2And it was told the old man: Behold I thy son Joseph cometh to thee. And being strengthened he sat on his bed.


In Context

1 After these things, it was told Joseph that his father was sick: and he set out to go to him, taking his two sons Manasses and Ephraim.

2 And it was told the old man: Behold I thy son Joseph cometh to thee. And being strengthened he sat on his bed.

3 And when Joseph was come in to him, he said : God Almighty appeared to me at Lute, which is in the land of Chanaan: and he blessed me,

4 And he said : I will cause thee to increase and multiply, and I will make of thee a multitude of people: and I will give this land to thee, and to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

Genesis 48:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

48:2And [one] told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

48:2When Jacob was told, "Your son Joseph has come to you," Israel rallied his strength and sat up on the bed.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

48:2And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

48:2And one told Jacob and said, Behold, thy son Joseph is coming to thee. And Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

48:2And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

48:2And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh to thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

48:2Someone told Jacob, and said, |Behold, your son Joseph comes to you,| and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

48:2And one declareth to Jacob, and saith, 'Lo, thy son Joseph is coming unto thee;' and Israel doth strengthen himself, and sit upon the bed.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

48:2And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, your son Joseph comes to you: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed.