Genesis 50:20
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
859 [e]וְאַתֶּ֕ם
wə-’at-tem
but as for youConj-w | Pro-2mp
2803 [e]חֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם
ḥă-šaḇ-tem
you meantV-Qal-Perf-2mp
5921 [e]עָלַ֖י
‘ā-lay
against mePrep | 1cs
7451 [e]רָעָ֑ה
rā-‘āh;
evilAdj-fs
430 [e]אֱלֹהִים֙
’ĕ-lō-hîm
[but] GodN-mp
2803 [e]חֲשָׁבָ֣הּ
ḥă-šā-ḇāh
meant itV-Qal-Perf-3ms | 3fs
2896 [e]לְטֹבָ֔ה
lə-ṭō-ḇāh,
for goodPrep-l | N-fs
4616 [e]לְמַ֗עַן
lə-ma-‘an,
in orderConj
6213 [e]עֲשֹׂ֛ה
‘ă-śōh
to bring it aboutV-Qal-Inf
3117 [e]כַּיּ֥וֹם
kay-yō-wm
a dayPrep-k, Art | N-ms
2088 [e]הַזֶּ֖ה
haz-zeh
like thisArt | Pro-ms
2421 [e]לְהַחֲיֹ֥ת
lə-ha-ḥă-yōṯ
to save alivePrep-l | V-Hifil-Inf
5971 [e]עַם־
‘am-
peopleN-ms
7227 [e]רָֽב׃
rāḇ.
manyAdj-ms





















Hebrew Texts
בראשית 50:20 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וְאַתֶּ֕ם חֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָלַ֖י רָעָ֑ה אֱלֹהִים֙ חֲשָׁבָ֣הּ לְטֹבָ֔ה לְמַ֗עַן עֲשֹׂ֛ה כַּיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּ֖ה לְהַחֲיֹ֥ת עַם־רָֽב׃

בראשית 50:20 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ואתם חשבתם עלי רעה אלהים חשבה לטבה למען עשה כיום הזה להחית עם־רב׃

בראשית 50:20 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ואתם חשבתם עלי רעה אלהים חשבה לטבה למען עשה כיום הזה להחית עם־רב׃

בראשית 50:20 Hebrew Bible
ואתם חשבתם עלי רעה אלהים חשבה לטבה למען עשה כיום הזה להחית עם רב׃

Parallel Verses
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.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result--the survival of many people.
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