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World English Bible Classic
[1] After these things, someone said to Joseph, “Behold, your father is sick.” He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. [2] Someone told Jacob, and said, “Behold, your son Joseph comes to you,” and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed. [3] Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, [4] and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your offspring after you for an everlasting possession.’ [5] Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, will be mine. [6] Your offspring, whom you become the father of after them, will be yours. They will be called after the name of their brothers in their inheritance. [7] As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).” [8] Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and said, “Who are these?” [9] Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.”He said, “Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.” [10] Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he couldn’t see well. Joseph brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. [11] Israel said to Joseph, “I didn’t think I would see your face, and behold, God has let me see your offspring also.” [12] Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. [13] Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near to him. [14] Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn. [15] He blessed Joseph, and said,
“The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
the God who has fed me all my life long to this day,
[16] the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads,
and let my name be named on them,
and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac.
Let them grow into a multitude upon the earth.” [17] When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him. He held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. [18] Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.” [19] His father refused, and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a multitude of nations.” [20] He blessed them that day, saying, “Israel will bless in your name, saying, ‘God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh’” He set Ephraim before Manasseh. [21] Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers. [22] Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.”
King James Version
[1] And it came to pass H1961 after H310 these H428 things, H1697 that one told H559 Joseph, H3130 Behold, H2009 thy father H1 is sick: H2470 and he took H3947 with him H5973 H853 his two H8147 sons, H1121 H853 Manasseh H4519 and H853 Ephraim. H669 [2] And H5046 one told H5046 Jacob, H3290 and said, H559 Behold, H2009 thy son H1121 Joseph H3130 cometh H935 unto thee: H413 and Israel H3478 strengthened himself, H2388 and sat H3427 upon H5921 the bed. H4296 [3] And Jacob H3290 said H559 unto H413 Joseph, H3130 God H410 Almighty H7706 appeared H7200 unto me H413 at Luz H3870 in the land H776 of Canaan, H3667 and blessed H1288 me, H853 [4] and said H559 unto me, H413 Behold, I H2005 will make thee fruitful, H6509 and multiply thee, H7235 and I will make H5414 of thee H5414 a multitude H6951 of people; H5971 and will give H5414 H853 this H2063 land H776 to thy seed H2233 after thee H310 for an everlasting H5769 possession. H272 [5] And now H6258 thy two H8147 sons, H1121 Ephraim H669 and Manasseh, H4519 which were born H3205 unto thee in the land H776 of Egypt H4714 before H5704 I came H935 unto thee H413 into Egypt, H4714 are mine; H1992 as Reuben H7205 and Simeon, H8095 they shall be H1961 mine. [6] And thy issue, H4138 which H834 thou begettest H3205 after them, H310 shall be H1961 thine, and shall be called H7121 after H5921 the name H8034 of their brethren H251 in their inheritance. H5159 [7] And as for me, H589 when I came H935 from Padan, H6307 Rachel H7354 died H4191 by me H5921 in the land H776 of Canaan H3667 in the way, H1870 when yet H5750 there was but a little H3530 way H776 to come H935 unto Ephrath: H672 and I buried her H6912 there H8033 in the way H1870 of Ephrath; H672 the same H1931 is Beth-lehem. H1035 [8] And Israel H3478 beheld H7200 H853 Joseph’s H3130 sons, H1121 and said, H559 Who H4310 are these? H428 [9] And Joseph H3130 said H559 unto H413 his father, H1 They H1992 are my sons, H1121 whom H834 God H430 hath given H5414 me in this H2088 place. And he said, H559 Bring them, H3947 I pray thee, H4994 unto me, H413 and I will bless H1288 them. H1288 [10] Now the eyes H5869 of Israel H3478 were dim H3513§ for age, H2207 so that he could H3201 not H3808 see. H7200 And he brought H5066 them H853 near H5066 unto him; H413 and he kissed H5401 them, and embraced H2263 them. [11] And Israel H3478 said H559 unto H413 Joseph, H3130 I had H6419 not H3808 thought H6419 to see H7200 thy face: H6440 and, lo, H2009 God H430 hath shewed H7200 me H853 also H1571 H853 thy seed. H2233 [12] And Joseph H3130 brought H3318 them H853 out H3318 from between H5973 his knees, H1290 and he bowed himself H7812 with his face H639 to the earth. H776 [13] And Joseph H3130 took H3947 H853 them both, H8147 H853 Ephraim H669 in his right hand H3225 toward Israel’s H3478 left hand, H8040 and H853 Manasseh H4519 in his left hand H8040 toward Israel’s H3478 right hand, H3225 and brought H5066 them near H5066 unto him. H413 [14] And Israel H3478 stretched out H7971 H853 his right hand, H3225 and laid H7896 it upon H5921 Ephraim’s H669 head, H7218 who H1931 was the younger, H6810 and H853 his left hand H8040 upon H5921 Manasseh’s H4519 head, H7218 guiding H7919 H853 his hands H3027 wittingly; H7919 for H3588 Manasseh H4519 was the firstborn. H1060 [15] And he blessed H1288 H853 Joseph, H3130 and said, H559 God, H430 before H6440 whom H834 my fathers H1 Abraham H85 and Isaac H3327 did walk, H1980 the God H430 which fed H7462 me H853 all my life long H5750 unto H5704 this H2088 day, H3117 [16] the Angel H4397 which redeemed H1350 me H853 from all H3605 evil, H7451 bless H1288 H853 the lads; H5288 and let H7121 my name H8034 be named H7121 on them, and the name H8034 of my fathers H1 Abraham H85 and Isaac; H3327 and let them grow H1711 into a multitude H7230§ in the midst H7130 of the earth. H776 [17] And when H7200 Joseph H3130 saw H7200 that H3588 his father H1 laid H7896 his right H3225 hand H3027 upon H5921 the head H7218 of Ephraim, H669 it displeased H7489 him: H5869 and he held up H8551 his father’s H1 hand, H3027 to remove H5493 it H853 from H5921 Ephraim’s H669 head H7218 unto H5921 Manasseh’s H4519 head. H7218 [18] And Joseph H3130 said H559 unto H413 his father, H1 Not H3808 so, H3651 my father: H1 for H3588 this H2088 is the firstborn; H1060 put H7760 thy right hand H3225 upon H5921 his head. H7218 [19] And his father H1 refused, H3985 and said, H559 I know H3045 it, my son, H1121 I know H3045 it: he H1931 also H1571 shall become H1961 a people, H5971 and he H1931 also H1571 shall be great: H1431 but truly H199 his younger H6996 brother H251 shall be greater H1431 than he, H4480 and his seed H2233 shall become H1961 a multitude H4393§ of nations. H1471 [20] And he blessed H1288 them H1288 that H1931 day, H3117 saying, H559 In thee shall H1288 Israel H3478 bless, H1288 saying, H559 God H430 make H7760 thee H7760 as Ephraim H669 and as Manasseh: H4519 and he set H7760 H853 Ephraim H669 before H6440 Manasseh. H4519 [21] And Israel H3478 said H559 unto H413 Joseph, H3130 Behold, H2009 I H595 die: H4191 but God H430 shall be H1961 with you, H5973 and bring H7725 you H853 again H7725 unto H413 the land H776 of your fathers. H1 [22] Moreover I H589 have given H5414 to thee one H259 portion H7926 above H5921 thy brethren, H251 which H834 I took H3947 out of the hand H3027 of the Amorite H567 with my sword H2719 and with my bow. H7198

Footnotes

  1. § 48:10 Heb. heavy
  2. § 48:16 Heb. as fishes do increase
  3. § 48:19 Heb. fullness
Septuaginta
[1] Ἐγένετο G1096 δὲ G1161 μετὰ G3326 τὰ G3588 ῥήματα G4487 ταῦτα G5023 καὶ G2532 ἀπηγγέλη G518 τῷ G3588 Ιωσηφ G2501 ὅτι G3754 Ὁ G3588 πατήρ G3962 σου G4675 ἐνοχλεῖται. G1776 Καὶ G2532 ἀναλαβὼν G353 τοὺς G3588 δύο G1417 υἱοὺς G5207 αὐτοῦ, G846 τὸν G3588 Μανασση G3128 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 Εφραιμ, G2187 ἦλθεν G2064 πρὸς G4314 Ιακωβ. G2384 [2] Ἀπηγγέλη G518 δὲ G1161 τῷ G3588 Ιακωβ G2384 λέγοντες G3004 Ἰδοὺ G2400 ὁ G3588 υἱός G5207 σου G4675 Ιωσηφ G2501 ἔρχεται G2064 πρὸς G4314 σέ. G4571 Καὶ G2532 ἐνισχύσας G1765 Ισραηλ G2474 ἐκάθισεν G2523 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 κλίνην. G2825 [3] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Ιακωβ G2384 τῷ G3588 Ιωσηφ G2501 Ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 μου G3450 ὤφθη G3700 μοι G3427 ἐν G1722 Λουζα ἐν G1722 γῇ G1093 Χανααν G5477 καὶ G2532 εὐλόγησέν G2127 με G3165 [4] καὶ G2532 εἶπέν G2036 μοι G3427 Ἰδοὺ G2400 ἐγὼ G1473 αὐξανῶ G837 σε G4571 καὶ G2532 πληθυνῶ G4129 σε G4571 καὶ G2532 ποιήσω G4160 σε G4571 εἰς G1519 συναγωγὰς G4864 ἐθνῶν G1484 καὶ G2532 δώσω G1325 σοι G4671 τὴν G3588 γῆν G1093 ταύτην G3778 καὶ G2532 τῷ G3588 σπέρματί G4690 σου G4675 μετὰ G3326 σὲ G4571 εἰς G1519 κατάσχεσιν G2697 αἰώνιον. G166 [5] Νῦν G3568 οὖν G3767 οἱ G3588 δύο G1417 υἱοί G5207 σου G4675 οἱ G3588 γενόμενοί G1096 σοι G4671 ἐν G1722 Αἰγύπτῳ G125 πρὸ G4253 τοῦ G3588 με G3165 ἐλθεῖν G2064 πρὸς G4314 σὲ G4571 εἰς G1519 Αἴγυπτον G125 ἐμοί G1698 εἰσιν, G1526 Εφραιμ G2187 καὶ G2532 Μανασση G3128 ὡς G5613 Ρουβην G4502 καὶ G2532 Συμεων G4826 ἔσονταί G2071 μοι· G3427 [6] τὰ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἔκγονα, G1549 ἃ G3739 ἐὰν G1437 γεννήσῃς G1080 μετὰ G3326 ταῦτα, G5023 σοὶ G4671 ἔσονται, G2071 ἐπὶ G1909 τῷ G3588 ὀνόματι G3686 τῶν G3588 ἀδελφῶν G80 αὐτῶν G846 κληθήσονται G2564 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ἐκείνων G1565 κλήροις. G2819 [7] Ἐγὼ G1473 δὲ G1161 ἡνίκα G2259 ἠρχόμην G757 ἐκ G1537 Μεσοποταμίας G3318 τῆς G3588 Συρίας, G4947 ἀπέθανεν G599 Ραχηλ G4478 ἡ G3588 μήτηρ G3384 σου G4675 ἐν G1722 γῇ G1093 Χανααν G5477 ἐγγίζοντός G1448 μου G3450 κατὰ G2596 τὸν G3588 ἱππόδρομον χαβραθα τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 τοῦ G3588 ἐλθεῖν G2064 Εφραθα, καὶ G2532 κατώρυξα αὐτὴν G846 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ὁδῷ G3598 τοῦ G3588 ἱπποδρόμου [αὕτη G3778 ἐστὶν G2076 Βαιθλεεμ]. — [8] ἰδὼν G1492 δὲ G1161 Ισραηλ G2474 τοὺς G3588 υἱοὺς G5207 Ιωσηφ G2501 εἶπεν G2036 Τίνες G5101 σοι G4671 οὗτοι; G3778 [9] Εἶπεν G2036 δὲ G1161 Ιωσηφ G2501 τῷ G3588 πατρὶ G3962 αὐτοῦ G846 Υἱοί G5207 μού G3450 εἰσιν, G1526 οὓς G3739 ἔδωκέν G1325 μοι G3427 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἐνταῦθα. Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Ιακωβ G2384 Προσάγαγέ G4317 μοι G3427 αὐτούς, G846 ἵνα G2443 εὐλογήσω G2127 αὐτούς. G846 [10] Οἱ G3588 δὲ G1161 ὀφθαλμοὶ G3788 Ισραηλ G2474 ἐβαρυώπησαν ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 γήρους, G1094 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἠδύνατο G1410 βλέπειν· G991 καὶ G2532 ἤγγισεν G1448 αὐτοὺς G846 πρὸς G4314 αὐτόν, G846 καὶ G2532 ἐφίλησεν G5368 αὐτοὺς G846 καὶ G2532 περιέλαβεν αὐτούς. G846 [11] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Ισραηλ G2474 πρὸς G4314 Ιωσηφ G2501 Ἰδοὺ G2400 τοῦ G3588 προσώπου G4383 σου G4675 οὐκ G3756 ἐστερήθην, G4732 καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 ἔδειξέν G1166 μοι G3427 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 σπέρμα G4690 σου. G4675 [12] Καὶ G2532 ἐξήγαγεν G1806 Ιωσηφ G2501 αὐτοὺς G846 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 γονάτων G1119 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 προσεκύνησαν G4352 αὐτῷ G846 ἐπὶ G1909 πρόσωπον G4383 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς. G1093 [13] Λαβὼν G2983 δὲ G1161 Ιωσηφ G2501 τοὺς G3588 δύο G1417 υἱοὺς G5207 αὐτοῦ, G846 τόν G3588 τε G5037 Εφραιμ G2187 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 δεξιᾷ G1188 ἐξ G1537 ἀριστερῶν G710 δὲ G1161 Ισραηλ, G2474 τὸν G3588 δὲ G1161 Μανασση G3128 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἀριστερᾷ G710 ἐκ G1537 δεξιῶν G1188 δὲ G1161 Ισραηλ, G2474 ἤγγισεν G1448 αὐτοὺς G846 αὐτῷ. G846 [14] Ἐκτείνας G1614 δὲ G1161 Ισραηλ G2474 τὴν G3588 χεῖρα G5495 τὴν G3588 δεξιὰν G1188 ἐπέβαλεν G1911 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 κεφαλὴν G2776 Εφραιμ G2187 —οὗτος G3778 δὲ G1161 ἦν G2258 ὁ G3588 νεώτερος G3501 —καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 ἀριστερὰν G710 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 κεφαλὴν G2776 Μανασση, G3128 ἐναλλὰξ τὰς G3588 χεῖρας. G5495 [15] Καὶ G2532 ηὐλόγησεν G2127 αὐτοὺς G846 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Ὁ G3588 θεός, G2316 ᾧ G3739 εὐηρέστησαν G2100 οἱ G3588 πατέρες G3962 μου G3450 ἐναντίον G1726 αὐτοῦ G846 Αβρααμ G11 καὶ G2532 Ισαακ, G2464 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ὁ G3588 τρέφων G5142 με G3165 ἐκ G1537 νεότητος G3503 ἕως G2193 τῆς G3588 ἡμέρας G2250 ταύτης, G3778 [16] ὁ G3588 ἄγγελος G32 ὁ G3588 ῥυόμενός G4506 με G3165 ἐκ G1537 πάντων G3956 τῶν G3588 κακῶν G2556 εὐλογήσαι G2127 τὰ G3588 παιδία G3813 ταῦτα, G5023 καὶ G2532 ἐπικληθήσεται G1941 ἐν G1722 αὐτοῖς G846 τὸ G3588 ὄνομά G3686 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 τῶν G3588 πατέρων G3962 μου G3450 Αβρααμ G11 καὶ G2532 Ισαακ, G2464 καὶ G2532 πληθυνθείησαν G4129 εἰς G1519 πλῆθος G4128 πολὺ G4183 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς. G1093 [17] Ἰδὼν G1492 δὲ G1161 Ιωσηφ G2501 ὅτι G3754 ἐπέβαλεν G1911 ὁ G3588 πατὴρ G3962 τὴν G3588 δεξιὰν G1188 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 κεφαλὴν G2776 Εφραιμ, G2187 βαρὺ G926 αὐτῷ G846 κατεφάνη, καὶ G2532 ἀντελάβετο G482 Ιωσηφ G2501 τῆς G3588 χειρὸς G5495 τοῦ G3588 πατρὸς G3962 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀφελεῖν G851 αὐτὴν G846 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 κεφαλῆς G2776 Εφραιμ G2187 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 κεφαλὴν G2776 Μανασση. G3128 [18] Εἶπεν G2036 δὲ G1161 Ιωσηφ G2501 τῷ G3588 πατρὶ G3962 αὐτοῦ G846 Οὐχ G3756 οὕτως, G3779 πάτερ· G3962 οὗτος G3778 γὰρ G1063 ὁ G3588 πρωτότοκος· G4416 ἐπίθες G2007 τὴν G3588 δεξιάν G1188 σου G4675 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 κεφαλὴν G2776 αὐτοῦ. G846 [19] Καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἠθέλησεν, G2309 ἀλλὰ G235 εἶπεν G2036 Οἶδα, G1492 τέκνον, G5043 οἶδα· G1492 καὶ G2532 οὗτος G3778 ἔσται G2071 εἰς G1519 λαόν, G2992 καὶ G2532 οὗτος G3778 ὑψωθήσεται, G5312 ἀλλὰ G235 ὁ G3588 ἀδελφὸς G80 αὐτοῦ G846 ὁ G3588 νεώτερος G3501 μείζων G3187 αὐτοῦ G846 ἔσται, G2071 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 σπέρμα G4690 αὐτοῦ G846 ἔσται G2071 εἰς G1519 πλῆθος G4128 ἐθνῶν. G1484 [20] Καὶ G2532 εὐλόγησεν G2127 αὐτοὺς G846 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ἐκείνῃ G1565 λέγων G3004 Ἐν G1722 ὑμῖν G5213 εὐλογηθήσεται G2127 Ισραηλ G2474 λέγοντες G3004 Ποιήσαι G4160 σε G4571 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ὡς G5613 Εφραιμ G2187 καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 Μανασση· G3128 καὶ G2532 ἔθηκεν G5087 τὸν G3588 Εφραιμ G2187 ἔμπροσθεν G1715 τοῦ G3588 Μανασση. G3128 — [21] εἶπεν G2036 δὲ G1161 Ισραηλ G2474 τῷ G3588 Ιωσηφ G2501 Ἰδοὺ G2400 ἐγὼ G1473 ἀποθνῄσκω, G599 καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 μεθ’ G3326 ὑμῶν G5216 καὶ G2532 ἀποστρέψει G654 ὑμᾶς G5209 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 γῆν G1093 τῶν G3588 πατέρων G3962 ὑμῶν· G5216 [22] ἐγὼ G1473 δὲ G1161 δίδωμί G1325 σοι G4671 Σικιμα ἐξαίρετον ὑπὲρ G5228 τοὺς G3588 ἀδελφούς G80 σου, G4675 ἣν G3739 ἔλαβον G2983 ἐκ G1537 χειρὸς G5495 Αμορραίων ἐν G1722 μαχαίρᾳ G3162 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 τόξῳ. G5115
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament