Genesis 48:11

And Israel said to Joseph, I had not hoped to see thy face, and, behold, the Lord hath showed me thy sons also.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.

In Context

10But the eyes of Israel were heavy from age, and he could not discern. And he brought them near to him, and he kissed them, and embraced them.

12And Joseph led them from before him, and worshipped with his face on the earth.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:33And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s robe; an evil beast hath devoured him: slain, slain is Joseph!

Genesis 42:36And Jakob their father said to them, Me have you made desolate; Joseph is not, and Shemeon is not (here), and Benjamin you would take away; upon me are all these!

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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