Verse 9

Genesis 48:9

Darby Translation

9 And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God (Elohim) has given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, that I may bless them.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ אֶל אָבִ֔י/ו בָּנַ֣/י הֵ֔ם אֲשֶׁר נָֽתַן לִ֥/י אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּ/זֶ֑ה וַ/יֹּאמַ֕ר קָֽחֶ/ם נָ֥א אֵלַ֖/י וַ/אֲבָרֲכֵֽ/ם
English Translation
And Joseph said to his father, "These are the sons that God has given to me here." And he said, "Please bring them to me, and I will bless them."
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Chapter 48 Context
1 And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick. And he too... Focus ↗
2 And one told Jacob and said, Behold, thy son Joseph is coming to thee. And Israel strengthened himse... Focus ↗
3 And Jacob said to Joseph, The Almighty God (Elohim) appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and... Focus ↗
4 and he said to me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a co... Focus ↗
5 And now thy two sons, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came to thee into Egypt, s... Focus ↗
6 And thy family which thou hast begotten after them shall be thine: they shall be called after the na... Focus ↗
7 And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan on the way, when ther... Focus ↗
8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? Focus ↗
9 And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God (Elohim) has given me here. And he said, B...
10 But the eyes of Israel were heavy from age: he could not see. And he brought them nearer to him; and... Focus ↗
11 And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face; and behold, God (Elohim) has let me se... Focus ↗
12 And Joseph brought them out from his knees, and bowed down with his face to the earth. Focus ↗
13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his... Focus ↗
14 But Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid [it] on Ephraim's head now he was the younger and... Focus ↗
15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God (Elohim) before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, t... Focus ↗
16 the Angel that redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named upon them, and th... Focus ↗
17 When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it was evil in his eyes;... Focus ↗
18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn: put thy right hand on h... Focus ↗
19 But his father refused and said, I know, my son, I know: he also will become a people, and he also w... Focus ↗
20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee will Israel bless, saying, God (Elohim) make thee as E... Focus ↗
21 And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die; and God (Elohim) will be with you, and bring you again to... Focus ↗
22 And *I* have given to thee one tract [of land] above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of t... Focus ↗