Then Israel said, “Enough! My son Joseph is still alive! I will go and see him before I die.”
But when they related to him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to transport him, their father Jacob’s spirit revived.
So Israel began his journey, taking with him all that he had. When he came to Beer Sheba he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive.”