Genesis 50:21 “Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little one…”

Genesis 50:21

Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

World English Bible

Now therefore don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” He comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.

American Standard Version

Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

Geneva Bible 1599

Feare not nowe therefore, I will nourish you, and your children: and hee comforted them, and spake kindly vnto them.

Darby Translation

And now, fear not: I will maintain you and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke consolingly to them.

Young's Literal Translation

and now, fear not: I do nourish you and your infants;' and he comforteth them, and speaketh unto their heart.

Bible in Basic English

So now, have no fear: for I will take care of you and your little ones. So he gave them comfort with kind words.

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Cross references

“I will nourish”

Genesis 47:12 1 Peter 3:9 Matthew 5:44 Matthew 6:14 1 Thessalonians 5:15 Genesis 45:10

Genesis 47:12 · BSB

Joseph also provided his father and brothers and all his father’s household with food for their families.

1 Peter 3:9 · BSB

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

Matthew 5:44 · BSB

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Matthew 6:14 · BSB

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

1 Thessalonians 5:15 · BSB

Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.

Genesis 45:10 · BSB

You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.

“kindly unto them”

Isaiah 40:2 Genesis 34:3

Isaiah 40:2 · BSB

“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”

Genesis 34:3 · BSB

And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.

22Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110.

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