17. ‘This is what you should say to Joseph. "Please, forgive your brothers’ sins and misdeeds, for they did terrible things to you. Now, please forgive the sins of the servants of your father’s God."’" Joseph wept when they spoke to him.
18. His brothers wept too, fell down in front of him, and said, "We’re here as your slaves."
19. But Joseph said to them, "Don’t be afraid. Am I God?
20. You planned something bad for me, but God produced something good from it, in order to save the lives of many people, just as he’s doing today.
21. Now, don’t be afraid. I will take care of you and your children." So he put them at ease and spoke reassuringly to them.
22. Thus Joseph lived in Egypt, he and his father’s household. Joseph lived 110 years