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Genesis 48:11
“I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.”
Genesis 48:11 · Berean Standard Bible
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Genesis 48:11 in other translations
And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.
Israel said to Joseph, “I didn’t think I would see your face, and behold, God has let me see your offspring also.”
Israel said to Joseph, "I did not think I would see your face, and behold, God has let me see your seed also."
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In context
8 When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?”
9 Joseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this place.” So Jacob said, “Please bring them to me, that I may bless them.”
10 Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
11 “I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.”
12 Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown.
13 And Joseph took both of them—with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand—and brought them close to him.
14 But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.
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