Genesis 48:20-22
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20 So he blessed them that day, saying,
“By you Israel will invoke blessings, saying,
‘God make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh.’ ”
So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh. 21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you again to the land of your ancestors.(A) 22 I now give to you one portion[a] more than to your brothers, the portion[b] that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow.”(B)
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Genesis 48:20-22
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20 He blessed(A) them that day(B) and said,
“In your[a] name will Israel(C) pronounce this blessing:(D)
‘May God make you like Ephraim(E) and Manasseh.(F)’”
So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.
21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you[b](G) and take you[c] back to the land of your[d] fathers.(H) 22 And to you I give one more ridge of land[e](I) than to your brothers,(J) the ridge I took from the Amorites with my sword(K) and my bow.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 48:20 The Hebrew is singular.
- Genesis 48:21 The Hebrew is plural.
- Genesis 48:21 The Hebrew is plural.
- Genesis 48:21 The Hebrew is plural.
- Genesis 48:22 The Hebrew for ridge of land is identical with the place name Shechem.
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