Genesis 47:7
Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and presented him to Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
In Context
8Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How long have you lived?”
Cross References
Genesis 14:19He blessed him saying, 1 “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. 1
Genesis 47:10Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence.
Numbers 6:23“Speak to Aaron and to his sons. Say, 'You must bless the people of Israel in this way. You must say to them,
1 Samuel 2:20Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May Yahweh give you more children by this woman because of the request she made of Yahweh.” Then they would return to their own home.
2 Samuel 14:22So Joab lay facedown on the ground in honor and gratitude to the king. Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes, my master, king, in that the king has performed the request of his servant.”
1 Kings 1:47Moreover, the king's servants came to bless our master King David, saying, 'May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne.' Then the king bowed down on 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 →