“Enough,” said Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I must go and see him before I die.”
But when they recounted to him all that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to transport him, the spirit of their father Jacob came to life.
Israel set out with all that was his. When he arrived at Beer-sheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
And Israel said to Joseph, “At last I can die, now that I have seen for myself that you are still alive.”