Genesis 48:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.”
Genesis 48:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 48:2 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 48:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Someone told Jacob, and said, “Behold, your son Joseph comes to you,” and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed.”
Genesis 48:2 — World English Bible
Genesis 48:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.”
Genesis 48:2 — American Standard Version
Genesis 48:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And <FI>one<Fi> declareth to Jacob, and saith, `Lo, thy son Joseph is coming unto thee;' and Israel doth strengthen himself, and sit upon the bed.”
Genesis 48:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 48:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And one told Jacob and said, Behold, thy son Joseph is coming to thee. And Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.”
Genesis 48:2 — Darby Translation
Genesis 48:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also one told Iaakob, and said, Behold, thy sonne Ioseph is come to thee, and Israel tooke his strength vnto him and sate vpon the bed.”
Genesis 48:2 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 48:2 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And it was told to Jacob and he said, "Behold, your son Joseph comes to you." And Israel strengthened himself and sat up in bed.”
Genesis 48:2 — The Living Sword
Genesis 48:2 in Context — Genesis 48
1 Après ces choses, l’on vint dire à Joseph: Voici, ton père est malade. Et il prit avec lui ses deux fils, Manassé et Éphraïm.
2 On avertit Jacob, et on lui dit: Voici ton fils Joseph qui vient vers toi. Et Israël rassembla ses forces, et s’assit sur son lit.
3 Jacob dit à Joseph: Le Dieu tout-puissant m’est apparu à Luz, dans le pays de Canaan, et il m’a béni.
4 Il m’a dit: Je te rendrai fécond, je te multiplierai, et je ferai de toi une multitude de peuples; je donnerai ce pays à ta postérité après toi, pour qu’elle le possède à toujours.
What Does Genesis 48:2 Mean?
Genesis 48:2 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 48. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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