Genesis 48:9 - Tree of Life Version

⁹ Joseph said to his father, “They’re my sons, whom God has given me here.” Then he said, “Please bring them to me, so I may bless them.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place. And he said, Bring them to me, I pray you, that I may bless them.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

Common English Bible

⁹ Joseph told his father, “They’re my sons, whom God gave me here.” Israel said, “Bring them to me and I will bless them.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ He responded, "They are my sons, whom God gave to me as a gift in this place." "Bring them to me," he said, "so that I may bless them."

Genesis 48:9 Cross References

Genesis 27:4

Then prepare me a delicious meal that I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die.”

Genesis 30:2

But Jacob became furious with Rachel and said, “Am I, instead of God, the one who withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”

Genesis 33:5

His eyes glanced up and he saw the women and the children, and said, “Who are these with you?” “The children whom God has graciously given your servant,” he said.

Genesis 49:28

These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this is what their father spoke to them. He blessed them, each one he blessed with a suitable blessing.

1 Chronicles 25:5

All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer according to the promise of God to lift up a horn. God gave Heman 14 sons and three daughters.

Psalm 127:3

Behold, children are a heritage of Adonai —the fruit of the womb is a reward.

Isaiah 8:18

Here I am with the children that Adonai has given me as signs and wonders in Israel, from Adonai-Tzva’ot who dwells on Mount Zion.

Deuteronomy 33:1

This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed Bnei-Yisrael before his death.

Hebrews 11:21

By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and he bowed in worship while leaning on the top of his staff.

1 Samuel 1:20

So it came to pass at the turn of the year that Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She called his name Samuel, “because I have asked Adonai for him.”

1 Samuel 1:27

For this boy I prayed, and Adonai has granted me my petition that I asked of Him.