Genesis 48
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Genesis 48:19-20

19But his fatherH1 refusedH3985 and saidH559, “I knowH3045, my sonH1121, I knowH3045; he alsoH1571 will becomeH1961 a peopleH5971 and he alsoH1571 will be greatH1431. HoweverH199, his youngerH6996 brotherH251 shall be greaterH1431 thanH4480 he, and 1his 2descendantsH2233 shall becomeH1961 a 3multitudeH4393 of nationsH1471.” 204He blessedH1288 them that dayH3117, sayingH559, “By you IsraelH3478 will pronounceH1288 blessingH1288, sayingH559, ‘May GodH430 makeH7760 you like EphraimH669 and ManassehH4519!’” Thus he putH7760 EphraimH669 beforeH6440 ManassehH4519.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 48:19 Gen 28:14; 46:3 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 48:19 Lit seed ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 48:19 Lit fullness ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 48:20 Heb 11:21 ↩

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