Genesis 48:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Joseph said to his father, “These are my sons. These are the boys God gave me.” Israel said, “Bring your sons to me. I will bless them.”

Cross References

Genesis 27:4

Prepare the food that I love. Bring it to me, and I will eat it. Then I will bless you before I die.”

Genesis 33:5

Esau looked up and saw the women and children. He said, “Who are all these people with you?” Jacob answered, “These are the children that God gave me. God has been good to me.”

Hebrews 11:21

And Jacob, also because he had faith, blessed each one of Joseph’s sons. He did this while he was dying, leaning on his rod and worshiping God.

Isaiah 8:18

Here I am with the children the Lord has given me. We are here as signs from the Lord All-Powerful, who lives on Mount Zion. He is using us to show his plans for the people of Israel.

Psalm 127:3

Children are a gift from the Lord, a reward from a mother’s womb.

1 Chronicles 25:5

All these men were Heman’s sons. Heman was David’s seer. God promised to make Heman strong. So Heman had many sons. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

1 Samuel 1:27

I prayed for this child, and the Lord answered my prayer. He gave me this child.

1 Samuel 1:20

By that time the following year, Hannah had become pregnant and had a son. She named him Samuel. She said, “His name is Samuel because I asked the Lord for him.”

Deuteronomy 33:1

This is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave the Israelites before he died:

Genesis 49:28

These are the twelve families of Israel. And this is what their father said to them. He gave each son a blessing that was right for him.

Genesis 30:2

Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “I am not God. He is the one who has caused you to not have children.”