Genesis 48:9
And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, and I will bless them.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
8And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?
Cross References
Genesis 27:28And God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.
Genesis 28:3And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou may be a company of peoples,
Genesis 33:5And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children, and said, Who are these with thee? And he said, The children whom God has graciously given thy servant.
Deuteronomy 33:1And this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death.
1 Samuel 1:20And it came to pass, when the time came about, that Hannah conceived, and bore a son. And she called his name Samuel, [saying], Because I have asked him of LORD.
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.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 48:9-22
Jacob Blesses the Sons of Joseph; Jacob's Dying Prophecy. ( b. c. 1689.) 8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? 9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. 10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. 11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God… Read the whole commentary →