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My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/45.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Jacob exclaimed, “It must be true! My son Joseph is alive! I must go and see him before I die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/45.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Israel said, “It is enough; Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/45.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/45.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Israel said, <i>It is</i> enough; Joseph my son <i>is</i> yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/45.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Israel said, “<i>It is</i> enough. Joseph my son <i>is</i> still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/45.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel said, “It is enough; my son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/45.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Israel said, &#8220It is enough; my son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/45.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Israel said, “It is enough; my son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/45.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Israel said, “It is enough! My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/45.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And Israel (Jacob) said, “It is enough! Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/45.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel said, “Enough! My son Joseph is still alive. I will go to see him before I die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/45.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel said, &#8220Enough! My son Joseph is still alive. I will go to see him before I die.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/45.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/45.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and said, "Now I can believe you! My son Joseph must really be alive, and I will get to see him before I die." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/45.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/45.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"You have convinced me!" Israel said. "My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/45.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"My son Joseph is still alive!" he said. "This is all I could ask for! I must go and see him before I die." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/45.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"It's enough," Israel replied. "My son Joseph is still alive. I'm going to go see him before I die!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/45.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/45.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel said, "Enough! My son Joseph is still alive! I will go and see him before I die." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/45.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel said, "I'm convinced. My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/45.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/45.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Israel said, “It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/45.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Israel says, “Enough! My son Joseph [is] yet alive; I go and see him before I die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/45.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Israel saith, 'Enough! Joseph my son is yet alive; I go and see him before I die.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/45.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Israel will say, It is much: Joseph my son is yet living: I will go and see him before I shall die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/45.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said: It is enough for me, if Joseph my son be yet living: Iwill go and see him before I die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/45.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and he said: “It is enough for me, if my son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/45.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Enough,” said Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I must go and see him before I die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/45.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Israel said, “Enough! My son Joseph is still alive. I must go and see him before I die.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/45.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said, This is great news for me, for my son Joseph is still alive; I will go and see him before I die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/45.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said, “This is great to me, that Yoseph my son is still alive; I shall go see him before I die.” <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/45.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Israel said: 'It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive; I will go and see him before I die.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/45.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Israel said, It is a great thing for me if Joseph my son is yet alive. I will go and see him before I die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/45-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=11935" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/45.htm">The Revival of Jacob</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>However, when they relayed all that Joseph had told them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob was revived. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: raḇ (Adv) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">“Enough!”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">declared</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">“My son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3130.htm" title="3130: yō·w·sêp̄ (N-proper-ms) -- Future of yacaph; let him add; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites.">Joseph</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ- (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">is still</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥāy (Adj-ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">alive!</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ’ê·lə·ḵāh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">I will go</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wə·’er·’en·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.h-1cs:: 3mse) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">to see him</a> <a href="/hebrew/2962.htm" title="2962: bə·ṭe·rem (Prep-b:: Adv) -- From an unused root apparently meaning to interrupt or suspend; properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: ’ā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">I die.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-29.htm">Genesis 46:29-30</a></span><br />Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely. / Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-33.htm">Genesis 37:33-35</a></span><br />His father recognized it and said, “It is my son’s robe! A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!” / Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days. / All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/42-36.htm">Genesis 42:36</a></span><br />Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/43-14.htm">Genesis 43:14</a></span><br />May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/44-28.htm">Genesis 44:28</a></span><br />When one of them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-2.htm">Genesis 46:2-4</a></span><br />And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob. / “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. / I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a></span><br />As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-27.htm">Exodus 4:27-31</a></span><br />Meanwhile, the LORD had said to Aaron, “Go and meet Moses in the wilderness.” So he went and met Moses at the mountain of God and kissed him. / And Moses told Aaron everything the LORD had sent him to say, and all the signs He had commanded him to perform. / Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-23.htm">1 Kings 17:23</a></span><br />Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-36.htm">2 Kings 4:36-37</a></span><br />Elisha summoned Gehazi and said, “Call the Shunammite woman.” So he called her and she came. Then Elisha said, “Pick up your son.” / She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/126-1.htm">Psalm 126:1-3</a></span><br />A song of ascents. When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers. / Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” / The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-20.htm">Isaiah 49:20-21</a></span><br />Yet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; make room for us to live here.’ / Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has begotten these for me? I was bereaved and barren; I was exiled and rejected. So who has reared them? Look, I was left all alone, so where did they come from?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Jeremiah 31:15-17</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” / This is what the LORD says: “Keep your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for the reward for your work will come, declares the LORD. Then your children will return from the land of the enemy. / So there is hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-24.htm">Luke 15:24</a></span><br />For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-34.htm">Luke 24:34</a></span><br />and saying, “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.</p><p class="hdg">It is enough.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/46-30.htm">Genesis 46:30</a></b></br> And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou <i>art</i> yet alive.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/2-28.htm">Luke 2:28-30</a></b></br> Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/16-21.htm">John 16:21,22</a></b></br> A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/45-26.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/james/2-9.htm">Convinced</a> <a href="/genesis/44-31.htm">Death</a> <a href="/genesis/44-31.htm">Die</a> <a href="/genesis/41-30.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/genesis/37-16.htm">I'm</a> <a href="/genesis/45-21.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/genesis/45-27.htm">Joseph</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/46-30.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/job/32-12.htm">Convinced</a> <a href="/genesis/46-4.htm">Death</a> <a href="/genesis/46-12.htm">Die</a> <a href="/exodus/2-19.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/joshua/14-11.htm">I'm</a> <a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/genesis/46-4.htm">Joseph</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 45</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/45-1.htm">Joseph makes himself known to his brothers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/45-5.htm">He comforts them in God's providence.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/45-9.htm">He sends for his father.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/45-16.htm">Pharaoh confirms it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/45-21.htm">Joseph furnishes then for their journey.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/45-25.htm">Jacob is revived with the news.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/genesis/45.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Then Israel declared</b><br />The name "Israel" here is significant, as it reflects Jacob's God-given name, symbolizing his role as the patriarch of the twelve tribes of Israel. This moment marks a pivotal point in Jacob's life, where he transitions from mourning to hope. The Hebrew root for "declared" (אָמַר, 'amar) implies a firm and decisive statement, indicating Jacob's newfound conviction and determination.<p><b>I am convinced!</b><br />This phrase captures a moment of revelation and faith. The Hebrew word for "convinced" (רָב, rav) suggests a sense of being overwhelmed or fully persuaded. Jacob's transformation from doubt to belief is a testament to the power of truth and the fulfillment of God's promises, as he accepts the reality of Joseph's survival.<p><b>My son Joseph is still alive!</b><br />The mention of "my son Joseph" is deeply personal and emotional. Joseph, whom Jacob believed to be dead for many years, is now revealed to be alive. This realization is not only a personal joy for Jacob but also a fulfillment of God's providential plan. The phrase underscores the theme of resurrection and restoration, echoing the broader biblical narrative of life triumphing over death.<p><b>I will go to see him</b><br />Jacob's resolve to "go" signifies a physical and spiritual journey. The Hebrew verb (יָלַךְ, yalak) for "go" implies movement and action, reflecting Jacob's readiness to reunite with his son. This decision marks a turning point, as Jacob prepares to leave Canaan and enter Egypt, setting the stage for the future of the Israelite nation.<p><b>before I die</b><br />This phrase highlights the urgency and importance of the reunion. Jacob's acknowledgment of his mortality adds a poignant layer to the narrative, emphasizing the preciousness of time and relationships. It also foreshadows the continuation of God's covenant through Jacob's descendants, as his journey to Egypt becomes a crucial step in the unfolding of God's redemptive plan for Israel.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/45.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">And Israel said.</span>--We must not lay too much stress upon this change of name, as though it were a title appropriate to the patriarch only in his happier and triumphant hours; for in <a href="/genesis/45-6.htm" title="For these two years has the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be ripening nor harvest.">Genesis 45:6</a> it-is given him in the midst of his distress. It rather shows that the names were long both in use as regards the patriarch personally, but as the title of Israel was alone given to Jacob's family, it is plain that a high significance was attached to it, and that the inheritance of the Abrahamic promises was at an early date connected therewith.<p><span class= "bld"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/45-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declared,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I am convinced!</span><br /><span class="heb">רַ֛ב</span> <span class="translit">(raḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My son</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Joseph</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹסֵ֥ף</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·sêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3130.htm">Strong's 3130: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is still</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">alive!</span><br /><span class="heb">חָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will go</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵֽלְכָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lə·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to see</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶרְאֶ֖נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’er·’en·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him before</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּטֶ֥רֶם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṭe·rem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Non-occurrence, not yet, before</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I die.”</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמֽוּת׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/45-28.htm">Genesis 45:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/45-28.htm">Genesis 45:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/45-28.htm">Genesis 45:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/45-28.htm">Genesis 45:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/45-28.htm">Genesis 45:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/45-28.htm">Genesis 45:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/45-28.htm">Genesis 45:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/45-28.htm">Genesis 45:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/45-28.htm">Genesis 45:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/45-28.htm">Genesis 45:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/45-28.htm">OT Law: Genesis 45:28 Israel said It is enough (Gen. 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