11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath showed me also thy seed.
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11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath let me see thy seed also.
11 and Israel saith unto Joseph, `To see thy face I had not thought, and lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.'
11 And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face; and behold, God has let me see also thy seed.
11 Israel said to Joseph, "I didn't think I would see your face, and, behold, God has let me see your seed also."
11 And Israel said to Joseph, I had no hope of seeing your face again, but God in his mercy has let me see you and your children.
And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not.
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
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Commentary on Genesis 48 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 48
The time drawing nigh that Israel must die, having, in the former chapter, given order about his burial, in this he takes leave of his grand-children by Joseph, and in the next of all his children. Thus Jacob's dying words are recorded, because he then spoke by a spirit of prophecy; Abraham's and Isaac's are not. God's gifts and graces shine forth much more in some saints than in others upon their death-beds. The Spirit, like the wind, blows where it listeth. In this chapter,
Gen 48:1-7
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Gen 48:8-22
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