And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath let me see thy seed also.
WEB
“I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.”
YLT
and Israel saith unto Joseph, `To see thy face I had not thought, and lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.'
DBT
And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face; and behold,God has let me see also thy seed.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)