“But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?”
Genesis 50:19
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Connection with Esau's grudge
Joseph's brothers feared he would bear a grudge, satam, the word used of Esau's grudge against Jacob. Joseph answered with this question, and then "Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them" (Genesis 50:21). Reassured is nacham, the same comfort verb Esau turned on himself when he plotted to kill Jacob.
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