Chuàngshìjì 48:10

10 Yǐsèliè niánjì lǎomaì , yǎnjing hūnhuā , bùnéng kànjian . Yūesè lǐng tāmen dào tā gēnqián , tā jiù hé tāmen qīnzuǐ, bào zhe tāmen .

Chuàngshìjì 48:10 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 48:10

Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age
Or "heavy" ^F16, that he could not lift them up easily and see clearly; his eyebrows hung over, his eyes were sunk in his head, and the humours pressed them through old age, that it was with difficulty he could perceive an object, at least not distinctly: [so that] he could not see;
very plainly, otherwise he did see the sons of Joseph, though he could not discern who they were, ( Genesis 49:8 ) ; and he brought them near unto him;
that he might have a better sight of them and bless them: and he kissed them, and embraced them:
as a token of his affection for them.

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 (wdbk) "graves erant", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator

Chuàngshìjì 48:10 In-Context

8 Yǐsèliè kànjian Yūesè de liǎng gè érzi , jiù shuō , zhè shì shuí ,

9 Yūesè duì tā fùqin shuō , zhè shì shén zaì zhèlǐ cìgĕi wǒde érzi . Yǐsèliè shuō , qǐng nǐ lǐng tāmen dào wǒ gēnqián , wǒ yào gĕi tāmen zhùfú .

10 Yǐsèliè niánjì lǎomaì , yǎnjing hūnhuā , bùnéng kànjian . Yūesè lǐng tāmen dào tā gēnqián , tā jiù hé tāmen qīnzuǐ, bào zhe tāmen .

11 Yǐsèliè duì Yūesè shuō , wǒ xiǎng bù dào de jiàn nǐde miàn , búliào , shén yòu shǐ wǒ de jiàn nǐde érzi .

12 Yūesè bǎ liǎng gè érzi cóng Yǐsèliè liǎng xī zhōng lǐng chūlai , zìjǐ jiù liǎn fú yú dì xià baì .