9Joseph said to his father, |They are my sons, whom God has given me here.| He said, |Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.|


In Context

6 Your issue, who you become the father of after them, will be yours. They will be called after the name of their brothers in their inheritance.

7 As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem).|

8 Israel saw Joseph's sons, and said, |Who are these?|

9 Joseph said to his father, |They are my sons, whom God has given me here.| He said, |Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.|

10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he couldn't see. He brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

11 Israel said to Joseph, |I didn't think I would see your face, and behold, God has let me see your seed also.|

Genesis 48:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

48:9And Joseph said unto his father, They [are] my sons, whom God hath given me in this [place.] And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

48:9"They are the sons God has given me here," Joseph said to his father. Then Israel said, "Bring them to me so I may bless them."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

48:9He answered: They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said: Bring them to me that I may bless them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

48:9And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

48:9And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, that I may bless them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

48:9And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

48:9And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, and I will bless them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

48:9and Joseph saith unto his father, 'They are my sons, whom God hath given to me in this place;' and he saith, 'Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I bless them.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

48:9And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray you, to me, and I will bless them.