Genesis 47:7
And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and placed him before Pharaoh; and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Leeser Tanakh
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 unto Jacob, How old art thou?
Cross References
Genesis 14:19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth.
Genesis 47:10And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
Numbers 6:23Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, Thus shall ye bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,
1 Samuel 2:20And 'Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, May the Lord give thee seed from this woman instead of the loan who is lent to the Lord. And they went back unto his place.
2 Samuel 14:22And Joab fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself, and blessed the king: and Joab said, Today is thy servant convinced that I have found grace in thy eyes, my Lord, O king; since the king hath acted in accordance with the word of thy servant.
1 Kings 1:47And also the king's servants are come to bless our lord king David, saying, May God make the name of Solomon more famous than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne: and the king hath 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 →