¹⁹ But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?^(A)

⁷ As soon as the king of Israel read the letter,^(A) he tore his robes and said, “Am I God?^(B) Can I kill and bring back to life?^(C) Why does this fellow send someone to me to be cured of his leprosy? See how he is trying to pick a quarrel^(D) with me!”