Genesis 48:1 - The Scriptures 2009

¹ And after these events it came to be that it was said to Yosĕph, “See, your father is sick.” And he took with him his two sons, Menashsheh and Ephrayim.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ SOME TIME after these things occurred, someone told Joseph, Behold, your father is sick. And he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim [and went to Goshen].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

Common English Bible

¹ After this happened, Joseph was told, “Your father is getting weaker,” so he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ After these things were done, it was reported to Joseph that his father was sick. And taking his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim, he went directly to him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ After these things, it was told Joseph that his father was sick: and he set out to go to him, taking his two sons Manasses and Ephraim.

Genesis 48:1 Cross References

Genesis 46:20

And to Yosĕph in the land of Mitsrayim were born Menashsheh and Ephrayim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him.

Genesis 48:2

And Ya‛aqoḇ was told, “See, your son Yosĕph is coming to you.” And Yisra’ĕl strengthened himself and sat up on the bed.

Genesis 48:5

“And now, your two sons, Ephrayim and Menashsheh, who were born to you in the land of Mitsrayim before I came to you in Mitsrayim, are mine – as Re’uḇĕn and Shim‛on, they are mine.

Genesis 50:23

And Yosĕph saw Ephrayim’s children to the third generation. The children of Maḵir, son of Menashsheh, were also born on Yosĕph’s knees.

2 Kings 13:14

And Elisha had become sick with the sickness in which he died. And Yo’ash the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl came down to him, and wept over his face, and said, “O my father, my father, the chariots of Yisra’ĕl and their horsemen!”

2 Kings 13:20

And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the raiding bands from Mo’aḇ came into the land in the spring of the year.

Job 42:16

And after this Iyoḇ lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children and grandchildren for four generations.

Psalm 128:6

And let you see your children’s children! Peace be upon Yisra’ĕl!

John 11:3

Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Master, see, he whom You love is sick.”

Hebrews 11:21

By belief, Ya‛aqoḇ, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Yosĕph, and did reverence on the top of his staff.

Joshua 14:4

For the children of Yosĕph had become two tribes: Menashsheh and Ephrayim. And they gave no part to the Lĕwites in the land, except cities to dwell in, with their open land for their livestock and their possessions.