And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, that thou art yet alive.
WEB
Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”
YLT
and Israel saith unto Joseph, `Let me die this time, after my seeing thy face, for thou art yet alive.'
DBT
And Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, after I have seen thy face, since thou still livest.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)