Genesis 48:19-21

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁹ But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know! He too will become a tribe,^[a] and he too will be great; nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a populous nation.”^{[b] 20} So he blessed them that day with these words:

²¹ Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.^(A)