Now that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers were worried. They said,“ Remember all the bad things we did to Joseph? What if he decides to hold those things against us? What if he pays us back for them?”

约瑟的哥哥们见父亲死了，就说：“或者约瑟怀恨我们，照着我们从前待他一切的恶足足地报复我们。”

约瑟的哥哥们见父亲死了，就说：“也许约瑟仍然怀恨我们，会照我们从前待他一切的恶，重重报复我们。”

约瑟的哥哥们见父亲死了，就说：“也许约瑟仍然怀恨我们，会照我们从前待他一切的恶，重重报复我们。”

约瑟的哥哥们见父亲死了，就说：“约瑟会不会怀恨在心，因我们以前恶待他而报复我们呢？”

约瑟的哥哥们看见父亲死了，就说：“或者约瑟仍然会怀恨我们，要报复我们从前向他所作的一切恶事。”

约瑟的哥哥们见父亲死了，就说：“也许约瑟仍然怀恨我们，会因着我们从前对他所做的一切恶，十足地报复我们。”

約瑟的哥哥們見父親死了，就說：「或者約瑟懷恨我們，照着我們從前待他一切的惡足足地報復我們。」

約瑟的哥哥們見父親死了，就說：「也許約瑟仍然懷恨我們，會照我們從前待他一切的惡，重重報復我們。」

約瑟的哥哥們見父親死了，就說：「也許約瑟仍然懷恨我們，會照我們從前待他一切的惡，重重報復我們。」

約瑟的哥哥們見父親死了，就說：「約瑟會不會懷恨在心，因我們以前惡待他而報復我們呢？」

約瑟的哥哥們看見父親死了，就說：“或者約瑟仍然會懷恨我們，要報復我們從前向他所作的一切惡事。”

約瑟的哥哥們見他們父親死了，就說：『或者約瑟會懷恨我們，照我們從前向他行的一切壞事、足足地報復我們。』

約瑟的哥哥們見父親死了，就說：「也許約瑟仍然懷恨我們，會因著我們從前對他所做的一切惡，十足地報復我們。」

約瑟昆弟見父既沒、相語曰、約瑟或憾我、念我之惡待、而盡報之、

父既沒、約瑟昆弟懼曰、約瑟必憾我、念我舊惡而報。

約瑟諸兄見父已卒、或作父既卒約瑟諸兄懼彼此相語曰、約瑟或憾我、我昔日惡待之、恐彼報我、

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said,“ What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?”

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said,“ It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.”

But now that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers became fearful.“ Now Joseph will show his anger and pay us back for all the wrong we did to him,” they said.

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said to one another,“ If Joseph is holding a grudge against us, he will certainly repay us for all the suffering we caused him.”

When Joseph’s brothers had seen that their father was dead, they said,“ What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong which we did to him!”

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said,“ Perhaps Joseph will hate us, and may actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him.”

And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said to one another,“ If Joseph is holding a grudge against us, he will certainly repay us for all the suffering we caused him.”

And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said,“ What if Joseph bears a grudge and wants to repay us in full for all the harm we did to him?”

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said,“ It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully pay us back for all the evil which we did to him.”

Sinners run away even when no one is chasing them. But those who do what is right are as bold as lions.

Terrifying sounds fill their ears. When everything seems to be going well, robbers attack them.They lose all hope of escaping the darkness of death. They will certainly be killed by swords.

Just look at them! They are filled with terror even when there is nothing to be afraid of! People of Israel, God scattered the bones of those who attacked you. You put them to shame, because God hated them.

Esau was angry with Jacob. He was angry because of the blessing his father had given to Jacob. He said to himself,“ The days of sorrow over my father’s death are near. Then I’ll kill my brother Jacob.”Rebekah was told what her older son Esau had said. So she sent for her younger son Jacob. She said to him,“ Your brother Esau is planning to get back at you by killing you.

They said to one another,“ God is surely punishing us because of our brother. We saw how upset he was when he begged us to let him live. But we wouldn’t listen. That’s why all this trouble has come to us.”Reuben replied,“ Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you wouldn’t listen! Now we’re being paid back for killing him.”

But just look at them! They are filled with terror because God is among those who do right.

“‘ Some of you will be left in the lands of your enemies. I will fill your hearts with fear. The sound of a leaf blown by the wind will scare you away. You will run as if you were escaping from swords. You will fall down, even though no one is chasing you.

So Joseph kept all of them under guard for three days.

The traders from Midian came by. Joseph’s brothers pulled him up out of the well. They sold him to the Ishmaelite traders for eight ounces of silver. Then the traders took him to Egypt.

They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts. The way their minds judge them proves this fact. Sometimes their thoughts find them guilty. At other times their thoughts find them not guilty.