Genesis 48:9
And Yosef said unto aviv, They are my banim, whom Elohim hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, now, unto me, and I will make upon them a brocha.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
8And Yisroel beheld Bnei Yosef, and said, Who are these?
Cross References
Genesis 27:28Therefore HaElohim give thee of the tal haShomayim, 1 and the fatness of ha'aretz, 1 and plenty of dagan and tirosh; 1
Genesis 28:3And El Shaddai bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a kahal amim;
Genesis 33:5And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the nashim and the yeladim; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The yeladim which Elohim hath graciously given thy eved.
Deuteronomy 33:1And this is the brocha, wherewith Moshe the Ish HaElohim blessed the Bnei Yisroel before moto (his death). 1
1 Samuel 1:20And it came to pass in due time, after Channah had conceived, that she bore a ben, and called his name Shmuel (Heard of G-d) saying, Because from Hashem I have asked for him.
1 Samuel 2:20And Eli put on Elkanah and his isha a brocha, and said, Hashem give thee zera of this isha in place of the she'elah (asked for [one] of) Hashem that was lent. And they went unto his makom (place, 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 →