Joseph could have used his authority to exact vengeance for the very bad way that his brothers had treated him.
كَانَ يُوسُفُ يَقْدِرُ آنَذَاكَ أَنْ يَسْتَغِلَّ سُلْطَتَهُ لِيَنْتَقِمَ مِنْ إِخْوَتِهِ وَيُجَازِيَهُمْ عَلَى مُعَامَلَتِهِمِ ٱلْقَاسِيَةِ .‏