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Genesis 45:28

IsraelJoseph
JoyParents and childrenGratitude

26 And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.

27 And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:

And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.
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BSB
“Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.”
KJV
And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.
WEB
Israel said, “It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”
ASV
and Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.
DARBY
And Israel said, It is enough: Joseph my son is yet alive; I will go and see him before I die.
BLB
And Israel said, “Enough! Joseph my son [is] still alive! I will go and I will see him before I die.”
ÅB
Og Israel sa: Det er nok; Josef, min sønn, lever enda; jeg vil dra avsted og se ham før jeg dør.
OTB
Da erklærte Israel: «Dette er nok; min sønn Josef lever ennå. Jeg vil dra og se ham før jeg dør.»
B1930
Og Israel sa: Det er nok; Josef, min sønn, lever ennu; jeg vil dra avsted og se ham før jeg dør.

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Cross references

  • Luke 2:28–30

    Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

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  • John 16:21–22

    A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

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  • Genesis 46:30

    And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.

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