Context 20As 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. 21So therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones. So he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. Death of Joseph 22Now Joseph stayed in Egypt, he and his fathers household, and Joseph lived one hundred and ten years. 23Joseph saw the third generation of Ephraims sons; also the sons of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were born on Josephs knees. 24Joseph said to his brothers, I am about to die, but God will surely take care of you and bring you up from this land to the land which He promised on oath to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. 25Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, God will surely take care of you, and you shall carry my bones up from here. 26So Joseph died at the age of one hundred and ten years; and he was embalmed and placed in a coffin in Egypt. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAnd 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. Douay-Rheims Bible 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. Darby Bible Translation 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. English Revised 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible 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. 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; Library Joseph's Faith'Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.'--GENESIS l. 25. This is the one act of Joseph's life which the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews selects as the sign that he too lived by faith. 'By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.' It was at once a proof of how entirely he believed God's promise, and of how earnestly he longed … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture A Coffin in Egypt A Calm Evening, Promising a Bright Morning The Worst Things Work for Good to the Godly Genesis Links Genesis 50:20 NIV • Genesis 50:20 NLT • Genesis 50:20 ESV • Genesis 50:20 NASB • Genesis 50:20 KJV • Genesis 50:20 Bible Apps • Genesis 50:20 Parallel • Bible Hub |