Genesis 48:1

Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

2 When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.

3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
KJV
And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
WEB
After these things, someone said to Joseph, “Behold, your father is sick.” He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
ASV
And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
DARBY
And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick. And he took with him his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim.
BLB
And it came to pass after these things, that someone said to Joseph, “Behold, your father [is] sick.” And he took his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim.
ÅB
En tid etter kom de og sa til Josef: Din far er syk. Da tok han begge sine sønner med seg, Manasse og Efra'im.
OTB
Etter disse hendelsene ble Josef informert: "Din far er syk." Så han tok med seg sine to sønner, Manasse og Efraim.
B1930
Nogen tid efter kom de og sa til Josef: Din far er syk. Da tok han begge sine sønner med sig, Manasse og Efra'im.

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