Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up on the bed. New Living Translation When Joseph arrived, Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to see you.” So Jacob gathered his strength and sat up in his bed. English Standard Version And it was told to Jacob, “Your son Joseph has come to you.” Then Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed. Berean Standard Bible When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed. King James Bible And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. New King James Version And Jacob was told, “Look, your son Joseph is coming to you”; and Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed. New American Standard Bible When it was told to Jacob, “Behold, your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel collected his strength and sat up in the bed. NASB 1995 When it was told to Jacob, “Behold, your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel collected his strength and sat up in the bed. NASB 1977 When it was told to Jacob, “Behold, your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel collected his strength and sat up in the bed. Legacy Standard Bible Then it was told to Jacob, “Behold, your son Joseph has come to you,” so Israel strengthened himself and sat up in the bed. Amplified Bible And when Jacob (Israel) was told, “Look now, your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed. Christian Standard Bible When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed. Holman Christian Standard Bible When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed. American Standard Version And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they told Yaquuv, and they said to him, “Behold, your son Yoseph has come to you”, and Israel was encouraged and he sat up on the bed. Brenton Septuagint Translation And it was reported to Jacob, saying, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh to thee; and Israel having strengthened himself, sat upon the bed. Contemporary English Version When Joseph arrived, someone told Jacob, "Your son Joseph has come to see you." Jacob sat up in bed, but it took almost all his strength. Douay-Rheims Bible And it was told the old man: Behold I thy son Joseph cometh to thee. And being strengthened he sat on his bed. English Revised Version And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. GOD'S WORD® Translation When Jacob was told, "Your son Joseph is here to see you," Israel gathered his strength and sat up in bed. Good News Translation When Jacob was told that his son Joseph had come to see him, he gathered his strength and sat up in bed. International Standard Version As soon as Jacob was informed, "Look! Your son Joseph has come to visit you," Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed. JPS Tanakh 1917 And one told Jacob, and said: 'Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee.' And Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. Literal Standard Version And [one] declares [it] to Jacob and says, “Behold, your son Joseph is coming to you”; and Israel strengthens himself, and sits on the bed. Majority Standard Bible When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed. New American Bible When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed. NET Bible When Jacob was told, "Your son Joseph has just come to you," Israel regained strength and sat up on his bed. New Revised Standard Version When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” he summoned his strength and sat up in bed. New Heart English Bible And someone reported to Jacob, and said, "Look, your son Joseph has come to you." Then Israel strengthened himself and sat up in the bed. Webster's Bible Translation And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh to thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. World English Bible Someone told Jacob, and said, “Behold, your son Joseph comes to you,” and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed. Young's Literal Translation And one declareth to Jacob, and saith, 'Lo, thy son Joseph is coming unto thee;' and Israel doth strengthen himself, and sit upon the bed. Additional Translations ... Context Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh1Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed. 3Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me… Cross References Genesis 48:1 Some time later Joseph was told, "Your father is ill." So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. Genesis 48:3 Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me Treasury of Scripture And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, your son Joseph comes to you: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed. strengthened. Deuteronomy 3:28 But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see. 1 Samuel 23:16 And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. Nehemiah 2:18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work. Jump to Previous Bed Collected Declareth Getting Israel Jacob Joseph Lifted Rallied Sat Sit Someone Strength Strengthen Strengthened Summoned TogetherJump to Next Bed Collected Declareth Getting Israel Jacob Joseph Lifted Rallied Sat Sit Someone Strength Strengthen Strengthened Summoned TogetherGenesis 48 1. Joseph with his sons visits his sick father.2. Jacob strengthens himself to bless them. 3. He repeats God's promise. 5. He takes Ephraim and Manasseh as his own sons. 7. He tells Joseph of his mother's grave. 8. He blesses Ephraim and Manasseh. 17. He prefers the younger before the elder. 21. He prophesies their return to Canaan. (2) Strengthened himself.--Jacob thus prepared himself, not merely because he wished to receive Joseph in a maimer suitable to his rank, but chiefly because he was about himself to perform a sacred act, under the influence of the Divine Spirit. Sat upon the bed.--We learn that he left his bed, and placed himself upon it in a sitting posture, from what is recorded in Genesis 48:12. Verse 2. - And one told Jacob (וַיַּגֵּד, also used impersonally, like וַלֺיּאמֶר in ver. 1), and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel - the significance of this change of name it is impossible to overlook (cf. Genesis 45:27, 28) - strengthened himself (for the work which, as head of the theocratic family, he now felt himself inwardly moved to perform), and sat upon the bed - i.e. he raised himself up to a sitting posture.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔ב (lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc was told, וַיַּגֵּ֣ד (way·yag·gêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous “Your son בִּנְךָ֥ (bin·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son Joseph יוֹסֵ֖ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites has come בָּ֣א (bā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to you,” אֵלֶ֑יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc rallied his strength וַיִּתְחַזֵּק֙ (way·yiṯ·ḥaz·zêq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer and sat up וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against bed. הַמִּטָּֽה׃ (ham·miṭ·ṭāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4296: A bed, for, sleeping, eating, a sofa, litter, bier Links Genesis 48:2 NIVGenesis 48:2 NLT Genesis 48:2 ESV Genesis 48:2 NASB Genesis 48:2 KJV Genesis 48:2 BibleApps.com Genesis 48:2 Biblia Paralela Genesis 48:2 Chinese Bible Genesis 48:2 French Bible Genesis 48:2 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 48:2 Someone told Jacob and said Behold your (Gen. 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