Genesis 47:7
And Joseph brought Jakob his father, and presented him before Pharoh: and Jakob blessed Pharoh.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
In Context
8And Pharoh said to Jakob, How many are the days of the years of thy life?
Cross References
Genesis 14:19and he blessed him, and said: “Blessed be Abram before El Illah, Whose possession is heaven and earth;
Genesis 47:10And Jakob blessed Pharoh, and went out from before Pharoh.
Numbers 6:23Speak with Aharon and with his sons, saying: Thus shall you bless the children of Israel, and shall say unto them:
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 →