" ሲሉ ጠየቁት እሱም እንዲህ ሲል መለሰ የሚፈራ አለመሆኑን እያስረዳ ቀጠለ "እኔ ጌታቸው ኃ/ማርያም የዘነበውን ዝናብ ዘነበ አልኩ እንጂ ሰማዩን አላስለቀስኩት" ሲል መለሰ።
When Joseph spoke to his brothers he gave the reasons why they had no reason to fear, "Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God?" [v.19] If Joseph would have remained unforgiving and vengeful he would have been "playing God."