So they took Joseph’s tunic, slaughtered a billy goat, and they dipped the tunic into the blood.
Genesis 45:26 - Tree of Life Version They told him saying, “Joseph is still alive and he is ruler of the whole land of Egypt!” His heart went numb, for he did not believe them. 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. |
So they took Joseph’s tunic, slaughtered a billy goat, and they dipped the tunic into the blood.
All his sons got up along with all his daughters to console him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, “For I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” So his father kept weeping for him.
When they came to their father Jacob, in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying,
Then their father Jacob said to them, “You’ve made me childless! Joseph is no more. Now Simeon is gone, and next you’ll take Benjamin! Everything is against me!”
But he said, “My son will not go down with you—for his brother is dead and he alone remains. And if harm should happen to him along the way you’re going, you’ll bring my grey hair down to Sheol in grief.”
One went out from me, so I said, “He must have been torn to shreds,” and I haven’t seen him since.
Then they went up from Egypt and came to the land of Canaan, to Jacob their father.
Then Israel said to Joseph, “To see your face, I didn’t expect—and look, God has let me see your offspring as well!”
When I joked with them, they hardly believed it; they did not cause the light of my face to fall.
Even if I called and He answered me, I would not believe that He would listen to my voice.
A Song of Ascents. When Adonai restored the captives of Zion, it was as if we were dreaming.
To the bottoms of the mountains I went down. The earth with her bars was around me, forever! Yet You brought my life up from the Pit, Adonai my God.
But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them.
But while they were still in disbelief due to joy and wonder, He said to them, “Do you have anything to eat here?”