11 And Israel H3478 said H559 unto Joseph, H3130 I had not thought H6419 to see H7200 thy face: H6440 and, lo, God H430 hath shewed H7200 me also thy seed. H2233
And he knew it, H5234 and said, H559 It is my son's H1121 coat; H3801 an evil H7451 beast H2416 hath devoured H398 him; Joseph H3130 is without doubt H2963 rent in pieces. H2963
And told H5046 him, saying, H559 Joseph H3130 is yet alive, H2416 and he is governor H4910 over all the land H776 of Egypt. H4714 And Jacob's heart H3820 fainted, H6313 for he believed H539 them not.
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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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