Genesis 48:15-20
New International Version
15 Then he blessed(A) Joseph and said,
“May the God before whom my fathers
Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully,(B)
the God who has been my shepherd(C)
all my life to this day,
16 the Angel(D) who has delivered me from all harm(E)
—may he bless(F) these boys.(G)
May they be called by my name
and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,(H)
and may they increase greatly
on the earth.”(I)
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,
“In your[a] name will Israel(R) pronounce this blessing:(S)
‘May God make you like Ephraim(T) and Manasseh.(U)’”
So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.
Footnotes
- Genesis 48:20 The Hebrew is singular.
Genesis 48:15-20
King James Version
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.
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Exodus 32:31
New International Version
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)
Exodus 32:31
King James Version
31 And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
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Exodus 32:32
New International Version
32 But now, please forgive their sin(A)—but if not, then blot me(B) out of the book(C) you have written.”
Exodus 32:32
King James Version
32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
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Exodus 34:9
King James Version
9 And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.
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Numbers 10:35
New International Version
35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses said,
Numbers 10:35
King James Version
35 And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.
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Numbers 10:36
New International Version
Numbers 10:36
King James Version
36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O Lord, unto the many thousands of Israel.
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Numbers 27:1
New International Version
Numbers 27:1
King James Version
27 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
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