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25 So they went up from Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.[a] 26 They told him, “Joseph is still alive and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned,[b] for he did not believe them. 27 But when they related to him everything Joseph had said to them,[c] and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to transport him, their father Jacob’s spirit revived.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 45:25 tn Heb “and they entered the land of Canaan to their father.”
  2. Genesis 45:26 tn Heb “and his heart was numb.” Jacob was stunned by the unbelievable news and was unable to respond.
  3. Genesis 45:27 tn Heb “and they spoke to him all the words of Joseph which he had spoke to them.”