Verse 28

Genesis 45:28

Young's Literal Translation

28 and Israel saith, 'Enough! Joseph my son [is] yet alive; I go and see him before I die.'
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל רַ֛ב עוֹד יוֹסֵ֥ף בְּנִ֖/י חָ֑י אֵֽלְכָ֥ה וְ/אֶרְאֶ֖/נּוּ בְּ/טֶ֥רֶם אָמֽוּת
English Translation
And Israel said, "Joseph my son is still alive; I will go and see him before I die."
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Chapter 45 Context
1 And Joseph hath not been able to refrain himself before all those standing by him, and he calleth, '... Focus ↗
2 and he giveth forth his voice in weeping, and the Egyptians hear, and the house of Pharaoh heareth. Focus ↗
3 And Joseph saith unto his brethren, 'I [am] Joseph, is my father yet alive?' and his brethren have n... Focus ↗
4 And Joseph saith unto his brethren, 'Come nigh unto me, I pray you,' and they come nigh; and he sait... Focus ↗
5 and now, be not grieved, nor let it be displeasing in your eyes that ye sold me hither, for to prese... Focus ↗
6 'Because these two years the famine [is] in the heart of the land, and yet [are] five years, [in] wh... Focus ↗
7 and God (Elohim) sendeth me before you, to place of you a remnant in the land, and to give life to y... Focus ↗
8 and now, ye -- ye have not sent me hither, but God (Elohim), and He doth set me for a father to Phar... Focus ↗
9 'Haste, and go up unto my father, then ye have said to him, Thus said Joseph thy son, God (Elohim) h... Focus ↗
10 and thou hast dwelt in the land of Goshen, and been near unto me, thou and thy sons, and thy son's s... Focus ↗
11 and I have nourished thee there -- for yet [are] five years of famine -- lest thou become poor, thou... Focus ↗
12 'And lo, your eyes are seeing, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that [it is] my mouth which is s... Focus ↗
13 and ye have declared to my father all my honour in Egypt, and all that ye have seen, and ye have has... Focus ↗
14 And he falleth on the neck of Benjamin his brother, and weepeth, and Benjamin hath wept on his neck; Focus ↗
15 and he kisseth all his brethren, and weepeth over them; and afterwards have his brethren spoken with... Focus ↗
16 And the sound hath been heard in the house of Pharaoh, saying, 'Come have the brethren of Joseph;' a... Focus ↗
17 and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, 'Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, enter y... Focus ↗
18 and take your father, and your households, and come unto me, and I give to you the good of the land... Focus ↗
19 'Yea, thou -- thou hast been commanded: this do ye, take for yourselves out of the land of Egypt, wa... Focus ↗
20 and your eye hath no pity on your vessels, for the good of all the land of Egypt [is] yours.' Focus ↗
21 And the sons of Israel do so, and Joseph giveth waggons to them by the command of Pharaoh, and he gi... Focus ↗
22 to all of them hath he given -- to each changes of garments, and to Benjamin he hath given three hun... Focus ↗
23 and to his father he hath sent thus: ten asses bearing of the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asse... Focus ↗
24 And he sendeth his brethren away, and they go; and he saith unto them, 'Be not angry in the way.' Focus ↗
25 And they go up out of Egypt, and come in to the land of Canaan, unto Jacob their father, Focus ↗
26 and they declare to him, saying, 'Joseph [is] yet alive,' and that he [is] ruler over all the land o... Focus ↗
27 And they speak unto him all the words of Joseph, which he hath spoken unto them, and he seeth the wa... Focus ↗
28 and Israel saith, 'Enough! Joseph my son [is] yet alive; I go and see him before I die.'