20As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.


In Context

17 'You shall tell Joseph, |Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to you.|' Now, please forgive the disobedience of the servants of the God of your father.| Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

18 His brothers also went and fell down before his face; and they said, |Behold, we are your servants.|

19 Joseph said to them, |Don't be afraid, for am I in the place of God?

20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.

21 Now therefore don't be afraid. I will nourish you and your little ones.| He comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.

22 Joseph lived in Egypt, he, and his father's house. Joseph lived one hundred ten years.

Genesis 50:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

50:20But 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

50:20You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

50:20And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

50:20You thought evil against me: but God turned it into good, that he might exalt me, as at present you see, and might save many people.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

50:20Ye 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

50:20And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

50:20But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

50:20As 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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

50:20But as for you, you thought evil against me; but God meant it to good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.