Genesis 48:9

Bible in Basic English 1965

And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this land. And he said, Let them come near me, and I will give them a blessing.

Cross References

Genesis 27:4

And make me food, good to the taste, such as is pleasing to me, and put it before me, so that I may have a meal and give you my blessing before death comes to me.

Genesis 30:2

But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?

Genesis 33:5

Then Esau, lifting up his eyes, saw the women and the children, and said, Who are these with you? And he said, The children whom God in his mercy has given to your servant.

Genesis 49:28

These are the twelve tribes of Israel: and these are the words their father said to them, blessing them; to every one he gave his blessing.

1 Chronicles 25:5

All these were sons of Heman, the king's seer in the words of God. And to make great his power God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

Psalm 127:3

See, sons are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the body is his reward.

Isaiah 8:18

See, I and the children whom the Lord has given me, are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of armies, whose resting-place is in Mount Zion.

Deuteronomy 33:1

Now this is the blessing which Moses, the man of God, gave to the children of Israel before his death.

Hebrews 11:21

By faith Jacob gave a blessing to the two sons of Joseph, when he was near to death; and gave God worship, supported by his stick.

1 Samuel 1:20

Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.

1 Samuel 1:27

My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request: