The brothers killed a goat and put the goat’s blood on Joseph’s beautiful coat.
Genesis 45:26 - Easy To Read Version The brothers told him, “Father, Joseph is still alive! And he is the governor over the whole country of Egypt.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they said to him, Joseph is still alive! And he is governor over all the land of Egypt! And Jacob's heart began to stop beating and [he almost] fainted, for he did not believe them. American Standard Version (1901) And they told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And his heart fainted, for he believed them not. Common English Bible They announced to him, “Joseph’s still alive! He’s actually ruler of all the land of Egypt!” Jacob’s heart nearly failed, and he didn’t believe them. Catholic Public Domain Version And they reported to him, saying: "Your son Joseph is alive, and he is ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. When Jacob heard this, he was stirred up, as if from a deep sleep, yet he did not believe them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they told him, saying: Joseph thy son is living: and he is ruler in all the land of Egypt. Which when Jacob heard, he awaked as it were out of a deep sleep, yet did not believe them. |
The brothers killed a goat and put the goat’s blood on Joseph’s beautiful coat.
All of Jacob’s sons and daughters tried to comfort him. But Jacob was never comforted. Jacob said, “I will be sorry for my son until the day I die.” [227] So Jacob continued to be sad for his son Joseph.
The brothers went back to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan. They told Jacob about everything that had happened.
Jacob said to them, “Do you want me to lose all of my children? Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. And now you want to take Benjamin away too!”
But Jacob said, “I will not let Benjamin go with you. His brother is dead, and he is the only son left from my wife Rachel. It would kill me if anything happened to him during the trip to Egypt. You would send me to the grave [244] a very sad, old man.”
I let one son go away, and he was killed by a wild animal. And I haven’t seen him since.
So the brothers left Egypt and went to their father in the land of Canaan.
Then Israel said to Joseph, “I never thought I would see your face again. But look! God has let me see you and your children.”
I laughed with those people,\par and they couldn’t believe it.\par My smile made them feel better.\par
Even if I called and he answered,\par I still wouldn’t believe\par that he really would listen to me.\par
He put Joseph in charge of his house.\par Joseph took care of everything\par he owned.\par
“My soul gave up all hope.\par But then I remembered the Lord.\par Lord, I prayed to you.\par And you heard my prayers in your holy temple. {\cf2\super [11]} \par
But the apostles did not believe what the women said. It sounded like crazy talk.
said, “The Lord (Jesus) really has risen from death! He showed himself to Simon (Peter).”
The followers were amazed and very, very happy to see that Jesus was alive. They still could not believe what they saw. Jesus said to them, “Do you have any food here?”