Genesis 48:11

11 Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face again, and now God has allowed me to see your children too.”

Genesis 48:11 in Other Translations

KJV
11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.
ESV
11 And Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face; and behold, God has let me see your offspring also."
NLT
11 Then Jacob said to Joseph, “I never thought I would see your face again, but now God has let me see your children, too!”
MSG
11 and then said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face again, and now God has let me see your children as well!"
CSB
11 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

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.”
10 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.
11 Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face again, and now God has allowed me to see your children too.”
12 Then Joseph removed them from Israel’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.
13 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.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S ver 2
  • 2. S Genesis 44:28
  • 3. Genesis 50:23; Job 42:16; Psalms 103:17; Psalms 128:6
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