Genesis 48:7-9

Easy-to-Read Version

⁷ On the trip from Paddan Aram, Rachel died in the land of Canaan. This made me very sad. We were still traveling toward Ephrath. I buried her there on the road to Ephrath.” (Ephrath is Bethlehem.)

⁸ Then Israel saw Joseph’s sons. Israel said, “Who are these boys?”

⁹ Joseph said to his father, “These are my sons. These are the boys God gave me.”

Israel said, “Bring your sons to me. I will bless them.”