Genèse 45:26

26 Ils lui dirent: Joseph vit encore, et même c'est lui qui gouverne tout le pays d'Egypte. Mais le coeur de Jacob resta froid, parce qu'il ne les croyait pas.

Genèse 45:26 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 45:26

And told him
What had happened to them in Egypt: saying, Joseph [is] yet alive;
who was thought by him and them to have been dead long ago: and he [is] governor over all the land of Egypt;
deputy governor, and had such power and authority that nothing was done without his order; the executive power or administration of government was put into his hands, and all the officers of the kingdom were under him, he was next to Pharaoh: and Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not;
it was too great and too good news to be true; though it was desirable, it was unexpected; it amazed him, he knew not what to think, or say or believe about it; there was such a conflict of the passions in him, that he could not compose himself, or reason with himself about it; and what might serve the more to hinder his belief of it was, that this report of theirs was contrary to what they themselves had before related of his death; and very likely upon the mention of the thing he fell into a swoon, and was not himself for a while; and when he came a little to himself, they went on with their account, as follows.

Genèse 45:26 In-Context

24 Puis il congédia ses frères, qui partirent; et il leur dit: Ne vous querellez pas en chemin.

25 Ils remontèrent de l'Egypte, et ils arrivèrent dans le pays de Canaan, auprès de Jacob, leur père.

26 Ils lui dirent: Joseph vit encore, et même c'est lui qui gouverne tout le pays d'Egypte. Mais le coeur de Jacob resta froid, parce qu'il ne les croyait pas.

27 Ils lui rapportèrent toutes les paroles que Joseph leur avait dites. Il vit les chars que Joseph avait envoyés pour le transporter. C'est alors que l'esprit de Jacob, leur père, se ranima;

28 et Israël dit: C'est assez! Joseph, mon fils, vit encore! J'irai, et je le verrai avant que je meure.