Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?” New Living Translation Then Jacob looked over at the two boys. “Are these your sons?” he asked. English Standard Version When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he said, “Who are these?” Berean Standard Bible When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?” King James Bible And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? New King James Version Then Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and said, “Who are these?” New American Standard Bible When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he said, “Who are these?” NASB 1995 When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he said, “Who are these?” NASB 1977 When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he said, “Who are these?” Legacy Standard Bible Then Israel saw Joseph’s sons and said, “Who are these?” Amplified Bible When Israel [who was almost blind] saw Joseph’s sons, he said, “Who are these?” Christian Standard Bible When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he said, “Who are these? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he said, “Who are these?” American Standard Version And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Israel saw the children of Yoseph, and said to him, “Who are these?” Brenton Septuagint Translation And when Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he said, Who are these to thee? Douay-Rheims Bible Then seeing his sons, he said to him: Who are these? English Revised Version And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? GOD'S WORD® Translation When Israel saw Joseph's sons, he asked, "Who are they?" Good News Translation When Jacob saw Joseph's sons, he asked, "Who are these boys?" International Standard Version Just then, Israel saw Joseph's sons and asked, "Who are these?" JPS Tanakh 1917 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said: 'Who are these?' Literal Standard Version And Israel sees the sons of Joseph and says, “Who [are] these?” Majority Standard Bible When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?” New American Bible When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, “Who are these?” NET Bible When Israel saw Joseph's sons, he asked, "Who are these?" New Revised Standard Version When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he said, “Who are these?” New Heart English Bible Then Israel saw Joseph's sons, and said, "Who are these?" Webster's Bible Translation And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? World English Bible Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and said, “Who are these?” Young's Literal Translation And Israel seeth the sons of Joseph, and saith, 'Who are these?' Additional Translations ... Context Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh…7Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem). 8When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?” 9Joseph 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.”… Cross References Genesis 48:10 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. Genesis 48:9 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." Treasury of Scripture And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? no references listed for this verse. Jump to Previous Beheld Israel Joseph Joseph'sJump to Next Beheld Israel Joseph Joseph'sGenesis 48 1. Joseph with his sons visits his sick father.2. Jacob strengthens himself to bless them. 3. He repeats God's promise. 5. He takes Ephraim and Manasseh as his own sons. 7. He tells Joseph of his mother's grave. 8. He blesses Ephraim and Manasseh. 17. He prefers the younger before the elder. 21. He prophesies their return to Canaan. (8) Who are these?--This question is asked as the solemn turning of the discourse to the young men who were now to be invested with the patriarchal rank. They were at this time about eighteen or twenty years of age.Verse 8. - And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? The failing sight of the patriarch (ver. 10) probably was the reason why he did not sooner recognize his grandchildren, and the fact that he did not at first discern their presence shows that his adoption of them into the number of the theocratic family was prompted not by the accidental impulse of a natural affection excited through beholding the youths, but by the inward promptings of the Spirit of God. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc saw וַיַּ֥רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see the sons בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Joseph, יוֹסֵ֑ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites he asked, וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Who מִי־ (mî-) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix are these?” אֵֽלֶּה׃ (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those Links Genesis 48:8 NIVGenesis 48:8 NLT Genesis 48:8 ESV Genesis 48:8 NASB Genesis 48:8 KJV Genesis 48:8 BibleApps.com Genesis 48:8 Biblia Paralela Genesis 48:8 Chinese Bible Genesis 48:8 French Bible Genesis 48:8 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 48:8 Israel saw Joseph's sons and said Who (Gen. 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