Genesis 47:8 And Pharaoh said to Jacob, How old are you? There was a very old man — eighty-three years of age — and somebody said to the old man, "How old are you?" He said, "I am three years old." "Three years old?" was the reply. "Why, you are eighty-thee!" "No," he said. "My body is eighty-three years old, but my soul is only three years old. My old life is eighty years old, but my new life is three years old. I did not begin to live till three years ago. So my soul is only three years old." A person was asked, "Where were you born — in Brighton?" The man said, "I was born in London, and I was born in Liverpool!" "How can you be born in two places? " was the reply. "If you were born in London, you could not be born in Liverpool." "I was," said the man; "and I will let you see how that was. My body was born in London, but my soul was born in Liverpool. It was not till I lived in Liverpool that I cared about my soul!" (J. Vaughan, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?WEB: Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How many are the days of the years of your life?" |
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