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18 Then his brothers also came and (A)fell down before him and said, “Behold, we are your slaves.” 19 But Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in God’s place? 20 As for you, (B)you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to do [a]what has happened on this day, to keep many people alive.

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  1. Genesis 50:20 Lit as it is this day

18 His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him.(A) “We are your slaves,”(B) they said.

19 But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?(C) 20 You intended to harm me,(D) but God intended(E) it for good(F) to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.(G)

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