Genesis 48:10

Genesis 48:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
• New International Version (NIV)Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly see. So Joseph brought his sons close to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. So Joseph brought them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. Then Joseph brought them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them.

Context of Genesis 48:10

8When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, “Who are they?” 9“They are my sons, whom God has given me here in Egypt,” Joseph answered his father. Then Israel said, “Please bring them to me so that I may bless them.” Israel’s eyesight was failing because of old age, and he could hardly see. So Joseph brought his sons close to his father, and Israel hugged them and kissed them. 11Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see you again, and now God has even let me see your sons.” 12Joseph took them off his father’s lap and bowed with his face touching the ground.

Genesis 48:10 word by word

וְעֵינֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כָּבְד֣וּ מִזֹּ֔קֶן לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִרְא֑וֹת וַיַּגֵּ֤שׁ אֹתָם֙ אֵלָ֔יו וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק לָהֶ֖ם וַיְחַבֵּ֥ק לָהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• were dimכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: dullH3513
• for ageזֹ֫קֶןzôqen · old ageH2207
• he couldיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• not seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• And he brought them nearנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: bringH5066
• unto him; and he kissedנָשַׁקnâshaq · to kissH5401
• them, and embracedחָבַקchâbaq · to embraceH2263

Cross-references for Genesis 48:10

• Genesis 27:1When Isaac was old and going blind, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “Son!” Esau answered, “Here I am.”
• 1 Samuel 3:2One night Eli was lying down in his room. His eyesight had begun to fail so that he couldn’t see well.
• 1 Samuel 4:15(Eli was 98 years old, and his eyesight had failed so that he couldn’t see.)
• Isaiah 6:10Make these people close-minded. Plug their ears. Shut their eyes. Otherwise, they may see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their minds, and return and be healed.”
• Isaiah 59:1The Lord is not too weak to save or his ear too deaf to hear.
• Genesis 27:27He went over and gave him a kiss. When Isaac smelled his clothes, he blessed him and said, “The smell of my son is like the smell of open country that the Lord has blessed.
• Genesis 31:55Early the next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban left and went back home.
• Genesis 45:15He kissed all his brothers and cried with them. After that his brothers talked with him.
• 1 Kings 19:20So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye. Then I will follow you.” “Go back,” Elijah answered him. “I’m not stopping you.”

Commentaries on Genesis 48:10

• 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
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-22Verses 8-22 The two good men own God in their comforts. Joseph says, They are my sons whom God has given me. Jacob says, God hath showed me thy seed. Comforts are doubly sweet to us when we see them coming from God's hand. He not only prevents our fears, but exceeds our hopes. Jacob mentions the care the Divine providence had taken of him all his days. A great deal of hardship he had known in his time, but God kept him from the evil of his troubles. Now…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Like his father Isaac, Jacob now gave the blessing when his eyesight was failing (compare 27:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-221. one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick--Joseph was hastily sent for, and on this occasion he took with him his two sons.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 48:10

• Blindness
• Kiss
• Manasseh
• Parents

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Dreadful
• Jacob
• Kiss
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Charm
• Embrace
• Eyes, Diseases of the

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