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Genesis 48:13–15

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And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.
And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
¶ And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
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From verse 14

  1. Genesis 41:51Rank 1 from verse 14
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    51And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.

  2. 1 Timothy 4:14Rank 2 from verse 14
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    14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

  3. 1 Timothy 5:22Rank 3 from verse 14
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    22Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.

  4. Acts 13:3Rank 4 from verse 14
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    3And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

  5. Acts 6:6Rank 5 from verse 14
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    6Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

  6. Acts 8:17–19Rank 6 from verse 14
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    17Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

    18And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

    19Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

  7. Deuteronomy 34:9Rank 7 from verse 14
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    9¶ And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the Lord commanded Moses.

  8. Exodus 15:6Rank 8 from verse 14
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    6Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.

  9. Genesis 46:20Rank 9 from verse 14
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    20¶ And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.

  10. Genesis 48:18Rank 10 from verse 14
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    18And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.

  11. Luke 13:13Rank 11 from verse 14
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    13And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

  12. Luke 4:40Rank 12 from verse 14
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    40¶ Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

  13. Matthew 16:18Rank 13 from verse 14
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    18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

  14. Matthew 19:13Rank 14 from verse 14
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    13¶ Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

  15. Matthew 19:15Rank 15 from verse 14
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    15And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

  16. Matthew 6:5Rank 16 from verse 14
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    5¶ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

  17. Numbers 8:10Rank 17 from verse 14
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    10And thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:

  18. Numbers 8:18Rank 18 from verse 14
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    18And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.

  19. Psalms 110:1Rank 19 from verse 14
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    1THE Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

  20. Psalms 118:16Rank 20 from verse 14
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    16The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.

From verse 15

  1. Genesis 17:1Rank 1 from verse 15
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    1AND when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

  2. Colossians 2:6Rank 2 from verse 15
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    6As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:

  3. Hebrews 11:21Rank 3 from verse 15
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    21By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.

  4. 1 Corinthians 10:31Rank 4 from verse 15
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    31Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

  5. 1 Kings 3:6Rank 5 from verse 15
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    6And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

  6. 1 Timothy 6:6–10Rank 6 from verse 15
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    6But godliness with contentment is great gain.

    7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

    8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

    9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

    10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

  7. 2 Corinthians 1:12Rank 7 from verse 15
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    12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

  8. Deuteronomy 33:1Rank 8 from verse 15
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    1AND this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

  9. Ecclesiastes 2:24–25Rank 9 from verse 15
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    24There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

    25For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?

  10. Ecclesiastes 5:12Rank 10 from verse 15
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    12The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

  11. Ecclesiastes 5:18Rank 11 from verse 15
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    18¶ Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

  12. Ecclesiastes 6:7Rank 12 from verse 15
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    7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

  13. Genesis 24:20Rank 13 from verse 15
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    20And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.

  14. Genesis 27:4Rank 14 from verse 15
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    4And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.

  15. Genesis 28:20Rank 15 from verse 15
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    20And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

  16. Genesis 28:22Rank 16 from verse 15
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    22And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

  17. Genesis 28:3Rank 17 from verse 15
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    3And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

  18. Genesis 48:16Rank 18 from verse 15
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    16The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

  19. Genesis 49:24Rank 19 from verse 15
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    24But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

  20. Genesis 49:28Rank 20 from verse 15
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    28¶ All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.

  21. Genesis 5:22–24Rank 21 from verse 15
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    22And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

    23And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

    24And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

  22. Genesis 6:9Rank 22 from verse 15
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    9¶ These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

  23. Isaiah 30:21Rank 23 from verse 15
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    21And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

  24. Isaiah 33:16Rank 24 from verse 15
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    16He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

  25. Jeremiah 8:2Rank 25 from verse 15
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    2And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.

  26. Luke 1:6Rank 26 from verse 15
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    6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

  27. Matthew 6:25–34Rank 27 from verse 15
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    25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

    26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

    27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

    28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

    29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

    30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

    31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

    32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

    33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

    34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

  28. Psalms 103:4–5Rank 28 from verse 15
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    4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

    5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

  29. Psalms 16:8Rank 29 from verse 15
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    8I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

  30. Psalms 23:1Rank 30 from verse 15
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    1THE Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

  31. 1 Thessalonians 2:12Rank 31 from verse 15
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    12That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

  32. Psalms 37:3Rank 32 from verse 15
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    3Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 48:13

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

right

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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

toward

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1. In the direction of or in relation to. 2. Approaching. 3. Inclined or ready.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

left

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Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of leave: departed, abandoned, allowed to remain, or caused to remain. Sense 2: The direction or side opposite the right.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 48:14

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

right

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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

laid

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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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head

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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

left

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Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of leave: departed, abandoned, allowed to remain, or caused to remain. Sense 2: The direction or side opposite the right.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 48:15

COMBINED MEANING

blessed

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1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

long

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Sense 1: Extending a great distance or duration. Sense 2: To desire earnestly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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48:5¶ And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

48:6And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.

48:7And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Beth-lehem.

48:8And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who are these?

48:9And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

48:10Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

48:11And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.

48:12And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

48:13And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.

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48:14And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

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48:15¶ And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,

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48:16The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

48:17And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.

48:18And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.

48:19And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

48:20And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

48:21And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

48:22Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.

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