Genesis 48:8
6 Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit.
7 Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).
When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?”
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.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?”
- KJV
- And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who are these?
- WEB
- Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and said, “Who are these?”
- ASV
- And Israel beheld Joseph`s sons, and said, Who are these?
- DARBY
- And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?
- BLB
- And Israel saw the sons of Joseph and said, “Who [are] these?”
- ÅB
- Da Israel fikk se Josefs sønner, spurte han: Hvem er det?
- OTB
- Da Israel så Josefs sønner, spurte han: "Hvem er disse?"
- B1930
- Da Israel fikk se Josefs sønner, spurte han: Hvem er det?