Genesis 48:21
Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you and take you back to the land of your fathers.
In context
18 Joseph said to him, “No, my father, this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will become great. Nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a group of nations.” 20 He blessed them that day and said, “In your name will Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’ ” So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh. 21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you and take you back to the land of your fathers. 22 And to you I give one more ridge of land than to your brothers, the ridge I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.”
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- KJV King James Version
— Genesis 48:21 in the KJV
And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Genesis 48:21 in the ESV
Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you again to the land of your fathers.