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Genesis 48:2

IsraelJoseph

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

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

4 and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’

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BSB
When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.
KJV
And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
WEB
Someone told Jacob, and said, “Behold, your son Joseph comes to you,” and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed.
ASV
And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
DARBY
And one told Jacob and said, Behold, thy son Joseph is coming to thee. And Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
BLB
And someone told, Jacob and said, “Behold, your son Joseph has come to you.” And Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed.
ÅB
Og de meldte det til Jakob og sa: Din sønn Josef er kommet til deg. Da gjorde Israel seg sterk og satte seg opp i sengen.
OTB
Da Jakob mottok nyheten, "Din sønn Josef har kommet til deg," samlet Israel sin styrke og satte seg opp i sengen.
B1930
Og de meldte det til Jakob og sa: Din sønn Josef er kommet til dig. Da gjorde Israel sig sterk og satte sig op i sengen.

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