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Israel Blesses Joseph’s Sons

15 Then Israel blessed Joseph by saying:

“May the God in whose presence
    my ancestors Abraham and Isaac walked,
the God who has continued shepherding me
    my whole life even until today,
16 the angel who has been rescuing[a] me
    from all sorts of evil,
        bless these young men.
May my name continue to live on within them,
    including the names
        of my ancestors Abraham and Isaac,
and may they grow into a vast multitude
    throughout the earth.”

17 But Joseph observed that his father had laid his right hand on Ephraim’s head. That displeased him, so he grabbed his father’s hand and started to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 48:16 Or redeeming

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.

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