Genesis 48:11
Modern Translations
New International Version
Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face again, and now God has allowed me to see your children too."

New Living Translation
Then Jacob said to Joseph, “I never thought I would see your face again, but now God has let me see your children, too!”

English Standard Version
And Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face; and behold, God has let me see your offspring also.”

Berean Study Bible
“I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.”

New American Standard Bible
And Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face, and behold, God has let me see your children as well!”

NASB 1995
Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face, and behold, God has let me see your children as well."

NASB 1977
And Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face, and behold, God has let me see your children as well.”

Amplified Bible
Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face, but see, God has shown me your children as well.”

Christian Standard Bible
Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face again, but now God has even let me see your offspring.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face again, but now God has even let me see your offspring."

Contemporary English Version
Jacob turned to Joseph and told him, "For many years I thought you were dead and that I would never see you again. But now God has even let me live to see your children."

Good News Translation
Jacob said to Joseph, "I never expected to see you again, and now God has even let me see your children."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see you again, and now God has even let me see your sons."

International Standard Version
Then he told Joseph, "I never thought I'd see you again, and now God has allowed me to see your children as well!"

NET Bible
Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see you again, but now God has allowed me to see your children too."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.

New King James Version
And Israel said to Joseph, “I had not thought to see your face; but in fact, God has also shown me your offspring!”

King James 2000 Bible
And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see your face: and, lo, God has showed me also your descendants.

New Heart English Bible
And Israel said to Joseph, "I did not expect to see your face, but look, God has let me see your offspring as well."

World English Bible
Israel said to Joseph, "I didn't think I would see your face, and behold, God has let me see your seed also."

American King James Version
And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see your face: and, see, God has showed me also your seed.

American Standard Version
And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath let me see thy seed also.

A Faithful Version
And Israel said to Joseph, "I had not thought I would see your face, and, lo, God showed me also your offspring."

Darby Bible Translation
And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face; and behold, God has let me see also thy seed.

English Revised Version
And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath let me see thy seed also.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and lo, God hath shown me also thy seed.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And Israel sayde vnto Ioseph, I had not thought to haue seene thy face: yet lo, God hath shewed me also thy seede.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And Israel sayde vnto Ioseph, I had not thought to haue seene thy face: and yet loe, God hath shewed me also thy seede.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
& saide vnto Ioseph: Beholde, I haue sene yi face, which I thought not: & lo, God hath caused me to se yi sede also.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And Israel sayde vnto Ioseph: I had not thoughte to haue sene thy face and yet loo God hath shewed it me and also thy seed.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Israel says to Joseph, “I had not thought [possible] to see your face, and behold, God has also showed me your seed.”

Young's Literal Translation
and Israel saith unto Joseph, 'To see thy face I had not thought, and lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And Israel will say to Joseph, To see thy face I thought not; and behold, God caused me to see also thy seed.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And said to his son: I am not deprived of seeing thee: moreover God hath shewed me thy seed.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he said to his son: “I have not been cheated out of seeing you. Moreover, God has shown me your offspring.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Israel said to Yoseph, “The appearance of your face I had not hoped for, and behold, God has shown me also your sons.”

Lamsa Bible
And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see your face; and, lo, God has shown me your children also.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Israel said unto Joseph: 'I had not thought to see thy face; and, lo, God hath let me see thy seed also.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I have not been deprived of seeing thy face, and lo! God has showed me thy seed also.
















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