Gênesis 48:8

8 Quando Israel viu os filhos de José, perguntou: Quem são estes?

Gênesis 48:8 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 48:8

And Israel beheld Joseph's sons
Ephraim and Manasseh, of whom he had been speaking as if they were absent, and he might not know until now that they were present, for his eyes were dim that he could not see clearly, ( Genesis 49:10 ) ; he saw two young men standing by Joseph, but knew not who they were, and therefore asked the following question: and said, who [are] these?
whose sons are they? the Targum of Jonathan is,

``of whom were these born to thee?''

as if he knew them to be his sons, only inquired who the mother of them was; but the answer shows he knew them not to be his sons, and as for his wife, he could not be ignorant who she was.

Gênesis 48:8 In-Context

6 mas a prole que tiveres depois deles será tua; segundo o nome de seus irmãos serão eles chamados na sua herança.

7 Quando eu vinha de Padã, morreu-me Raquel no caminho, na terra de Canaã, quando ainda faltava alguma distância para chegar a Efrata; sepultei-a ali no caminho que vai dar a Efrata, isto é, Belém.

8 Quando Israel viu os filhos de José, perguntou: Quem são estes?

9 Respondeu José a seu pai: Eles são meus filhos, que Deus me tem dado aqui. Continuou Israel: Traze-mos aqui, e eu os abençoarei.

10 Os olhos de Israel, porém, se tinham escurecido por causa da velhice, de modo que não podia ver. José, pois, fê-los chegar a ele; e ele os beijou e os abraçou.