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 tnHeb “For am I.”
2 tnHeb “you devised against me evil.”
3 tnHeb “God devised it for good in order to do, like this day, to preserve alive a great nation.”