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Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face [again], but now God has even let me see your offspring."
Genesis 48:11 In-Context
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“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.”
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Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly see. So Joseph brought his sons close to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
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Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face again, and now God has allowed me to see your children too.”
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Then Joseph removed them from Israel’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.
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And Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right toward Israel’s left hand and Manasseh on his left toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them close to him.