Genesis 48:2

Genesis 48:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
• New International Version (NIV)When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up on the bed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And it was told to Jacob, "Your son Joseph has come to you." Then Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Jacob was told, “Look, your son Joseph is coming to you”; and Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed.

Context of Genesis 48:2

1Now some time after these things happened, Joseph was told, “Your father is sick.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him [to go to Goshen]. And when Jacob (Israel) was told, “Look now, your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed. 3Then Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz (Bethel) in the land of Canaan and blessed me, 4and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and numerous, and I will make you a great company of people, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’

Genesis 48:2 word by word

וַיַּגֵּ֣ד לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֛ה בִּנְךָ֥ יוֹסֵ֖ף בָּ֣א אֵלֶ֑יךָ וַיִּתְחַזֵּק֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב עַל־הַמִּטָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Behold, thy sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• comethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto thee: and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• strengthenedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• himself, and satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• upon the bedמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296

Cross-references for Genesis 48:2

• Deuteronomy 3:28But command Joshua and encourage and strengthen him, for he shall go across and lead this people, and he will give them the land which you see as an inheritance.’
• 1 Samuel 23:16And Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went [into the woods] to David at Horesh, and encouraged him in God.
• Nehemiah 2:18Then I told them how the hand of my God had been favorable to me and also about the words that the king had spoken to me. And they said, “Let us rise up and build.” So they thoroughly supported the good work.
• Psalms 41:3The Lord will sustain and strengthen him on his sickbed; In his illness, You will restore him to health.
• Proverbs 23:15My son, if your heart is wise, My heart will also be glad;
• Ephesians 6:10In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [draw your strength from Him and be empowered through your union with Him] and in the power of His [boundless] might.

Commentaries on Genesis 48:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed - He had been confined to his bed before, (see Genesis 47:31;), and now, hearing that Joseph was come to see him, he made what efforts his little remaining strength would admit, to sit up in bed to receive his son. This verse proves that a bed, not a staff, is intended in the preceding chapter, Genesis 47:31.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-22Verses 1-22 - Joseph Visits His Sick Father The right of primogeniture has been forfeited by Reuben. The double portion in the inheritance is now transferred to Joseph. He is the first-born of her who was intended by Jacob to be his first and only wife. He has also been the means of saving all his father‘s house, even after he had been sold into slavery by his brethren. He has therefore, undeniable claims to this part of the first-born‘s rights. Genesis…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-22When Jacob blessed Ephraim and Manasseh, he showed faith in God's promise to continue. He understood that God's ways differ from human ways. From Jacob's long life, the writer of Hebrews chose the blessing of Joseph's sons as his greatest act of faith (Hebrews 11:21). Jacob followed God's will by giving the main blessing to the younger son instead of the older one, without any trickery or negative outcomes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed--In the chamber where a good man lies, edifying and spiritual discourse may be expected.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Jacob
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Bed
• Dreadful
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Bed; Bedchamber; Bedstead
• Genesis
• Manasseh (2)

Commentaries on Genesis 48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings