Genesis 50:20
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.
Çalışma Notu
Study Note
Joseph's declaration to his brothers — 'you intended evil against me, but God intended it for good' — is the theological climax of the Joseph narrative. The Hebrew uses the same verb (hashav, 'to reckon/plan') for both human and divine intention, affirming that identical events can carry two simultaneous intentions. This is one of the clearest articulations of divine providence in the Old Testament: God works through human evil without being its author. The verse resonates with the New Testament reading of the cross — the greatest human injustice reframed as the supreme divine act of salvation.
Diğer Çeviriler
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.
As for you, ye devised against me evil--God devised it for good, in order to do as <FI>at<Fi> this day, to keep alive a numerous people;
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.
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