Genesis 47:7
And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
In Context
8And Pharaoh said to Jacob, How many are the days of the years of thy life?
Cross References
Genesis 14:19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth.
Genesis 47:10And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.
Numbers 6:23Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, This way ye shall bless the sons of Israel: Ye shall say to them,
1 Samuel 2:20And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, LORD give thee seed by this woman for the petition which was asked of LORD. And they went to their own home.
2 Samuel 14:22And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and did obeisance, and blessed the king. And Joab said, Today thy servant knows that I have found favor in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has performed the request of his serva
1 Kings 1:47And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, Thy God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 47:2-13
Pharaoh's Generosity; Jacob Presented to Pharaoh. ( b. c. 1706.) 1 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen. 2 And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. 3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers. 4 They… Read the whole commentary →