Genesis 48:10 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁰ Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, and he could not see well. So Joseph brought them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ Now Israel's eyes were dim from age, so that he could not see. And Joseph brought them near to him, and he kissed and embraced them.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ Because Israel’s eyesight had failed from old age and he wasn’t able to see, Joseph brought them close to him, and he kissed and embraced them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ For Israel's eyes were clouded by reason of his great age, and he was unable to see clearly. And when they were placed up against him, he kissed and embraced them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁰ For Israel's eyes were dim by reason of his great age, and he could not see clearly. And when they were brought to him, he kissed and embraced them.

Genesis 48:10 Cross References

Genesis 27:1

When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called his elder son Esau and said to him, “My son,” and he answered, “Here I am.”

Genesis 27:27

So he came near and kissed him, and he smelled the smell of his garments and blessed him and said, “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the Lord has blessed.

Genesis 31:55

Early in the morning Laban rose up and kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them; then he departed and returned home.

Genesis 45:15

And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them, and after that his brothers talked with him.

Genesis 48:11

Israel said to Joseph, “I did not expect to see your face, and here God has let me see your children also.”

Genesis 48:8

When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he said, “Who are these?”

1 Kings 19:20

He left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” Then Elijah said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?”

Ecclesiastes 12:3

in the day when the guards of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the women who grind cease working because they are few, and those who look through the windows see dimly;

Isaiah 59:1

See, the Lord’s arm is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear.

Isaiah 6:10

Make the mind of this people dull, and stop their ears, and shut their eyes, so that they may not look with their eyes and listen with their ears and comprehend with their minds and turn and be healed.”

Deuteronomy 34:7

Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died; his sight was unimpaired, and his vigor had not abated.

1 Samuel 3:2

At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room;

1 Samuel 4:15

Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.