Genesis 48:21

Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh

20So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.21Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers. 22And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”

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Berean Standard Bible
Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God will be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
Bible in Basic English
Then Israel said to Joseph, Now my death is near; but God will be with you, guiding you back to the land of your fathers.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And he said to Joseph his son: Behold I die, and God will be with you, and will bring you back into the land of your fathers.
Free Bible Version
Then Israel said to Joseph, “I'm going to die soon, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.
Geneva Bible 1599
Then Israel said vnto Ioseph, Behold, I die, and God shall be with you, and bring you againe vnto the land of your fathers.
King James (Authorized) Version
And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
One Unity Resource Bible
Israel [God prevails] said to Joseph [May he add], “Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
Translation for Translators
Then Jacob said to Joseph, “I am about to die. But I know that God will help/protect you. And some day he will take your descendants back to the land of their ancestors.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Israel said to Joseph, “See, I am about to die, but God will be with you, and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.
Noah Webster Bible
And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die; but God shall be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
World English Bible
Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
Young's Literal Translation
And Israel saith unto Joseph, 'Lo, I am dying, and God hath been with you, and hath brought you back unto the land of your fathers;