GEN 50:20 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) You all plotted evil things against me, but God intended it for good in order to do what he’s doing this very day: to save many people.

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ὑμεῖς ἐβουλεύσασθε κατʼ ἐμοῦ εἰς πονηρὰ, ὁ δὲ Θεὸς ἐβουλεύσατο περὶ ἐμοῦ εἰς ἀγαθὰ, ὅπως ἂν γενηθῇ ὡς σήμερον, καὶ τραφῇ λαὸς πολύς.
(Humeis ebouleusasthe katʼ emou eis ponaʸra, ho de Theos ebouleusato peri emou eis agatha, hopōs an genaʸthaʸ hōs saʸmeron, kai trafaʸ laos polus. )

BrTr Ye took counsel against me for evil, but God took counsel for me for good, that the matter might be as it is to-day, and much people might be fed.

ULT And as for you, you intended evil against me, but God intended it for good in order to do as he is doing this day, to save many people.

UST It is true that you planned to harm me, but God is using that to benefit us all. Right now he is doing what he planned, to keep many people from dying.

BSB As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.

OEB You plotted mischief against me, but God intended it for good, in order to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of the lives of many people.

WEBBE As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to save many people alive, as is happening today.

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV As for you, you devised evil against me, [but] God devised it for good, in order to do as [at] this day, to keep alive a numerous people;

FBV While you planned bad things for me, God planned it for good so that in the end many lives could be saved.[fn]

50:20 See 45:5, 45:7.

T4T As for you, yes, you wanted to do something very evil to me. But God caused something good to come from it! He wanted to save many people from dying of hunger, and that is what happened! Today they are alive!

LEB As for you, you planned evil against me, but God planned it for good, in order to do this—to keep many people alive—as it is today.

BBE As for you, it was in your mind to do me evil, but God has given a happy outcome, the salvation of numbers of people, as you see today.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA You 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.

YLT 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;

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

50.20 Elohim

RV 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.

Wbstr But 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(But as for you, ye/you_all thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. )

KJB-1611 But as for you, yee thought euill against me, but God meant it vnto good, to bring to passe, as it is this day, to saue much people aliue.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Ye thought euil against me, but God turned it vnto good, to bryng to passe as it is this day, and to saue muche people alyue.
(Ye/You_all thought euil against me, but God turned it unto good, to bring to pass as it is this day, and to save much people alive.)

Gnva When ye thought euill against mee, God disposed it to good, that he might bring to passe, as it is this day, and saue much people aliue.
(When ye/you_all thought evil against me, God disposed it to good, that he might bring to pass, as it is this day, and save much people alive. )

Cvdl Ye thought euell ouer me, but God hath turned it vnto good, to do as it is come to passe this daye, for the sauynge of moch people.
(Ye/You_all thought evil over me, but God hath/has turned it unto good, to do as it is come to pass this day, for the saving of much people.)

Wycl Ye thouyten yuel of me, and God turnede it in to good, that he schulde enhaunse me, as ye seen in present tyme, and that he schulde make saaf many puplis;
(Ye/You_all thouyten evil of me, and God turned it in to good, that he should enhaunse me, as ye/you_all seen in present time, and that he should make safe many puplis;)

Luth Ihr gedachtet es böse mit mir zu machen; aber GOtt gedachte es gut zu machen, daß er täte, wie es jetzt am Tage ist, zu erhalten viel Volks.
(You thoughtt it evil with to_me to machen; but God thought it good to machen, that he täte, like it jetzt in/at/on_the days is, to erhalten many peoples.)

ClVg Vos cogitastis de me malum: sed Deus vertit illud in bonum, ut exaltaret me, sicut in præsentiarum cernitis, et salvos faceret multos populos.
(Vos cogitastis about me malum: but God vertit illud in bonum, as exaltaret me, like in præsentiarum cernitis, and salvos faceret multos to_the_peoples. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

וְ⁠אַתֶּ֕ם חֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם עָלַ֖⁠י רָעָ֑ה

and,you_all planned against,me evil

In the Hebrew text, the pronoun you is emphatic in form and position to emphasize Joseph’s brothers and contrast them with God. Consider what is the best way to translate that contrast in your language. Alternate translation: “Although you intentionally treated me very badly,”

אֱלֹהִים֙ חֲשָׁבָ֣⁠הּ לְ⁠טֹבָ֔ה

ʼElohīm planned,it for,good

Alternate translation: “God is using that evil to benefit us all” or “God planned that what you did would turn out to be good for me and everyone else”

לְמַ֗עַן עֲשֹׂ֛ה כַּ⁠יּ֥וֹם הַ⁠זֶּ֖ה

to bring_about as_the,day the=this

Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “to accomplish what he is doing these days,”

לְ⁠הַחֲיֹ֥ת עַם רָֽב

to,preserve people many

Consider again how you translated “save (lives)” or “keep alive” in the book of Genesis. See Gen 7:3; 12:12; 19:19; 45:7; 47:25; 50:20. Alternate translation: “to save the lives of many people.” or “to keep many people alive.” or “keeping many people from dying.”

Parallel GEN 50:20