Genesis 50:20 Go deeper

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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. (KJV)

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וְאַתֶּ֕םve.'a.Temand you

Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)

Meaning: you(m.p.)

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 9:7, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT Genesis 50:20 word 1

חֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥םcha.shav.Temyou planned

Lemma: חָשַׁב (cha.shav) · Strong's: H2803I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqp2mp)

Meaning: to devise: devise

Used 44 times. Also: 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 14:13, Nehemiah 6:2, Nehemiah 6:6, Esther 9:24, Psalms 10:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2803I; TAHOT Genesis 50:20 word 2

עָלַ֖י'a.Laion me

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 50:20 word 3

רָעָ֑הra.'Ahharm

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: distress: evil

Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451I; TAHOT Genesis 50:20 word 4

אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 50:20 word 5

חֲשָׁבָ֣הּcha.sha.Vahhe planned it

Lemma: חָשַׁב (cha.shav) · Strong's: H2803I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to devise: devise

Used 44 times. Also: 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 14:13, Nehemiah 6:2, Nehemiah 6:6, Esther 9:24, Psalms 10:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2803I; TAHOT Genesis 50:20 word 6

לְטֹבָ֔הle.to.Vahfor good

Lemma: טוֹבָה (to.vah) · Strong's: H2896C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: welfare

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Exodus 18:9, Numbers 24:13, Deuteronomy 23:6, Deuteronomy 28:11, Deuteronomy 30:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896C; TAHOT Genesis 50:20 word 7

לְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anso as

Lemma: מַ֫עַן (ma.an) · Strong's: H4616

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: because

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 37:22, Exodus 1:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4616; TAHOT Genesis 50:20 word 8

עֲשֹׂ֛ה'a.Sohto act

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Genesis 50:20 word 9

כַּיּ֥וֹםkai.Yomas the day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: day: today

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 19:37, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 22:14, Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 26:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117L; TAHOT Genesis 50:20 word 10

הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> this

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Genesis 50:20 word 11

לְהַחֲיֹ֥תle.ha.cha.Yotto preserve alive

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Genesis 50:20 word 12

עַם\־'am-a people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Genesis 50:20 word 13

רָֽב\׃Ravnumerous

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Genesis 50:20 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

As for you	→	אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.)
what you intended	→	חָשַׁב H2803I to devise: devise
against me	→	עַל H5921A upon
for evil	→	רָעָה H7451I distress: evil
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
intended	→	חָשַׁב H2803I to devise: devise
for good	→	טוֹבָה H2896C welfare
in order to	→	מַ֫עַן H4616 because
accomplish	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
a day	→	יוֹם H3117L day: today
like this	→	זֶה H2088 this
to preserve the lives	→	חָיָה H2421 to live
of many	→	רַב H7227A many
people	→	עַם H5971A people

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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