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Genesis 45:28

And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

KJV

et ait : Sufficit mihi si adhuc Joseph filius meus vivit : vadam, et videbo illum antequam moriar.

Vulgate

εἶπεν δὲ Ἰσραήλ Μέγα μοί ἐστιν εἰ ἔτι ὁ υἱός μου Ἰωσὴφ ζῇ· πορευθεὶς ὄψομαι αὐτὸν πρὸ τοῦ ἀποθανεῖν με.

LXX

and Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל רַ֛ב עוֹד יוֹסֵ֥ף בְּנִ֖/י חָ֑י אֵֽלְכָ֥ה וְ/אֶרְאֶ֖/נּוּ בְּ/טֶ֥רֶם אָמֽוּת

Hebrew

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In this verse

People JosephJosephJosephJoseph

In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
טֶ֣רֶם
trm
adverb · 56×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
יוֹסֵ֖ף
yvsp
proper_noun · 213×
ע֖וֹד
'vd
adverb · 485×
רַב
rb
verb · 458×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Thess 2:17 — But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
  • Gen 46:30 — And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
  • Luke 2:28 — Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
  • Luke 15:24 — For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
  • Ps 30:11 — Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;