Genesis 48:8 KJV

And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?

Matthew Henry

  • Jacob blesses Joseph's sonsThe two good men own God in their comforts. Joseph says, They are my sons whom God has given me. Jacob says, God hath showed me thy seed. Comforts are doubly...

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  • IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
  • JosephRemover or increaser. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel (Gen 30:23, Gen 30:24), who, on the occasion of his birth, said,...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
  • beheld וַיַּרְא wayyarʾ רָאָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • Joseph's יוֹסֵף yôsēp יוֹסֵף Proper name
  • sons אֶת ʾet Object marker בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
  • and said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and מִי mî Interrogative אֵלֶּה ʾēllê Pronoun

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