Genesis - 47:10



10 Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.

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Explanation and meaning of Genesis 47:10.

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And blessing the king, he went out.
And Jacob blesseth Pharaoh, and goeth out from before Pharaoh.
And Jacob gave Pharaoh his blessing, and went out from before him.
And blessing the king, he went outside.
Et salutavit Jahacob ipsum Pharaonem, et egressus est a facie Pharaonis.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh. When he took his leave of him, he blessed him, in like manner as when he came into his presence, by wishing all happiness to him, and giving him thanks for the honour he had done him, and the favours he had conferred on him and his.

After this probably short interview, of which, however, only the leading incidents are given, Jacob left the king with a blessing.

And Jacob blessed Pharaoh - Which was not only an act of civility but an act of piety; he prayed for him, as one having the authority of a prophet and a patriarch: and a patriarch's blessing was not a thing to be despised, no not by a potent prince.

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