Genesis 50:17-19

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^16-17 So they sent him this message: “Before he died, your father instructed us to tell you to forgive us for the great evil we did to you. We servants of the God of your father beg you to forgive us.” When Joseph read the message, he broke down and cried.

¹⁸ Then his brothers came and fell down before him and said, “We are your slaves.”

¹⁹ But Joseph told them, “Don’t be afraid of me. Am I God, to judge and punish you?