Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I’m about to die. But God will surely take notice of you and will bring you up from this land to the land that He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
Hebrews 2:6 - Tree of Life Version But somewhere someone has testified, saying, “What is man, that You are mindful of him, or the son of man, that You care for him? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou visitest him? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It has been solemnly and earnestly said in a certain place, What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You graciously and helpfully care for and visit and look after him? American Standard Version (1901) But one hath somewhere testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou visitest him? Common English Bible Instead, someone declared somewhere, “What is humanity that you think about them? ” “Or what are human beings that you care about them? ” Catholic Public Domain Version But someone, in a certain place, has testified, saying: "What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the Son of man, that you visit him? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But one in a certain place hath testified, saying: What is man, that thou art mindful of him: or the son of man, that thou visitest him? |
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I’m about to die. But God will surely take notice of you and will bring you up from this land to the land that He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
“What is man, that he could be pure, or one born of woman, that he could be righteous?
Adonai, what is man, that You take note of him? Or the son of man, that You consider him?
All the nations are as nothing before Him. By Him they are accounted null and void.
“I, I am the One who comforts you. Who are you that you should fear man, who dies, or a son of man, who is given up like grass?”
“Blessed be Adonai, God of Israel, for He has looked after His people and brought them redemption.
Through our God’s heart of mercy, the Sunrise from on high will come upon us,
Fear took hold of them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has appeared among us, and God has visited His people.”
and not to overstep his brother and take advantage of him in this matter— because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, as we told you before and solemnly warned you.
For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all His works,”
And He says in a different passage, “You are a kohen forever, according to the order of Melechizedek .”
They were trying to find out the time and circumstances the Ruach of Messiah within them was indicating, when predicting the sufferings in store for Messiah and the glories to follow.