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 E sucedeu depois destas coisas que foi dito a José: Eis que teu pai está enfermo. E ele tomou consigo seus dois filhos Manassés e Efraim.
2 E se fez saber a Jacó, dizendo: Eis que teu filho José vem a ti. Então se esforçou Israel, e sentou-se sobre a cama;
3 E disse a José: O Deus Todo-Poderoso me apareceu em Luz na terra de Canaã, e me abençoou,
4 E disse-me: Eis que, eu te farei crescer, e te multiplicarei, e te porei por conjunto de povos: e darei esta terra à tua descendência depois de ti por herança perpétua.
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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