18. At once, Joseph's brothers came and bowed down to the ground in front of him and said, “We are your slaves.”
19. But Joseph told them, “Don't be afraid! I have no right to change what God has decided.
20. You tried to harm me, but God made it turn out for the best, so that he could save all these people, as he is now doing.
21. Don't be afraid! I will take care of you and your children.” After Joseph said this, his brothers felt much better.
22. Joseph lived in Egypt with his brothers until he died at the age of one hundred and ten.
23. Joseph lived long enough to see Ephraim's children and grandchildren. He also lived to see the children of Manasseh's son Machir, and he welcomed them into his family.
24. Before Joseph died, he told his brothers, “I won't live much longer. But God will take care of you and lead you out of Egypt to the land he promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
25. Now promise me that you will take my body with you when God leads you to that land.”