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Genesis 45:26

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And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.
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  1. Genesis 44:28Rank 1 from verse 26
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    28And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:

  2. Genesis 37:35Rank 2 from verse 26
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    35And 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.

  3. Genesis 42:36Rank 3 from verse 26
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    36And 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.

  4. Genesis 42:38Rank 4 from verse 26
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    38And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

  5. Genesis 45:8–9Rank 5 from verse 26
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    8So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

    9Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:

  6. Job 29:24Rank 6 from verse 26
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    24If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

  7. Job 9:16Rank 7 from verse 26
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    16If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.

  8. Jonah 2:7Rank 8 from verse 26
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    7When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

  9. Luke 24:11Rank 9 from verse 26
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    11And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.

  10. Luke 24:34Rank 10 from verse 26
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    34Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.

  11. Luke 24:41Rank 11 from verse 26
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    41And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

  12. Psalms 105:21Rank 12 from verse 26
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    21He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:

  13. Psalms 126:1Rank 13 from verse 26
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    1WHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.

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Genesis 45:26

COMBINED MEANING

told

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Past-tense or past-participial form of tell (to say, relate, inform, count, or make known).

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COMBINED MEANING

yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

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COMBINED MEANING

alive

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Sense 1: Living; having life; not dead. Sense 2: Continuing or active in life, force, or operation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

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fainted

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of faint. Sense 1: To lose courage or cease to persevere. Sense 2: To become weak or exhausted.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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believed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of believe. Sense 1: To accept as true on testimony or evidence; to be persuaded. Sense 2: To trust or place confidence in.

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45:25¶ And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,

45:26And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.

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45:27And 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:

45:28And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

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