Genesis 50:19–21

50:19 But Joseph answered them, “Don’t be afraid. Am24 I in the place of God? 50:20 As for you, you meant to harm me,25 but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.26 50:21 So now, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little children.” Then he consoled them and spoke kindly27 to them.

24	tn Heb “For am I.”
25	tn Heb “you devised against me evil.”
26	tn Heb “God devised it for good in order to do, like this day, to preserve alive a great nation.”
27	tn Heb “spoke to their heart.”