Genesis 48:17-19

New International Reader's Version

¹⁷ Joseph saw his father putting his right hand on Ephraim’s head. And Joseph didn’t like it. So he took hold of his father’s hand to move it over to Manasseh’s head. ¹⁸ Joseph said to him, “No, my father. Here’s my older son. Put your right hand on his head.”

¹⁹ But his father wouldn’t do it. He said, “I know, my son. I know. He too will become a nation. He too will become great. But his younger brother will be greater than he is. His children after him will become a group of nations.”