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Genesis 45:26 KJV
Genesis · chapter 45 · verse 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.Genesis 45:26 · King James Version
Genesis 45:26 in context
24So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.
25And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,
26And 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.
27And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:
28And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- governormâshalto ruleH4910 →
- faintedpûwgto be sluggishH6313 →
- sayingʼâmarto sayH559 →
- JosephYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- alivechayaliveH2416 →
- EgyptMitsrayimMitsrajimH4714 →
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We have here the good news brought to Jacob. 1. The relation of it, at first, sunk his spirits. When, without any preamble, his sons came in, crying, Joseph is yet alive, each striving which should first proclaim it, perhaps he thought they bantered him, and the affront grieved him;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 25-28