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Génesis 50:19

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19 Pero José les respondió:
—No me tengan miedo. ¿Acaso soy Dios para castigarlos?

Génesis 50:19 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 50:19

And Joseph said unto them, fear not
That any hurt would be done by him to them, or that he would use them ill for their treatment of him:

for am I in the place of God?
to receive such homage from you, that you should be my servants, as Saadiah Gaon gives the sense; or rather to take vengeance for injury done, which belongs to God alone: or, "am I not under God" F21? subject to him, a servant of his, and why should you be mine? nor is it in my power, if I had a will to it, to change his purposes, to alter his providences, or contradict his will, and do hurt to those whom God hath blessed; and so may have regard to the late patriarchal benediction of his father, under the direction of the Holy Spirit: or, "am I in the place of God?" and under him a father of them, as he had been a provider for them, and a supporter of them, and still would be.


FOOTNOTES:

F21 (yna Myhla txth) "annon enim sub Deo sum?" Vatablus.
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Génesis 50:19 In-Context

17 te dijéramos: “Por favor, perdona a tus hermanos por el gran mal que te hicieron, por el pecado de haberte tratado con tanta crueldad”. Por eso nosotros, los siervos del Dios de tu padre, te suplicamos que perdones nuestro pecado». Cuando José recibió el mensaje, perdió el control y se echó a llorar.
18 Entonces sus hermanos llegaron, y se arrojaron al suelo delante de José y dijeron:
—Mira, ¡somos tus esclavos!
19 Pero José les respondió:
—No me tengan miedo. ¿Acaso soy Dios para castigarlos?
20 Ustedes se propusieron hacerme mal, pero Dios dispuso todo para bien. Él me puso en este cargo para que yo pudiera salvar la vida de muchas personas.
21 No, no tengan miedo. Yo seguiré cuidando de ustedes y de sus hijos.
Así que hablándoles con ternura y bondad, los reconfortó.

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