Genesis 48:2

When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto 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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Also one told Iaakob, and said, Behold, thy sonne Ioseph is come to thee, and Israel tooke his strength vnto him and sate vpon the bed.

Darby Translation

And one told Jacob and said, Behold, thy son Joseph is coming to thee. And Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon 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.

Bible in Basic English

And when they said to Jacob, Your son Joseph is coming to see you: then Israel, getting all his strength together, had himself lifted up in his bed.

In context

1Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

3Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me

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