Genesis 48:8

Then Israel saw Joseph’s sons,—and said—Who are these?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who are these?

In Context

7But, as for me, when I came in from Padan, Rachel died by me, in the land of Canaan, in the way, while yet there was a stretch of country to come into Ephrath,—so I buried her there in the way to Ephrath, the same, is Bethlehem.

9And Joseph said unto his father, My sons, they are, whom God hath given me, in this place. And he said—Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, that I may bless them.

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Cross References

Amos 5:6Seek ye Yahweh, and live,—lest he break forth, like a fire, upon the house of Joseph, and it devour with none to quench it, for Bethel.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 48:2-8

Jacob's Last Illness. ( b. c. 1689.) 1 And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. 3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, 4 And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a… Read the whole commentary →

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