¹⁹ But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?^{(A) 20} You intended to harm me,^(B) but God intended^(C) it for good^(D) to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.^{(E) 21} So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.^(F)” And he reassured them and spoke kindly^(G) to them.

The Death of Joseph

²² Joseph stayed in Egypt, along with all his father’s family. He lived a hundred and ten years^{(H) 23} and saw the third generation^(I) of Ephraim’s^(J) children.^(K) Also the children of Makir^(L) son of Manasseh^(M) were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.^[a](N)

²⁴ Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die.^(O) But God will surely come to your aid^(P) and take you up out of this land to the land^(Q) he promised on oath to Abraham,^(R) Isaac^(S) and Jacob.”^{(T) 25} And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath^(U) and said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones^(V) up from this place.”^(W)

²⁶ So Joseph died^(X) at the age of a hundred and ten.^(Y) And after they embalmed him,^(Z) he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.

⁸ Then he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision.^(A) And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him eight days after his birth.^(B) Later Isaac became the father of Jacob,^(C) and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.^(D)

⁹ “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph,^(E) they sold him as a slave into Egypt.^(F) But God was with him^{(G) 10} and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.^(H)

¹¹ “Then a famine struck all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.^{(I) 12} When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our forefathers on their first visit.^{(J) 13} On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was,^(K) and Pharaoh learned about Joseph’s family.^{(L) 14} After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family,^(M) seventy-five in all.^{(N) 15} Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died.^(O)