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Genesis 48:2
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KJ21
And one told Jacob and said, “Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee”; and Israel strengthened himself and sat upon the bed.
ASV
And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
AMP
And when Jacob (Israel) was told, “Look now, your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed.
AMPC
When Jacob was told, Your son Joseph has come to you, Israel collected his strength and sat up on the bed.
BRG
And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
CSB
When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed.
CSBA
When Jacob was told, ‘Your son Joseph has come to you,’ Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed.
CEB
When Jacob was informed, “Your son Joseph is here now,” he pulled himself together and sat up in bed.
CJB
Ya‘akov was told, “Here comes your son Yosef.” Isra’el gathered his strength and sat up in bed.
CEV
When Joseph arrived, someone told Jacob, “Your son Joseph has come to see you.” Jacob sat up in bed, but it took almost all his strength.
DARBY
And one told Jacob and said, Behold, thy son Joseph is coming to thee. And Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
DRA
And it was told the old man: Behold thy son Joseph cometh to thee. And being strengthened he sat on his bed.
ERV
When Joseph arrived, someone told Israel, “Your son Joseph has come to see you.” Israel was very weak, but he tried hard and sat up in his bed.
EASY
Someone told Jacob, ‘Your son Joseph has come to see you.’ Jacob's body became stronger and he sat up on the bed.
EHV
Jacob was told, “Look, your son Joseph is coming to you,” so Israel gathered his strength and sat up on the bed.
ESV
And it was told to Jacob, “Your son Joseph has come to you.” Then Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed.
ESVUK
And it was told to Jacob, “Your son Joseph has come to you.” Then Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed.
EXB
When Joseph arrived, someone told Jacob, “Your son Joseph has come to see you.” ·Jacob [L Israel; another name for Jacob; 32:28] ·was weak, so he ·used all [L summoned] his strength and sat up on his bed.
GNV
Also one told Jacob, and said, Behold thy son Joseph is come to thee, and Israel took his strength unto him and sat upon the bed.
GW
When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph is here to see you,” Israel gathered his strength and sat up in bed.
GNT
When Jacob was told that his son Joseph had come to see him, he gathered his strength and sat up in bed.
HCSB
When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed.
ICB
When Joseph arrived, someone told Jacob, also called Israel, “Your son Joseph has come to see you.” Jacob was weak. So he used all his strength and sat up on his bed.
ISV
As soon as Jacob was informed, “Look! Your son Joseph has come to visit you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.
JUB
And one told Jacob and said, Behold, thy son Joseph comes unto thee. Then Israel strengthened himself and sat upon the bed
KJV
And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
AKJV
And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
LSB
Then it was told to Jacob, “Behold, your son Joseph has come to you,” so Israel strengthened himself and sat up in the bed.
LEB
And it was told to Jacob, “Behold, your son Joseph has come to you.” Then Israel strengthened himself and he sat up in the bed.
TLB
When Jacob heard that Joseph had arrived, he gathered his strength and sat up in the bed to greet him,
MSG
Some time after this conversation, Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” He took his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, and went to Jacob. When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come,” he roused himself and sat up in bed.
MEV
When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph is coming to you,” Israel strengthened himself and sat up in the bed.
NOG
When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph is here to see you,” Israel gathered his strength and sat up in bed.
NABRE
When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.
NASB
When it was told to Jacob, “Behold, your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel collected his strength and sat up in the bed.
NASB1995
When it was told to Jacob, “Behold, your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel collected his strength and sat up in the bed.
NCB
When Jacob was told, “Behold your son Joseph is here for you,” Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed.
NCV
When Joseph arrived, someone told Jacob, “Your son Joseph has come to see you.” Jacob was weak, so he used all his strength and sat up on his bed.
NET
When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has just come to you,” Israel regained strength and sat up on his bed.
NIRV
Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you.” So Israel became stronger and sat up in bed.
NIV
When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up on the bed.
NIVUK
When Jacob was told, ‘Your son Joseph has come to you,’ Israel rallied his strength and sat up on the bed.
NKJV
And Jacob was told, “Look, your son Joseph is coming to you”; and Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed.
NLV
When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel gathered his strength and sat up in bed.
NLT
When Joseph arrived, Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to see you.” So Jacob gathered his strength and sat up in his bed.
NRSVA
When Jacob was told, ‘Your son Joseph has come to you’, he summoned his strength and sat up in bed.
NRSVACE
When Jacob was told, ‘Your son Joseph has come to you’, he summoned his strength and sat up in bed.
NRSVCE
When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” he summoned his strength and sat up in bed.
NRSVUE
When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” he summoned his strength and sat up in bed.
OJB
And one told Ya’akov, and said, Hinei, the ben of thee Yosef cometh unto thee; and Yisroel strengthened himself, and sat up upon the mittah (bed).
RGT
Also, one told Jacob, and said, “Behold, your son, Joseph, has come to you.” And Israel gathered his strength and sat upon the bed.
RSV
And it was told to Jacob, “Your son Joseph has come to you”; then Israel summoned his strength, and sat up in bed.
RSVCE
And it was told to Jacob, “Your son Joseph has come to you”; then Israel summoned his strength, and sat up in bed.
TLV
When someone told Jacob, saying, “Behold, your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel summoned his strength and sat up in the bed.
VOICE
When Jacob was told that his son Joseph had come to see him, he gathered his strength and sat up in bed.
WEB
Someone told Jacob, and said, “Behold, your son Joseph comes to you,” and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed.
WYC
And it was said to the eld man, Lo! thy son Joseph cometh to thee; which was comforted (who was strengthened), and sat up in the bed.
YLT
And [one] declareth to Jacob, and saith, `Lo, thy son Joseph is coming unto thee;' and Israel doth strengthen himself, and sit upon the bed.
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