Genesis 47 · Verse 10

Genesis 47:10

And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
Genesis 47:10, King James Version

Genesis 47:10 in other translations

BSBThen Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from his presence.
WEBJacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.
ASVAnd Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.
YLTAnd Jacob blesseth Pharaoh, and goeth out from before Pharaoh.
DARBYAnd Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from Pharaoh.
BBEAnd Jacob gave Pharaoh his blessing, and went out from before him.
WebsterAnd Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.

What does Genesis 47:10 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 47:7-12

With the gravity of old age, the piety of a true believer, and the authority of a patriarch and a prophet, Jacob besought the Lord to bestow a blessing upon Pharaoh. He acted as a man not ashamed of his religion; and who would express gratitude to the benefactor of himself and his family. We have here a very uncommon answer given to a very common question. Jacob calls his life a pilgrimage; the sojourning of a…

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Genesis 47:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhand he blessedH1288
יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
פַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
וַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'and he went outH3318
מִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.Neifrom to beforeH6440
פַרְעֹֽה\׃far.'OhPharaohH6547

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 47:10

  • Genesis 47:7

    And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

  • Deuteronomy 33:1

    And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

  • Hebrews 7:7

    And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

  • 2 Samuel 8:10

    Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

  • Genesis 14:19

    And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

  • 2 Samuel 19:39

    And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place.

  • Psalms 129:8

    Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.

  • Numbers 6:23-27

    Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. …

  • Psalms 119:46

    I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

  • Ruth 2:4

    And, behold, Boaz came from Beth–lehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
7; 14:19; Nu 6:23-27; De 33:1; Ru 2:4; 2Sa 8:10; 19:39; Ps 119:46
Ps 129:8; Heb 7:7

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Context

  • Genesis 47:9

    And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.

  • Genesis 47:10

    And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.

  • Genesis 47:11

    And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

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Genesis 47:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Jacob bendijo á Faraón, y salióse de delante de Faraón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Jacob bénit le Pharaon, et sortit de devant le Pharaon.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jakob segnete den Pharao und ging von dem Pharao hinaus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et benedicto rege, egressus est foras.