Genesis 45:26
And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.
KJV
Et nuntiaverunt ei, dicentes : Joseph filius tuus vivit : et ipse dominatur in omni terra Ægypti. Quo audito Jacob, quasi de gravi somno evigilans, tamen non credebat eis.
Vulgate
καὶ ἀνήγγειλαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες ὅτι Ὁ υἱός σου Ἰωσὴφ ζῇ, καὶ οὗτος ἄρχει πάσης τῆς γῆς Αἰγύπτου. καὶ ἐξέστη ἡ διάνοια Ἰακώβ, οὐ γὰρ ἐπίστευσεν αὐτοῖς.
LXX
And they told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt. And his heart fainted, for he believed them not.
ASV
וַ/יַּגִּ֨דוּ ל֜/וֹ לֵ/אמֹ֗ר ע֚וֹד יוֹסֵ֣ף חַ֔י וְ/כִֽי ה֥וּא מֹשֵׁ֖ל בְּ/כָל אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וַ/יָּ֣פָג לִבּ֔/וֹ כִּ֥י לֹא הֶאֱמִ֖ין לָ/הֶֽם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Then Joseph could not refrain himself. Joseph's revelation of himself to his brethren is deeply moving, and illustrates the reconciling grace of God. His declaration that God sent him before them to preserve life shows a profound understanding of providence. In all the evil his brothers intended, God was working out his sovereign purpose. This is the clearest Old Testament illu…
Cross-references
- Gen 37:35 — And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
- Gen 41:40 — Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
- Gen 41:43 — And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.
- Gen 44:28 — And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:
- Gen 48:11 — And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.
- Job 29:24 — If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.