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Genesis 48:11

IsraelJoseph
JoyParents and childrenGratitudeHope

9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.

12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto 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.

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Cross references

  • Ephesians 3:20

    Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

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  • Genesis 45:26

    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.

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  • Genesis 37:35

    And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

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  • Genesis 42:36

    And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

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  • Genesis 37:33

    And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

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