Genesis 47:10

Genesis 47:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.

Context of Genesis 47:10

8Then Pharaoh asked Jacob, ‘How old are you?’ 9Jacob replied, ‘I have been alive for 130 years. My years have been few, and they have been difficult. I have not lived for as long as my ancestors lived.’ Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh again and he left. 11So Joseph helped his father and his brothers to make their home in Egypt. He gave them a good place to live in the best region of Egypt. This was in the region that is now called Rameses. Joseph did for his family what Pharaoh had told him to do. 12Joseph also sent food to his father, his brothers and all his father's people. He gave them enough food for themselves and all their children.

Genesis 47:10 word by word

וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֑ה וַיֵּצֵ֖א מִלִּפְנֵ֥י פַרְעֹֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• Pharaohפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
• and went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• from beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Genesis 47:10

• Genesis 47:7Then Joseph brought his father Jacob to meet Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
• Genesis 14:19He blessed Abram. He said, ‘I pray that the Most High God who made heaven and earth will bless Abram.
• Numbers 6:23‘Tell Aaron and his sons to use these words when they ask me to bless the Israelites.
• Deuteronomy 33:1Before his death, God's servant Moses spoke this blessing to all the Israelites.
• Ruth 2:4Just then, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem town. He said ‘hello’ to the workers. ‘I pray that the Lord will help you,’ he said. The men replied, ‘We pray that the Lord will bless you!’
• 2 Samuel 8:10There had been a war between King Hadadezer and King Toi. So now Toi sent his son, Joram to say ‘hello’ to David. He wanted to thank David because he had won the battle against King Hadadezer. Joram brought gifts to David that were made of gold, silver and bronze.
• 2 Samuel 19:39So all the people went across the Jordan River with the king. The king kissed Barzillai and he asked God to bless him. Then Barzillai returned to his home.
• Psalms 119:46I will speak to kings about your rules. I will not be ashamed to do that.
• Psalms 129:8People that go past will not say to them, ‘We will ask the Lord to bless you!’ Nobody will say to those who hate Zion's people, ‘Receive our blessing in the name of the Lord!’
• Hebrews 7:7It is always the more important person who asks God to bless a less important person. We certainly know that!

Commentaries on Genesis 47:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-31Verses 1-31 - Jacob in Goshen 11. רעמסס ra‛mesês Rameses “son of the sun.” 31. מטה mı̂ṭṭāh “bed.” מטה maṭṭeh “staff.” Arrangements are now made for the settlement of Israel in Goshen. The administration of Joseph during the remaining years of the famine is then recorded. For the whole of this period his father and brothers are subject to him, as their political superior, according to the reading of his early dreams. We then approach to the death-bed…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 With the gravity of old age, the piety of a true believer, and the authority of a patriarch and a prophet, Jacob besought the Lord to bestow a blessing upon Pharaoh. He acted as a man not ashamed of his religion; and who would express gratitude to the benefactor of himself and his family. We have here a very uncommon answer given to a very common question. Jacob calls his life a pilgrimage; the sojourning of a stranger in a foreign country, or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-10When Jacob entered and left Pharaoh’s court, he blessed Pharaoh. This showed Jacob's role as God's representative (see Hebrews 7:7). God promised to bless those who blessed Abraham’s family (Genesis 12:2–3), so Jacob blessed Pharaoh and Egypt.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-311. Joseph ... told Pharaoh, My father and my brethren--Joseph furnishes a beautiful example of a man who could bear equally well the extremes of prosperity and adversity. High as he was, he did not forget that he had a superior. Dearly as he loved his father and anxiously as he desired to provide for the whole family, he would not go into the arrangements he had planned for their stay in Goshen until he had obtained the sanction of his royal master.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 47:10

• Benedictions
• Hospitality
• Israel
• Jacob
• Joseph
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Jacob
• Pharaoh
• Jacob, Israel
• Pharaoh, king of Egypt
• City
• Exchange
• Fail
• Nourish
• Pilgrimage
• Portion

Commentaries on Genesis 47

• 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