Genesis 50:21
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Fear not: I will feed you and your children. And he comforted them, and spoke gently and mildly.

Genesis 45:11
And there I will feed thee, (for there are yet five years of famine remaining) lest both thou perish, and thy house, and all things that thou hast.

Genesis 47:12
And he nourished them, and all his father's house, allowing food to every one.

Genesis 50:22
And he dwelt in Egypt with all his father's house; and lived a hundred and ten years.

Judges 19:3
And her husband followed her, willing to be reconciled with her, and to speak kindly to her, and to bring her back with him, having with him a servant and two asses: and she received him, and brought him into her father's house. And when his father in law had heard this, and had seen him, he met him with joy,

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Fear not: I will feed you and your children. And he comforted them, and spoke gently and mildly.

I will nourish.

Genesis 45:10,11 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Gessen: and thou shalt be near me, thou and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, thy sheep, and thy herds, and all things that thou hast. . . .

Genesis 47:12 And he nourished them, and all his father's house, allowing food to every one.

Matthew 5:44 But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you:

Matthew 6:14 For if you will forgive men their offences, your heavenly Father will forgive you also your offences.

Romans 12:20,21 But if the enemy be hungry, give him to eat; if he thirst, give him to drink. For, doing this, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. . . .

1 Thessalonians 5:15 See that none render evil for evil to any man: but ever follow that which is good towards each other and towards all men.

1 Peter 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for railing, but contrariwise, blessing: for unto this are you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

kindly unto them.

Genesis 34:3 And his soul was fast knit unto her; and whereas she was sad, he comforted her with sweet words.

Isaiah 40:2 Speak ye to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her: for her evil is come to an end, her iniquity is forgiven: she hath received of the hand of the Lord double for all her sins.

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Context
Joseph Comforts His Brothers
20You thought evil against me: but God turned it into good, that he might exalt me, as at present you see, and might save many people. 21Fear not: I will feed you and your children. And he comforted them, and spoke gently and mildly.
Lexicon
Therefore
וְעַתָּה֙ (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time

do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

be afraid.
תִּירָ֔אוּ (tî·rā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

I
אָנֹכִ֛י (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 595: I

will provide for
אֲכַלְכֵּ֥ל (’ă·ḵal·kêl)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3557: To keep in, to measure, to maintain

you
אֶתְכֶ֖ם (’eṯ·ḵem)
Direct object marker | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

and your little ones.”
טַפְּכֶ֑ם (ṭap·pə·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2945: A family

So [Joseph] reassured
וַיְנַחֵ֣ם (way·na·ḥêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge

[his brothers]
אוֹתָ֔ם (’ō·w·ṯām)
Direct object marker | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

and spoke
וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר (way·ḏab·bêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

kindly to them.
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against


Additional Translations
Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.Now therefore fear you not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.

Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

And he said to them, Fear not, I will maintain you, and your families: and he comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.

And now, fear not: I will maintain you and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke consolingly to them.

Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.

Now therefore don't be afraid. I will nourish you and your little ones." He comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.

and now, fear not: I do nourish you and your infants;' and he comforteth them, and speaketh unto their heart.
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