Genesis 45:27

And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:

And they told {H1696} him all the words {H1697} of Joseph {H3130}, which he had said {H1696} unto them: and when he saw {H7200} the wagons {H5699} which Joseph {H3130} had sent {H7971} to carry {H5375} him, the spirit {H7307} of Jacob {H3290} their father {H1} revived {H2421}:

So they reported to him everything Yosef had said to them; but it was only when he saw the wagons which Yosef had sent to carry him that the spirit of Ya'akov their father began to revive.

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.

And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 45:19 (4 votes)

    Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.

  • Isaiah 57:15 (4 votes)

    For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name [is] Holy; I dwell in the high and holy [place], with him also [that is] of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

  • Psalms 85:6 (3 votes)

    Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

  • 1 Samuel 30:12 (3 votes)

    And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk [any] water, three days and three nights.

  • Hosea 6:2 (3 votes)

    After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

  • Judges 15:19 (1 votes)

    But God clave an hollow place that [was] in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which [is] in Lehi unto this day.