַטָּאתָ/ם֙	ve./cha.ta.Ta/m	H2403	HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp	and/ sin/ their
כִּי	ki-	H3588	HC	for
רָעָ֣ה	ra.'Ah	H7451	HNcfsa	evil
גְמָל֔וּ/ךָ	ge.ma.Lu./kha	H1580	HVqp3cp/Sp2ms	they dealt out to/ you
וְ/עַתָּה֙	ve./'a.Tah	H6258	HC/D	and/ now
שָׂ֣א	sa'	H5375	HVqv2ms	forgive
נָ֔א	Na'	H4994	HTe	please
לְ/פֶ֥שַׁע	le./Fe.sha'	H6588	HR/Ncmsc	to/ (the) transgression of
עַבְדֵ֖י	'av.Dei	H5650	HNcmpc	(the) servants of
אֱלֹהֵ֣י	'e.lo.Hei	H430	HNcmpc	(the) God of
אָבִ֑י/ךָ	'a.Vi./kha	H1	HNcmsc/Sp2ms	father/ your
וַ/יֵּ֥בְךְּ	va/i.Ye.vek	H1058	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he wept
יוֹסֵ֖ף	yo.Sef	H3130	HNp	Joseph
בְּ/דַבְּרָ֥/ם	be./da.be.Ra/m	H1696	HR/Vpc/Sp3mp	when/ spoke/ they
אֵלָֽי/ו	'e.La/v	H413	HR/Sp3ms	to/ him

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1 — אָב (ʼâb, awb): a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
• H251 — אָח (ʼâch, awkh): a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
• H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H577 — אָנָּא (ʼânnâʼ, awn-naw'): lemma אָנּאָ second vowel, corrected to אָנָּא; or אָנָּה; apparent contracted from אַהֲבָה and נָא; oh now!; I (me) beseech (pray) thee, O.
• H1058 — בָּכָה (bâkâh, baw-kaw'): a primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan; [idiom] at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, [idiom] more, mourn, [idiom] sore, [idiom] with tears, weep.
• H1580 — גָּמַל (gâmal, gaw-mal'): a primitive root; to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean; bestow on, deal bountifully, do (good), recompense, requite, reward, ripen, [phrase] serve, mean, yield.
• H1696 — דָבַר (dâbar, daw-bar'): a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.
• H2403 — חַטָּאָה (chaṭṭâʼâh, khat-taw-aw'): or חַטָּאת; from חָטָא; an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender; punishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering).
• H3130 — יוֹסֵף (Yôwçêph, yo-safe'): future of יָסַף; let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites; Joseph. Compare יְהוֹסֵף.
• H5375 — נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ, naw-saw'): or נָסָה; (Psalm 4:6 (אֲבַד)), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative; accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield.
• H5650 — עֶבֶד (ʻebed, eh'-bed): from עָבַד; a servant; [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.
• H6588 — פֶּשַׁע (peshaʻ, peh'-shah): from פָּשַׁע; a revolt (national, moral or religious); rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.
• H7451 — רַע (raʻ, rah): from רָעַע; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral); adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H3541 — כֹּה (kôh, ko): from the prefix k and הוּא; properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now; also, here, + hitherto, like, on the other side, so (and much), such, on that manner, (on) this (manner, side, way, way and that way), + mean while, yonder.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H4994 — נָא (nâʼ, naw): a primitive particle of incitement and entreaty, which may usually be rendered; 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction; I beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.
• H6258 — עַתָּה (ʻattâh, at-taw'): from עֵת; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive; henceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.

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