So then, do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.
In context
19But Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God? 20You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good, to accomplish what is now being done — the saving of many lives. 21So then, do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them. 22Joseph stayed in Egypt, along with his father’s whole household, and he lived a hundred and ten years. 23He saw Ephraim’s children to the third generation, and the children of Machir son of Manasseh were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.