Genesis 48
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Genesis 48:13-22

13And JosephH3130 tookH3947 them bothH8147, EphraimH669 with his rightH3225 handH3225 towardH4480 Israel’sH3478 leftH8040, and ManassehH4519 with his leftH8040 handH8040 towardH4480 Israel’sH3478 rightH3225, and broughtH5066 them closeH5066 to him. 14But IsraelH3478 reachedH7971 outH7971 his rightH3225 handH3225 and placedH7896 it on the headH7218 of EphraimH669, whoH1931 was the youngerH6810, and his leftH8040 handH8040 on Manasseh’sH4519 headH7218, crossingH7919 his handsH3027, althoughH3588 1ManassehH4519 was the firstbornH1060. 15And he blessedH1288 JosephH3130, and saidH559, “2The GodH430 beforeH6440 whomH834 my fathersH1 AbrahamH85 and IsaacH3327 walkedH1980, 3The GodH430 who has been my shepherdH7462 4allH4480H5750 my lifeH5750 to thisH2088 dayH3117,165The angelH4397 who has redeemedH1350 me from allH3605 evilH7451, 6BlessH1288 the boysH5288; And may my nameH8034 7liveH7121 onH7121 in them, And the 8namesH8034 of my fathersH1 AbrahamH85 and IsaacH3327; And 9may they growH1711 into a multitudeH7230 in the midstH7130 of the earthH776.”

17When JosephH3130 sawH7200 that his fatherH1 10placedH7896 his rightH3225 handH3027 on Ephraim’sH669 headH7218, it displeasedH7489 him; and he graspedH8551 his father’sH1 handH3027 to moveH5493 it from Ephraim’sH669 headH7218 to Manasseh’sH4519 headH7218. 18And JosephH3130 saidH559 to his fatherH1, “Not soH3651, my fatherH1, for thisH2088 oneH2088 is the firstbornH1060. PlaceH7760 your rightH3225 handH3225 on his headH7218.” 19But his fatherH1 refusedH3985 and saidH559, “I knowH3045, my sonH1121, I knowH3045; he alsoH1571 will becomeH1961 a peopleH5971 and he alsoH1571 will beH1431 greatH1431. HoweverH199, his youngerH6996 brotherH251 shall be greaterH1431 thanH4480 he, and 11his 12descendantsH2233 shall becomeH1961 13a multitudeH4393 of nationsH1471.” 20So 14he blessedH1288 them that dayH3117, sayingH559, “By you IsraelH3478 will pronounceH1288 blessingH1288, sayingH559, ‘May GodH430 makeH7760 you like EphraimH669 and ManassehH4519!’” And so he putH7760 EphraimH669 beforeH6440 ManassehH4519. 21Then IsraelH3478 saidH559 to JosephH3130, “BeholdH2009, I am about to dieH4191, but 15GodH430 will be with you, and 16bringH7725 you backH7725 to the landH776 of your fathersH1. 22And I giveH5414 you oneH259 17portionH7926 moreH5921 thanH5921 your brothersH251, 18whichH834 I tookH3947 from the handH3027 of the AmoriteH567 with my swordH2719 and my bowH7198.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 48:14 Gen 41:51, 52 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 48:15 Gen 17:1 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 48:15 Gen 49:24 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 48:15 Lit from the continuance of me ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 48:16 Gen 22:11, 15-18; 28:13-15; 31:11 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 48:16 Heb 11:21 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 48:16 Lit be called ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 48:16 Lit name ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 48:16 Gen 28:14; 46:3 ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 48:17 Gen 48:14 ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 48:19 Gen 28:14; 46:3 ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 48:19 Lit seed ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 48:19 Lit the fullness ↩
  14. 14. Genesis 48:20 Heb 11:21 ↩
  15. 15. Genesis 48:21 Gen 26:3 ↩
  16. 16. Genesis 48:21 Gen 28:15; 46:4; 50:24 ↩
  17. 17. Genesis 48:22 Or ridge; lit shoulder; Heb Shechem ↩
  18. 18. Genesis 48:22 Josh 24:32; John 4:5 ↩

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