Genesis 45:26 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²⁶ And they told him, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” And his heart fainted, for he did not believe them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ and told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ And they said to him, Joseph is still alive! And he is governor over all the land of Egypt! And Jacob's heart began to stop beating and [he almost] fainted, for he did not believe them.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ And they told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And his heart fainted, for he believed them not.

Common English Bible

²⁶ They announced to him, “Joseph’s still alive! He’s actually ruler of all the land of Egypt!” Jacob’s heart nearly failed, and he didn’t believe them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ And they reported to him, saying: "Your son Joseph is alive, and he is ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. When Jacob heard this, he was stirred up, as if from a deep sleep, yet he did not believe them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁶ And they told him, saying: Joseph thy son is living: and he is ruler in all the land of Egypt. Which when Jacob heard, he awaked as it were out of a deep sleep, yet did not believe them.

Genesis 45:26 Cross References

Genesis 37:31

Then they took Joseph's robe, and killed a goat, and dipped the robe in the blood;

Genesis 37:35

All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted, and said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father wept for him.

Genesis 42:29

When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had befallen them, saying,

Genesis 42:36

And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin; all this has come upon me.”

Genesis 42:38

But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm should befall him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”

Genesis 44:28

one left me, and I said, Surely he has been torn to pieces; and I have never seen him since.

Genesis 45:25

So they went up out of Egypt, and came to the land of Canaan to their father Jacob.

Genesis 48:11

And Israel said to Joseph, “I had not thought to see your face; and lo, God has let me see your children also.”

Job 29:24

I smiled on them when they had no confidence; and the light of my countenance they did not cast down.

Job 9:16

If I summoned him and he answered me, I would not believe that he was listening to my voice.

Psalm 105:21

he made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions,

Psalm 126:1

When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.

Jonah 2:7

When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord; and my prayer came to thee, into thy holy temple.

Luke 24:11

but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.

Luke 24:34

who said, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!”

Luke 24:41

And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?”