Genesis 48:15 “Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers A…”

Genesis 48:15

Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,

World English Bible

He blessed Joseph, and said, “The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long to this day,

American Standard Version

And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath fed me all my life long unto this day,

Geneva Bible 1599

Also he blessed Ioseph and sayde, The God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Izhak did walke, the God, which hath fed me al my life long vnto this day, blesse thee.

Darby Translation

And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God that shepherded me all my life long to this day,

Young's Literal Translation

And he blesseth Joseph, and saith, 'God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked habitually: God who is feeding me from my being unto this day:

Bible in Basic English

And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day,

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Cross references

“blessed”

Hebrews 11:21 Genesis 48:16 Genesis 27:4 Genesis 28:3 Genesis 49:28 Deuteronomy 33:1

Hebrews 11:21 · BSB

By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.

Genesis 48:16 · BSB

the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

Genesis 27:4 · BSB

Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”

Genesis 28:3 · BSB

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.

Genesis 49:28 · BSB

These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.

Deuteronomy 33:1 · BSB

This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.

“did walk”

Genesis 17:1 Colossians 2:6 Genesis 5:22–24 Genesis 6:9 Genesis 24:20 1 Kings 3:6

Genesis 17:1 · BSB

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.

Colossians 2:6 · BSB

Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,

Genesis 5:22–24 · BSB

And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 6:9 · BSB

This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.

Genesis 24:20 · BSB

And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels.

1 Kings 3:6 · BSB

Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion…

“fed me”

Genesis 28:20 Genesis 28:22 Psalm 23:1 Ecclesiastes 5:12 Ecclesiastes 5:18 Ecclesiastes 6:7

Genesis 28:20 · BSB

Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,

Genesis 28:22 · BSB

And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”

Psalm 23:1 · BSB

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Ecclesiastes 5:12 · BSB

The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

Ecclesiastes 5:18 · BSB

Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.

Ecclesiastes 6:7 · BSB

All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

Also

Genesis 49:24

Genesis 49:24 · BSB

Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14But 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.

16the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

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