GEN 48:9 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) “They are my sons that God has given me here in this place.” Yosef replied to his father.
¶ “Please bring them to me, and I will bless them,” Yacob requested.

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Εἶπε δὲ Ἰωσὴφ τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ, υἱοί μου εἰσὶν, οὓς ἔδωκε μοι ὁ Θεὸς ἐνταῦθα. Καὶ εἶπεν Ἰακὼβ, προσάγαγέ μοι αὐτοὺς, ἵνα εὐλογήσω αὐτούς.
(Eipe de Yōsaʸf tōi patri autou, huioi mou eisin, hous edōke moi ho Theos entautha. Kai eipen Yakōb, prosagage moi autous, hina eulogaʸsō autous. )

BrTr And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God gave me here; and Jacob said, Bring me them, that I may bless them.

ULT And Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons whom God has given to me in this place.” Then he said, “Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.”

UST Joseph answered him, “These are my sons whom God gave to me here in Egypt.” Then Israel said to Joseph, “Please bring them closer to me so that I can ask God to bless them.”

BSB Joseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this [place].” So Jacob said, “Please bring them to me, that I may bless [them].”

OEB And Joseph said to his father, ‘They are my sons, whom God has given me here.’ Israel said, Bring them, I pray you, to me, and I will bless them.

WEBBE Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.”
¶ He said, “Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Joseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this place.” His father said, “Bring them to me so I may bless them.”

LSV And Joseph says to his father, “They [are] my sons, whom God has given to me in this [place]”; and he says, “Please bring them to me, and I bless them.”

FBV “Yes, these are the sons God gave me here,” Joseph told his father.
¶ “Bring them over here so I can bless them,” he said.

T4T Joseph replied, “They are the sons that God has given to me here in Egypt.” Jacob said, “Bring them close to me so that I can bless them.”

LEB No LEB GEN book available

BBE And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this land. And he said, Let them come near me, and I will give them a blessing.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS And Joseph said unto his father: 'They are my sons, whom God hath given me here.' And he said: 'Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.'

ASV And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

DRA He answered: They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said: Bring them to me that I may bless them.

YLT and Joseph saith unto his father, 'They [are] my sons, whom God hath given to me in this [place];' and he saith, 'Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I bless them.'

Drby And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom [fn]God has given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, that I may bless them.

48.9 Elohim

RV And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
(And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath/has given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee/you, unto me, and I will bless them. )

SLT And Joseph will say to his father, They are my sons which God gave me here. And he will say, Bring them now to me, and I will bless them.

Wbstr And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, and I will bless them.

KJB-1769 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
(And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath/has given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee/you, unto me, and I will bless them. )

KJB-1611 And Ioseph said vnto his father, They are my sonnes, whom God hath giuen me in this place: and he said, Bring them, I pray thee, vnto me, and I will blesse them.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps GEN book available

Gnva And Ioseph sayd vnto his father, They are my sonnes, which God hath giuen mee here. Then he sayd, I pray thee, bring them to me, that I may blesse them:
(And Yoseph said unto his father, They are my sons, which God hath/has given me here. Then he said, I pray thee/you, bring them to me, that I may bless them: )

Cvdl No Cvdl GEN book available

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ClVg Respondit: Filii mei sunt, quos donavit mihi Deus in hoc loco. Adduc, inquit, eos ad me, ut benedicam illis.
(Respondit: Children my/mine are, which giftsvit to_me God in/into/on this instead. Adduc, he_said, them to me, as I_will_bless to_them. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT GEN book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ אֶל־אָבִ֔י⁠ו

and=he/it_said Yōşēf/(Joseph) to/towards his/its=father

Alternate translation: [Joseph said to him] or [Joseph replied]

בָּנַ֣⁠י הֵ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־לִ֥⁠י אֱלֹהִ֖ים

sons_of,my they which/who he/it_gave to=me ʼElohīm

Alternate translation: [They are my sons whom God gave to me]

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יֹּאמַ֕ר

and,said

Make sure it is clear in your translation who is speaking here. Alternate translation: [Then Israel said to him]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / youdual

קָֽחֶ⁠ם־נָ֥א אֵלַ֖⁠י

bring,them now to=me

Some languages have a dual pronoun that works well to refer to Joseph’s two sons here (and throughout chapter 48). Do what is best in your language.

וַ⁠אֲבָרֲכֵֽ⁠ם

and,bless,them

Alternate translation: [so that I can ask God to prosper them]

Parallel GEN 48:9