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Genesis 48:21
“And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.”
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Genesis 48:21 Context
18And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head. 19And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. 20And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. 21And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers. 22Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
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Other Translations
And Israel saide vnto Ioseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you againe vnto the land of your fathers.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Then Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am about to die, but God will be with you, and bring you back to the land of your fathers.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God will be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God will be with you, guiding you back to the land of your fathers.
- Basic English Bible
And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die; and God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
- Darby Bible
And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die; but God shall be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
- Webster's Bible
Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
- World English Bible
And Israel saith unto Joseph, `Lo, I am dying, and God hath been with you, and hath brought you back unto the land of your fathers;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Israel said unto Joseph: 'Behold, I die; but God will be with you, and bring you back unto the land of your fathers.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Then Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am about to die, but God will be with you, and bring you back to the land of your fathers.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God will be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God will be with you, guiding you back to the land of your fathers.
- Basic English Bible
And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die; and God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
- Darby Bible
And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die; but God shall be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
- Webster's Bible
Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
- World English Bible
And Israel saith unto Joseph, `Lo, I am dying, and God hath been with you, and hath brought you back unto the land of your fathers;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Israel said unto Joseph: 'Behold, I die; but God will be with you, and bring you back unto the land of your fathers.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Genesis 48:21
48:21 I die, but God shall be with you, and bring you again - This assurance was given them, and carefully preserved among them, that they might neither love Egypt too much when it favoured them, nor fear it too much when it frowned upon them. These words of Jacob furnish us with comfort in reference to the death of our friends: But God shall be with us, and his gracious presence is sufficient to make up the loss. They leave us, but he will never fail us. He will bring us to the land of our fathers, the heavenly Canaan, whither our godly fathers are gone before us. If God be with us while we stay behind in this world, and will receive us shortly to be with them that are gone before to a better world, we ought not to sorrow as those that have no hope.