Genesis 48:2-3

48:2 When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has just come to you,” Israel regained strength and sat up on his bed. 48:3 Jacob said to Joseph, “The sovereign God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.

tn Heb “and one told and said.” The verbs have no expressed subject and can be translated with the passive voice.

tn Heb “Look, your son Joseph.”

tn Heb “El Shaddai.” See the extended note on the phrase “sovereign God” in Gen 17:1.