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Genesis 48:2-4
Good News Translation
Genesis 48:2-4
Good News Translation
2 When Jacob was told that his son Joseph had come to see him, he gathered his strength and sat up in bed. 3 (A)Jacob said to Joseph, “Almighty God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me. 4 He said to me, ‘I will give you many children, so that your descendants will become many nations; I will give this land to your descendants as their possession forever.’”
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Genesis 48:2-4
New International Version
Genesis 48:2-4
New International Version
2 When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel(A) rallied his strength and sat up on the bed.
3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty[a](B) appeared to me at Luz(C) in the land of Canaan, and there he blessed me(D) 4 and said to me, ‘I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers.(E) I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land(F) as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you.’(G)
Footnotes
- Genesis 48:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai
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