48:21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you 5 and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.
1 tn Heb “and she hurried and emptied.”
2 tn Heb “and he turned to them and spoke to them.”
3 tn Heb “took Simeon.” This was probably done at Joseph’s command, however; the grand vizier of Egypt would not have personally seized a prisoner.
4 tn Heb “and he bound him.” See the note on the preceding verb “taken.”
3 tn The pronouns translated “you,” “you,” and “your” in this verse are plural in the Hebrew text.