Genesis 48:9
And Joseph says to his father, “They [are] my sons, whom God has given to me in this [place]”; and he says, “Please bring them to me, and I bless them.”
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8And Israel sees the sons of Joseph and says, “Who [are] these?”
Cross References
Genesis 27:28and God gives to you of the dew of the heavens, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of grain and wine;
Genesis 28:3and God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and you have become an assembly of peoples;
Genesis 33:5and he lifts up his eyes, and sees the women and the children, and says, “What [are] these to you?” And he says, “The children with whom God has favored your 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 comes to pass, at the revolution of the days, that Hannah conceives, and bears a son, and calls his name Samuel, for, “I have asked for him from YHWH.”
1 Samuel 2:20And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, “YHWH appoints seed of this woman for you, for the petition which she asked for YHWH”; and they have gone to their place.
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 →