Genesis 48:19-21

Modern English Version

¹⁹ His father refused and said, “I know it, my son, I know it. He will also become a people, and he will also be great, but truly his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a multitude of nations.” ²⁰ He blessed them that day, saying,

So he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

²¹ Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you and return you again to the land of your fathers.