Verse 28

Genesis 45:28

New King James Version

28 And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will 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."

AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini

✓ Bookmark

Done.

Chapter 45 Context

1 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every m... Focus ↗

2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. Focus ↗

3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not... Focus ↗

4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I a... Focus ↗

5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God (Elohim) di... Focus ↗

6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which the... Focus ↗

7 And God (Elohim) sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives... Focus ↗

8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God (Elohim): and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh... Focus ↗

9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God (Elohim) hath mad... Focus ↗

10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children,... Focus ↗

11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household,... Focus ↗

12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh u... Focus ↗

13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall has... Focus ↗

14 And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. Focus ↗

15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him... Focus ↗

16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it please... Focus ↗

17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you u... Focus ↗

18 And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land... Focus ↗

19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, a... Focus ↗

20 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours. Focus ↗

21 And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Phar... Focus ↗

22 To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of... Focus ↗

23 And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten... Focus ↗

24 So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by... Focus ↗

25 And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father, Focus ↗

26 And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob... Focus ↗

27 And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons w... Focus ↗

28 And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

Verse Information

Compare This Verse Across Bibles

Navigate Verse

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28