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Joseph’s Death

22 Joseph and his father’s family remained in Egypt. Joseph lived for 110 years. 23 He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation;(A) the sons of Manasseh’s son Machir were recognised by[a][b] Joseph.(B)

24 Joseph said to his brothers, ‘I am about to die,(C) but God will certainly come to your aid and bring you up from this land to the land he swore to give to Abraham,(D) Isaac,(E) and Jacob.’(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 50:23 Lit were born on the knees of
  2. 50:23 Referring to a ritual of adoption or of legitimisation; Gn 30:3