Genesis 47:8
And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou? Or, "how many are the days of the years of thy life?" which way of speaking Jacob takes up, and very pertinently makes use of in his answer that follows: Dr. Lightfoot {m} thinks Pharaoh had never seen so old a man before, so grave a head, and so grey a beard, and in admiration asked this question.
{m} Works, vol. 1. p. 667.
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