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Genesis 50:20
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18 Then his brothers also went and afell down before his face, and they said, “Behold, we are your servants.”  
19 Joseph said to them, a“Do not be afraid, bfor am I in the place of God?  
20 aBut as for you, you meant evil against me; but bGod meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.  
21 Now therefore, do not be afraid; aI will provide for you and your little ones.” And he comforted them and spoke1 kindly to them.  

Death of Joseph

22 So Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his father’s household. And Joseph lived one hundred and ten years.
23 Joseph saw Ephraim’s children ato the third generation. bThe children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, cwere also brought up on Joseph’s knees.  
24 And Joseph said to his brethren, “I am dying; but aGod will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land bof which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”  
25 Then aJoseph took an oath from the children of Israel, saying, “God will surely1 visit you, and byou shall carry up my cbones from here.”  
26 So Joseph died, being one hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
Verse Comparison: Genesis 50:20

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American Standard Version
And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

Amplified® Bible
As for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring about that many people should be kept alive, as they are this day.

Contemporary English Version
You tried to harm me, but God made it turn out for the best, so that he could save all these people, as he is now doing.

Darby English Version
Ye indeed meant evil against me: God meant it for good, in order that he might do as [it is] this day, to save a great people alive.

Good News Bible
You plotted evil against me, but God turned it into good, in order to preserve the lives of many people who are alive today because of what happened.

King James Version
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

New American Standard Bible
"As for you, you meant evil against me, {but} God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.

New International Version
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

New King James Version
But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.

Revised Standard Version
As for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.

Young's Literal Translation
As for you, ye devised against me evil -- God devised it for good, in order to do as `at' this day, to keep alive a numerous people;

New English Translation
As for you, you meant to harm me,1 but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.2


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