13 His sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased as burial property from Ephron the Hittite.
14 Then Joseph returned to Egypt, he, his brothers, and everyone who left with him to bury his father.
15 When Joseph’s brothers realized that their father was now dead, they said, "What if Joseph bears a grudge against us, and wants to pay us back seriously for all of the terrible things we did to him?"
16 So they approached Joseph and said, "Your father gave orders before he died, telling us,
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?