¹⁵ Then he blessed^(A) Joseph and said,

¹⁷ When Joseph saw his father placing his right hand^(J) on Ephraim’s head^(K) he was displeased; so he took hold of his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. ¹⁸ Joseph said to him, “No, my father, this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”^(L)

¹⁹ But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will become great.^(M) Nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he,^(N) and his descendants will become a group of nations.^(O)” ²⁰ He blessed^(P) them that day^(Q) and said,

So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.

³¹ So Moses went back to the Lord and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed!^(A) They have made themselves gods of gold.^(B)

³² But now, please forgive their sin^(A)—but if not, then blot me^(B) out of the book^(C) you have written.”

⁹ “Lord,” he said, “if I have found favor^(A) in your eyes, then let the Lord go with us.^(B) Although this is a stiff-necked^(C) people, forgive our wickedness and our sin,^(D) and take us as your inheritance.”^(E)

³⁵ Whenever the ark set out, Moses said,

³⁶ Whenever it came to rest, he said,

Zelophehad’s Daughters^(A)

27 The daughters of Zelophehad^(B) son of Hepher,^(C) the son of Gilead,^(D) the son of Makir,^(E) the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. The names of the daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah. They came forward