Genesis 48:9

Good News Translation

Joseph answered, “These are my sons, whom God has given me here in Egypt.” Jacob said, “Bring them to me so that I may bless them.”

Cross References

Genesis 27:4

Cook me some of that tasty food that I like, and bring it to me. After I have eaten it, I will give you my final blessing before I die.”

Genesis 30:2

Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “I can't take the place of God. He is the one who keeps you from having children.”

Genesis 33:5

When Esau looked around and saw the women and the children, he asked, “Who are these people with you?” “These, sir, are the children whom God has been good enough to give me,” Jacob answered.

Genesis 49:28

These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as he spoke a suitable word of farewell to each son.

1 Chronicles 25:5

God gave to Heman, the king's prophet, these fourteen sons and also three daughters, as he had promised, in order to give power to Heman.

Psalm 127:3

Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a real blessing.

Isaiah 8:18

Here I am with the children the Lord has given me. The Lord Almighty, whose throne is on Mount Zion, has sent us as living messages to the people of Israel.

Deuteronomy 33:1

These are the blessings that Moses, the man of God, pronounced on the people of Israel before he died.

Hebrews 11:21

It was faith that made Jacob bless each of the sons of Joseph just before he died. He leaned on the top of his walking stick and worshiped God.

1 Samuel 1:20

So it was that she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, and explained, “I asked the Lord for him.”

1 Samuel 1:27

I asked him for this child, and he gave me what I asked for.