Genesis 48:19-21

New American Standard Bible

¹⁹ But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know; he also will become a people and he also will be great. However, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and ^(A)his ^[a]descendants shall become ^[b]a multitude of nations.” ²⁰ So ^(B)he blessed them that day, saying,

And so he put Ephraim before Manasseh. ²¹ Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am about to die, but ^(C)God will be with you, and ^(D)bring you back to the land of your fathers.