Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou {art} yet alive.

And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou {art} yet alive.

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved {of my children}: Joseph {is} not, and Simeon {is} not, and ye will take Benjamin {away}: all these things are against me.