Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Joseph said to his father, “
King James Version
And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
Holman Bible
And Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons God has given me here.”
So Jacob said, “Bring them to me and I will bless them.”
International Standard Version
"These are my sons," Joseph replied. "God gave them to me here in Egypt." "Please bring them close to me," Jacob said, "so I can bless them."
A Conservative Version
And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, and I will bless them.
American Standard Version
And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
Amplified
Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here [in Egypt].” So he said, “Please bring them to me, so that I may bless them.”
Bible in Basic English
And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this land. And he said, Let them come near me, and I will give them a blessing.
Darby Translation
And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, that I may bless them.
Julia Smith Translation
And Joseph will say to his father, They are my sons which God gave me here. And he will say, Bring them now to me, and I will bless them.
King James 2000
And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray you, unto me, and I will bless them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Joseph said to his father, "They [are] my sons whom God has given me here." And he said, "Please bring them to me that I may bless them."
Modern King James verseion
And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place. And he said, Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Joseph said unto his father, "They are my sons, which God hath given me here." And he said, "Bring them to me, and let me bless them."
NET Bible
Joseph said to his father, "They are the sons God has given me in this place." His father said, "Bring them to me so I may bless them."
New Heart English Bible
Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons, whom God has given me here." He said, "Please bring them to me, and I will bless them."
The Emphasized Bible
And Joseph said unto his father, My sons, they are, whom God hath given me, in this place. And he said - Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, that I may bless them.
Webster
And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, and I will bless them.
World English Bible
Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons, whom God has given me here." He said, "Please bring them to me, and I will bless them."
Youngs Literal Translation
and Joseph saith unto his father, 'They are my sons, whom God hath given to me in this place;' and he saith, 'Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I bless them.'
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 48:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Blesses Ephraim And Manasseh
8
And Israel beheld Joseph's sons and said, Who are these?
9 Joseph said to his father, “
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 27:4
and make me savoury food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless thee before I die.
Genesis 33:5
And he lifted up his eyes and saw the women and the children and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children whom God hath graciously given thy slave.
Hebrews 11:21
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph, and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
Genesis 27:28-29
Therefore let God give thee of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of wheat and new wine.
Genesis 27:34-40
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
Genesis 28:3-4
And may God Almighty bless thee and make thee fruitful and multiply thee that thou may be a congregation of peoples
Genesis 30:2
And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel; and he said, Am I in God's stead, who has withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
Genesis 49:28
All these were the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke unto them and blessed them; each one according to his blessing he blessed them.
Deuteronomy 33:1
And this is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the sons of Israel before his death.
Ruth 4:11-14
And all the people that were in the gate and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, who built the house of Israel; and be thou a man of valour in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem;
1 Samuel 1:20
Therefore, it came to pass when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, she bore a son and called his name Samuel, , saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.
1 Samuel 1:27
For this child I prayed, and the LORD has given me my petition which I asked of him.
1 Samuel 2:20-21
And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the petition which was asked of the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
1 Chronicles 25:5
All these were the sons of Heman, the king's seer, in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
1 Chronicles 26:4-5
The sons of Obededom: Shemaiah, the firstborn, Jehozabad, the second, Joah, the third, and Sacar, the fourth, Nethaneel, the fifth,
Psalm 127:3
Behold, sons are a heritage of the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is to be desired.
Isaiah 8:18
Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of the hosts, who dwells in Mount Zion.
Isaiah 56:3-5
Neither let the son of the stranger that has joined himself to the LORD speak, saying, The LORD shall utterly separate me from his people: nor let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.