Genesis 48:2

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And `one' declareth to Jacob, and saith, `Lo, thy son Joseph is coming unto thee;' and Israel doth strengthen himself, and sit upon the bed.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 3:28 : 28 and charge Jehoshua, and strengthen him, and harden him, for he doth pass over before this people, and he doth cause them to inherit the land which thou seest.
  • 1 Sam 23:16 : 16 And Jonathan son of Saul riseth, and goeth unto David to the forest, and strengtheneth his hand in God,
  • Neh 2:18 : 18 And I declare to them the hand of my God that is good upon me, and also the words of the king that he said to me, and they say, `Let us rise, and we have built;' and they strengthen their hands for good.
  • Ps 41:3 : 3 Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.
  • Prov 23:15 : 15 My son, if thy heart hath been wise, My heart rejoiceth, even mine,
  • Eph 6:10 : 10 As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;

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  • Gen 48:1
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    1And it cometh to pass, after these things, that `one' saith to Joseph, `Lo, thy father is sick;' and he taketh his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim.

  • Gen 48:21
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    21And 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;

  • Gen 45:25-28
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    25And they go up out of Egypt, and come in to the land of Canaan, unto Jacob their father,

    26and they declare to him, saying, `Joseph `is' yet alive,' and that he `is' ruler over all the land of Egypt; and his heart ceaseth, for he hath not given credence to them.

    27And they speak unto him all the words of Joseph, which he hath spoken unto them, and he seeth the waggons which Joseph hath sent to bear him away, and live doth the spirit of Jacob their father;

    28and Israel saith, `Enough! Joseph my son `is' yet alive; I go and see him before I die.'

  • Gen 48:8-13
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    8And Israel seeth the sons of Joseph, and saith, `Who `are' these?'

    9and Joseph saith unto his father, `They `are' my sons, whom God hath given to me in this `place';' and he saith, `Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I bless them.'

    10And the eyes of Israel have been heavy from age, he is unable to see; and he bringeth them nigh unto him, and he kisseth them, and cleaveth to them;

    11and Israel saith unto Joseph, `To see thy face I had not thought, and lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.'

    12And Joseph bringeth them out from between his knees, and boweth himself on his face to the earth;

    13and Joseph taketh them both, Ephraim in his right hand towards Israel's left, and Manasseh in his left towards Israel's right, and bringeth `them' nigh to him.

  • Gen 47:7
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    7And Joseph bringeth in Jacob his father, and causeth him to stand before Pharaoh; and Jacob blesseth Pharaoh.

  • Gen 46:28-31
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    28And Judah he hath sent before him unto Joseph, to direct before him to Goshen, and they come into the land of Goshen;

    29and Joseph harnesseth his chariot, and goeth up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and appeareth unto him, and falleth on his neck, and weepeth on his neck again;

    30and Israel saith unto Joseph, `Let me die this time, after my seeing thy face, for thou `art' yet alive.'

    31And Joseph saith unto his brethren, and unto the house of his father, `I go up, and declare to Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and the house of my father who `are' in the land of Canaan have come in unto me;

  • Gen 48:3
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    3And Jacob saith unto Joseph, `God Almighty hath appeared unto me, in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blesseth me,

  • Gen 50:1
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    1And Joseph falleth on his father's face, and weepeth over him, and kisseth him;

  • Gen 49:1-2
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    1And Jacob calleth unto his sons and saith, `Be gathered together, and I declare to you that which doth happen with you in the latter end of the days.

    2`Be assembled, and hear, sons of Jacob, And hearken unto Israel your father.

  • Gen 47:29-31
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    29And the days of Israel are near to die, and he calleth for his son, for Joseph, and saith to him, `If, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and thou hast done with me kindness and truth; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt,

    30and I have lain with my fathers, and thou hast borne me out of Egypt, and buried me in their burying-place.' And he saith, `I -- I do according to thy word;'

    31and he saith, `Swear to me;' and he sweareth to him, and Israel boweth himself on the head of the bed.

  • Gen 48:15
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    15And he blesseth Joseph, and saith, `God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked habitually: God who is feeding me from my being unto this day:

  • Gen 45:9
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    9`Haste, and go up unto my father, then ye have said to him, Thus said Joseph thy son, God hath set me for lord to all Egypt; come down unto me, stay not,

  • Gen 49:33
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    33And Jacob finisheth commanding his sons, and gathereth up his feet unto the bed, and expireth, and is gathered unto his people.

  • Gen 47:5
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    5And Pharaoh speaketh unto Joseph, saying, `Thy father and thy brethren have come unto thee:

  • Heb 11:21
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    21by faith Jacob dying -- each of the sons of Joseph did bless, and did bow down upon the top of his staff;