Genesis 48 · Verse 9

Genesis 48:9

And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
Genesis 48:9, King James Version

Genesis 48:9 in other translations

BSBJoseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this place.” So Jacob said, “Please bring them to me, that I may bless them.”
WEBJoseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” He said, “Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.”
ASVAnd Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
YLTand Joseph saith unto his father, ‘They are my sons, whom God hath given to me in this place;' and he saith, ‘Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I bless them.'
DARBYAnd Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, that I may bless them.
BBEAnd Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this land. And he said, Let them come near me, and I will give them a blessing.
WebsterAnd Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, and I will bless them.

What does Genesis 48:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them--The apostle (He 11:21) selected the blessing of Joseph's son as the chief, because the most comprehensive, instance of the patriarch's faith which his whole history furnishes.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 48:8-22

The two good men own God in their comforts. Joseph says, They are my sons whom God has given me. Jacob says, God hath showed me thy seed. Comforts are doubly sweet to us when we see them coming from God's hand. He not only prevents our fears, but exceeds our hopes. Jacob mentions the care the Divine providence had taken of him all his days. A great deal of hardship he had known in his time, but God kept him from the…

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Genesis 48:9 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.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יוֹסֵף֙yo.SefJosephH3130
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אָבִ֔יו'a.Vivfather hisH1
בָּנַ֣יba.Nai[are] sons myH1121
הֵ֔םHemtheyH1992
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whomH834
נָֽתַן\־na.tan-he has givenH5414
לִ֥יlito me
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
בָּזֶ֑הba.Zehin this [place]H2088
וַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.Marand he saidH559
קָֽחֶם\־ka.chem-fetch themH3947
נָ֥אna'pleaseH4994
אֵלַ֖י'e.Laito meH413
וַאֲבָרֲכֵֽם\׃va.'a.va.ra.Khemso I may bless themH1288

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

Cross references for Genesis 48:9

  • Genesis 27:4

    And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.

  • Genesis 33:5

    And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.

  • Hebrews 11:21

    By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.

  • 1 Samuel 1:27

    For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

  • Genesis 49:28

    All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.

  • Psalms 127:3

    Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

  • 1 Chronicles 25:5

    All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

  • Ruth 4:11-14

    And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth–lehem: And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the Lord shall give thee of this young woman. So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son. And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.

  • Genesis 28:3-4

    And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

  • 1 Chronicles 26:4-5

    Moreover the sons of Obed–edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth, Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him.

  • 1 Samuel 1:20

    Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 2:20-21

    And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The Lord give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the Lord. And they went unto their own home. And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
my sons.
30:2; 33:5; Ru 4:11-14; 1Sa 1:20,27; 2:20,21; 1Ch 25:5; 26:4,5
Ps 127:3; Isa 8:18; 56:3-5
bless them.
27:4,28,29,34-40; 28:3,4; 49:28; De 33:1; Heb 11:21

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Context

  • Genesis 48:8

    And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who are these?

  • Genesis 48:9

    And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

  • Genesis 48:10

    Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

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Genesis 48:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y respondió José á su padre: Son mis hijos, que Dios me ha dado aquí. Y él dijo: Allégalos ahora á mí, y los bendeciré.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Joseph dit à son père: Ce sont mes fils, que Dieu m’a donnés ici. Et il dit: Amène-les-moi, je te prie, et je les bénirai.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Joseph sprach zu seinem Vater: Das sind meine Söhne, die Gott mir hier gegeben hat. Da sprach er: Bringe sie doch zu mir her, daß ich sie segne!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Respondit: Filii mei sunt, quos donavit mihi Deus in hoc loco. Adduc, inquit, eos ad me, ut benedicam illis.