Genesis

Genesis 50:20

²⁰As 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As for you	וְאַתֶּ֕ם	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
what you intended	חֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם	ḥă·šaḇ·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H2803 think, account
against me	עָלַ֖י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
for evil	רָעָ֑ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
intended	חֲשָׁבָ֣הּ	ḥă·šā·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2803 think, account
for good	לְטֹבָ֔ה	lə·ṭō·ḇāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
in order to	לְמַ֗עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
accomplish	עֲשֹׂ֛ה	‘ă·śōh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
a day	כַּיּ֥וֹם	kay·yō·wm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
like this	הַזֶּ֖ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
to preserve the lives	לְהַחֲיֹ֥ת	lə·ha·ḥă·yōṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H2421 live
of many	רָֽב׃	rāḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7227 much, many, great
people	עַם־	‘am-	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Romans 8:28 · Psalm 119:71 · Genesis 45:5–8 · Genesis 37:18–20 · Psalm 105:16–17 · Acts 2:23 · Acts 3:13–15 · Genesis 37:4 · Acts 3:26 · Psalm 56:5 · Isaiah 10:7 · Psalm 76:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.