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Genesis 45:28
Genesis 45:28 is verse 28 of Genesis chapter 45, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
“Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.”
King James Version
And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.
World English Bible
Israel said, “It is enough. Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”
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Genesis 45:26–28 · Berean Standard Bible
26 “Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.
27 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.
28 “Enough!” declared Israel. “My son Joseph is still alive! I will go to see him before I die.”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Genesis 46:30Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”
Luke 2:28Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:
Luke 2:29“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
Luke 2:30For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
John 16:21A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.
John 16:22So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.