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And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. אטד 'āṭâd Atad, “the buck-thorn.”
  2. מצרים אבל 'ābêl - mı̂tsrayı̂m, Ab…
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Ye thought ... God meant. —The verb in the Hebrew is the same, and contrasts man’s purpose with God’s pu…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Ye thought evil against me. Joseph well considers (as we have said) the providence of God, so that he imposes it on himself as a compulsor…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But as for you, you thought evil against me
That must be said and owned, that their intentions were bad; they though…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Various motives might have caused the sons of Jacob to continue in Egypt, despite the prophetic vision Abraham had of their bondage there. Judging …

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