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World English Bible

Genesis 48 (WEBP)

[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 you, 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.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 48 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass after these things, that one told () Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: () and he took () with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
[2] And one told () Jacob, and said, () Behold, thy son Joseph cometh () unto thee: and Israel strengthened () himself, and sat () upon the bed.
[3] And Jacob said () unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared () unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed () me,
[4] and said () unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, () and multiply () thee, and I will make () of thee a multitude of people; and will give () this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
[5] And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born () unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came () unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
[6] And thy issue, which thou begettest () after them, shall be thine, and shall be called () after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
[7] And as for me, when I came () from Padan, Rachel died () by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come () unto Ephrath: and I buried her () there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Beth-lehem.
[8] And Israel beheld () Joseph’s sons, and said, () Who are these?
[9] And Joseph said () unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given () me in this place. And he said, () Bring them, () I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless () them.
[10] Now the eyes of Israel were dim () for age, so that he could () not see. () And he brought them near () unto him; and he kissed () them, and embraced () them.
[11] And Israel said () unto Joseph, I had not thought () to see () thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed () me also thy seed.
[12] And Joseph brought them out () from between his knees, and he bowed () himself with his face to the earth.
[13] And 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 () unto him.
[14] And Israel stretched out () his right hand, and laid () it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; () for Manasseh was the firstborn.
[15] And he blessed () Joseph, and said, () God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, () the God which fed () me all my life long unto this day,
[16] the Angel which 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; and let them grow () into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
[17] And when Joseph saw () that his father laid () his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased () him: and he held up () his father’s hand, to remove () it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.
[18] And Joseph said () unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put () thy right hand upon his head.
[19] And his father refused, () and said, () I know () it, my son, I know () it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: () but truly his younger brother shall be greater () than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
[20] And he blessed () them that day, saying, () In thee shall Israel bless, () saying, () God make () thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set () Ephraim before Manasseh.
[21] And Israel said () unto Joseph, Behold, I die: () but God shall be with you, and bring you again () unto the land of your fathers.
[22] Moreover I have given () to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took () out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.

Genesis 48:10 Heb. heavy
Genesis 48:16 Heb. as fishes do increase
Genesis 48:19 Heb. fullness

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Genesis 48 (BYZ)

[1] εγενετο δε μετα τα ρηματα ταυτα και απηγγελη τω ιωσηφ οτι ο πατηρ σου ενοχλειται και αναλαβων τους δυο υιους αυτου τον μανασση και τον εφραιμ ηλθεν προς ιακωβ
[2] απηγγελη δε τω ιακωβ λεγοντες ιδου ο υιος σου ιωσηφ ερχεται προς σε και ενισχυσας ισραηλ εκαθισεν επι την κλινην
[3] και ειπεν ιακωβ τω ιωσηφ ο θεος μου ωφθη μοι εν λουζα εν γη χανααν και ευλογησεν με
[4] και ειπεν μοι ιδου εγω αυξανω σε και πληθυνω σε και ποιησω σε εις συναγωγας εθνων και δωσω σοι την γην ταυτην και τω σπερματι σου μετα σε εις κατασχεσιν αιωνιον
[5] νυν ουν οι δυο υιοι σου οι γενομενοι σοι εν αιγυπτω προ του με ελθειν προς σε εις αιγυπτον εμοι εισιν εφραιμ και μανασση ως ρουβην και συμεων εσονται μοι
[6] τα δε εκγονα α εαν γεννησης μετα ταυτα σοι εσονται επι τω ονοματι των αδελφων αυτων κληθησονται εν τοις εκεινων κληροις
[7] εγω δε ηνικα ηρχομην εκ μεσοποταμιας της συριας απεθανεν ραχηλ η μητηρ σου εν γη χανααν εγγιζοντος μου κατα τον ιπποδρομον χαβραθα της γης του ελθειν εφραθα και κατωρυξα αυτην εν τη οδω του ιπποδρομου αυτη εστιν βαιθλεεμ
[8] ιδων δε ισραηλ τους υιους ιωσηφ ειπεν τινες σοι ουτοι
[9] ειπεν δε ιωσηφ τω πατρι αυτου υιοι μου εισιν ους εδωκεν μοι ο θεος ενταυθα και ειπεν ιακωβ προσαγαγε μοι αυτους ινα ευλογησω αυτους
[10] οι δε οφθαλμοι ισραηλ εβαρυωπησαν απο του γηρους και ουκ ηδυνατο βλεπειν και ηγγισεν αυτους προς αυτον και εφιλησεν αυτους και περιελαβεν αυτους
[11] και ειπεν ισραηλ προς ιωσηφ ιδου του προσωπου σου ουκ εστερηθην και ιδου εδειξεν μοι ο θεος και το σπερμα σου
[12] και εξηγαγεν ιωσηφ αυτους απο των γονατων αυτου και προσεκυνησαν αυτω επι προσωπον επι της γης
[13] λαβων δε ιωσηφ τους δυο υιους αυτου τον τε εφραιμ εν τη δεξια εξ αριστερων δε ισραηλ τον δε μανασση εν τη αριστερα εκ δεξιων δε ισραηλ ηγγισεν αυτους αυτω
[14] εκτεινας δε ισραηλ την χειρα την δεξιαν επεβαλεν επι την κεφαλην εφραιμ ουτος δε ην ο νεωτερος και την αριστεραν επι την κεφαλην μανασση εναλλαξ τας χειρας
[15] και ηυλογησεν αυτους και ειπεν ο θεος ω ευηρεστησαν οι πατερες μου εναντιον αυτου αβρααμ και ισαακ ο θεος ο τρεφων με εκ νεοτητος εως της ημερας ταυτης
[16] ο αγγελος ο ρυομενος με εκ παντων των κακων ευλογησαι τα παιδια ταυτα και επικληθησεται εν αυτοις το ονομα μου και το ονομα των πατερων μου αβρααμ και ισαακ και πληθυνθειησαν εις πληθος πολυ επι της γης
[17] ιδων δε ιωσηφ οτι επεβαλεν ο πατηρ την δεξιαν αυτου επι την κεφαλην εφραιμ βαρυ αυτω κατεφανη και αντελαβετο ιωσηφ της χειρος του πατρος αυτου αφελειν αυτην απο της κεφαλης εφραιμ επι την κεφαλην μανασση
[18] ειπεν δε ιωσηφ τω πατρι αυτου ουχ ουτως πατερ ουτος γαρ ο πρωτοτοκος επιθες την δεξιαν σου επι την κεφαλην αυτου
[19] και ουκ ηθελησεν αλλα ειπεν οιδα τεκνον οιδα και ουτος εσται εις λαον και ουτος υψωθησεται αλλα ο αδελφος αυτου ο νεωτερος μειζων αυτου εσται και το σπερμα αυτου εσται εις πληθος εθνων
[20] και ευλογησεν αυτους εν τη ημερα εκεινη λεγων εν υμιν ευλογηθησεται ισραηλ λεγοντες ποιησαι σε ο θεος ως εφραιμ και ως μανασση και εθηκεν τον εφραιμ εμπροσθεν του μανασση
[21] ειπεν δε ισραηλ τω ιωσηφ ιδου εγω αποθνησκω και εσται ο θεος μεθ υμων και αποστρεψει υμας εις την γην των πατερων υμων
[22] εγω δε διδωμι σοι σικιμα εξαιρετον υπερ τους αδελφους σου ην ελαβον εκ χειρος αμορραιων εν μαχαιρα μου και τοξω