KJV ORIGINAL
And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Someone told Jacob, 'Look, your son Joseph is coming to see you.' When Israel heard this, he gathered his strength and sat up in bed.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is showing how Jacob, despite being weak and near death, found the strength to sit up when he heard his beloved son Joseph was coming to visit him.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place near the end of Jacob's life when he was living in Egypt during the great famine. Jacob (also called Israel) was around 147 years old and physically frail. Joseph had risen to become the second most powerful man in Egypt and had been separated from his father for many years before their reunion.
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