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Genesis 50:18-21

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50:18 Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said, “Here we are; we are your slaves.” 50:19 But Joseph answered them, “Don’t be afraid. Am 1  I in the place of God? 50:20 As for you, you meant to harm me, 2  but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day. 3  50:21 So now, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little children.” Then he consoled them and spoke kindly 4  to them.

1 tn Heb “For am I.”

2 tn Heb “you devised against me evil.”

3 tn Heb “God devised it for good in order to do, like this day, to preserve alive a great nation.”

4 tn Heb “spoke to their heart.”



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