Genesis 48:10

Translations

Modern

Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And the eyes of Israel were heavy from old age; he was not able to see. And he brought them near to him, and he kissed them and he embraced them.

Latin

Oculi enim Israël caligabant præ nimia senectute, et clare videre non poterat. Applicitosque ad se, deosculatus et circumplexus eos,

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Hebrew

English

Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.

Notes

Genesis 48:10

Like his father Isaac, Jacob now gave the blessing when his eyesight was failing (compare 27:1).

Genesis 48:1–22

When Jacob blessed Ephraim and Manasseh, he showed faith in God's promise to continue. He understood that God's ways differ from human ways. From Jacob's long life, the writer of Hebrews chose the blessing of Joseph's sons as his greatest act of faith (Hebrews 11:21). Jacob followed God's will by giving the main blessing to the younger son instead of the older one, without any trickery or negative outcomes.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Jacob Joseph Blessing Symbolic Numbers

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Genesis 27:27
So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.
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When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.
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And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.
Isaiah 59:1
Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.
Genesis 45:15
Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.
1 Kings 19:20
So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”
Genesis 31:55
Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.
Isaiah 6:10
Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
1 Samuel 4:15
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Book of Exodus Genesis, Book of Jacob Joshua, Book of Patriarchs, Period of the

Topics

Blindness: Jacob Kiss of Affection Parents: Parental Affection Exemplified by Jacob

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