Genesis 48:2

“And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Genesis 48:2

And one told Iacob, and said, Behold, thy sonne Ioseph commeth vnto thee: and Israel strengthened himselfe, and sate vpon the bed.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

When it was told to Jacob, "Behold, your son Joseph has come to you, Israel collected his strength and sat up in the bed."
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And when they said to Jacob, Your son Joseph is coming to see you: then Israel, getting all his strength together, had himself lifted up in his bed.
- Basic English Bible

When Jacob was told, "Your son Joseph has come to you," Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And one told Jacob and said, Behold, thy son Joseph is coming to thee. And Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
- Darby Bible

And it was told the old man: Behold I thy son Joseph cometh to thee. And being strengthened he sat on his bed.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
- English Revised Version

Someone told Jacob, and said, "Behold, your son Joseph comes to you," and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Genesis 48:2

Wesley's Notes for Genesis 48:2


48:3 God blessed me - And let that blessing be entailed upon them. God had promised him two things, a numerous issue, and Canaan for an inheritance. And Joseph's sons, pursuant hereunto, should each of them multiply into a tribe, and each of them have a distinct lot in Canaan, equal with Jacob's own sons. See how he blessed them by faith in that which God had said to him #Heb 11:21|.


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