Genesis 50:20
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this— to preserve the lives of many people.

Young's Literal Translation
As for you, ye devised against me evil—God devised it for good, in order to do as [at] this day, to keep alive a numerous people;

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
As for you,
וְאַתֶּ֕ם (wə·’at·tem)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

what you intended
חֲשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם (ḥă·šaḇ·tem)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 2803: To think, account

against me
עָלַ֖י (‘ā·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

for evil,
רָעָ֑ה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

God
אֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

intended
חֲשָׁבָ֣הּ (ḥă·šā·ḇāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 2803: To think, account

for good,
לְטֹבָ֔ה (lə·ṭō·ḇāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

in order to
לְמַ֗עַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Conjunction
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

accomplish
עֲשֹׂ֛ה (‘ă·śōh)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

a day
כַּיּ֥וֹם (kay·yō·wm)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

like this—
הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

to preserve the lives
לְהַחֲיֹ֥ת (lə·ha·ḥă·yōṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

of many
רָֽב׃ (rāḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

people.
עַם־ (‘am-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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