Genesis 48:9

And Joseph answered, “They are the 2 sons God has given me here in Egypt.” Israel said, “Bring your sons close to me so that I can bless them. I will ask God to be good to them and make them strong.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8Jacob's other name was Israel. Israel looked at Joseph's sons and said, “Who are these boys?”

10At this time, Israel was very old and he could not see very well, so Joseph took his sons closer to his father. Israel put his arms around the boys and kissed them.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:28I want God to give you good country and good rain. I ask God to make your country grow a lot of food and grapes to make wine.

Genesis 28:3Isaac prayed for Jacob, and said, “God Most Powerful, I am asking you to bless my son Jacob. Do good things for him and make him strong. Help him find a wife, and give him so many children that they become many nations.

Genesis 33:5Esau looked at the women and children standing there and said, “Who are all these people with you?” Jacob said, “God has been very good to me! He gave me these wives and children.”

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 →

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