So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
Tell Joseph to forgive his brothers for their wrongdoing and sin against him. They ask him to also pardon the servants of God his father. When they spoke this, Joseph cried.