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Genesis 48:11

IsraelJoseph
JoyParents and childrenGratitudeHope

9 Joseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this place.” So Jacob said, “Please bring them to me, that I may bless them.”

10 Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.

“I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.”

12 Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown.

13 And Joseph took both of them—with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand—and brought them close to him.

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BSB
“I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.”
KJV
And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.
WEB
Israel said to Joseph, “I didn’t think I would see your face, and behold, God has let me see your offspring also.”
ASV
And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath let me see thy seed also.
DARBY
And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face; and behold, God has let me see also thy seed.
BLB
And Israel said to Joseph, “To see your face I had not expected, and behold, God has shown me also your seed.”
ÅB
Og Israel sa til Josef: Jeg hadde ikke tenkt å få se ditt ansikt, og nå har Gud endog latt meg få se dine barn.
OTB
Israel bemerket til Josef: "Jeg hadde aldri forventet å se ditt ansikt igjen, og nå har Gud latt meg se dine barn også."
B1930
Og Israel sa til Josef: Jeg hadde ikke tenkt å få se ditt ansikt, og nu har Gud endog latt mig få se dine barn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ephesians 3:20

    Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,

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  • Genesis 45:26

    “Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.

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  • Genesis 37:35

    All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.

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  • Genesis 42:36

    Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”

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  • Genesis 37:33

    His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”

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