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Josephיוֹסֵףsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“Do notאַלbe afraid,תִּירָאוּforכִּיam Iהֲ אָנִיin the placeתַחַתof Elohim?אֱלֹהִים
Genesis 50:19
Study it in the app“Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of Elohim?”
Joseph: you meant evil against me, but Elohim meant it for goodProvidenceJoseph, feared by his brothers, reassures them and promises to provide for themForgivenessJoseph's brothers fear his revenge; he comforts themConflict and Reconciliation
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 50:19, word by word
- Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- be afraidתִּירָאוּtirau
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “tirau” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears
The context
18His brothers also went and fell down before him and said, “Here we are as your slaves.”
19 · This verse (above)
20As for you, you planned evil against me; Elohim planned it for good, in order to bring about what is happening today: keeping alive many people.
To study Genesis 50 in a group
1. What it says
What did Joseph say to his brothers when they feared he would take revenge (vv. 15-21)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that they planned evil against him, but Elohim planned it for good (v. 20)?
3. How I live it
Whom do you need to forgive or ask forgiveness from, and what step can you take?