Genesis 48:8-10
1599 Geneva Bible
8 Then Israel beheld Joseph’s sons and said, Whose are these?
9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, which [a]God hath given me here. Then he said, I pray thee, bring them to me, that I may bless them:
10 ( For the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not well see) Then he caused them to come to him, and he kissed them and embraced them.
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- Genesis 48:9 The faithful acknowledge all benefits come of God’s free mercies.
Genesis 48:8-10
New King James Version
8 Then Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and said, “Who are these?”
9 Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place.”
And he said, “Please bring them to me, and (A)I will bless them.” 10 Now (B)the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. Then Joseph brought them near him, and he (C)kissed them and embraced them.
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