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Genesis 50:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?”

Genesis 50:19 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 50:199 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֲלֵ/הֶ֛םʾălēhem
to thempronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
יוֹסֵ֖ףywōsēp
JosephnounH3130
אַלʾal
may notparticleH408
neither · never · no · nor ···
תִּירָ֑אוּtiyrāʾw
you fearverbH3372
be afraid · dread · fear(-ful · -fully ···
כִּ֛יkiy
thatconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
הֲ/תַ֥חַתhătaḥat
¿ in place ofparticleH8478
beneath · flat · in · place ···
אֱלֹהִ֖יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
אָֽנִיʾāniy
am IprepH589
me · mine · myself · we ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Aisha MbekiNote2mo ago
Am I in the Place of God?
Joseph's response to his brothers' fear: Am I in the place of God? You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good. I won't punish you. Joseph is making clear that he's not taking on a role that bel...
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