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| [1]And it cometh to pass, after these things, that [one] saith to Joseph, `Lo, thy father is sick;' and he taketh his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim. |
[1]Again after this, one said to Joseph, Lo, thy father is sick: then he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. |
| [2]And [one] declareth to Jacob, and saith, `Lo, thy son Joseph is coming unto thee;' and Israel doth strengthen himself, and sit upon the bed. |
[2]Also one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph is come to thee, and Israel took his strength unto him and sat upon the bed. |
| [3]And Jacob saith unto Joseph, `God Almighty hath appeared unto me, in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blesseth me, |
[3]Then Jacob said unto Joseph, God almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me. |
| [4]and saith unto me, Lo, I am making thee fruitful, and have multiplied thee, and given thee for an assembly of peoples, and given this land to thy seed after thee, a possession age-during. |
[4]And he said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and will multiply thee, and will make a great number of people of thee, and will give this land unto thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession. |
| [5]`And now, thy two sons, who are born to thee in the land of Egypt, before my coming unto thee to Egypt, mine they [are]; Ephraim and Manasseh, as Reuben and Simeon they are mine; |
[5]And now thy two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, which are born unto thee in the land of Egypt, before I came to thee into Egypt, shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are mine. |
| [6]and thy family which thou hast begotten after them are thine; by the name of their brethren they are called in their inheritance. |
[6]But thy linage, which thou hast begotten after them, shall be thine: they shall be called after the names of their brethren in their inheritance. |
| [7]`And I -- in my coming in from Padan-[Aram] Rachel hath died by me in the land of Canaan, in the way, while yet a kibrath of land to enter Ephrata, and I bury her there in the way of Ephrata, which [is] Bethlehem.' |
[7]Now when I came from Padan, Rachel died upon mine hand in the land of Canaan, by the way when there was but half a day's journey of ground to come to Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath: the same is Beth-lehem. |
| [8]And Israel seeth the sons of Joseph, and saith, `Who [are] these?' |
[8]Then Israel beheld Joseph's sons and said, Whose are these? |
| [9]and Joseph saith unto his father, `They [are] my sons, whom God hath given to me in this [place];' and he saith, `Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I bless them.' |
[9]And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, which God hath given me here. Then he said, I pray thee, bring them to me, that I may bless them: |
| [10]And the eyes of Israel have been heavy from age, he is unable to see; and he bringeth them nigh unto him, and he kisseth them, and cleaveth to them; |
[10](For the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not well see) Then he caused them to come to him, and he kissed them and embraced them. |
| [11]and Israel saith unto Joseph, `To see thy face I had not thought, and lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.' |
[11]And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to have seen thy face: yet lo, God hath showed me also thy seed. |
| [12]And Joseph bringeth them out from between his knees, and boweth himself on his face to the earth; |
[12]And Joseph took them away from his knees, and did reverence down to the ground. |
| [13]and Joseph taketh them both, Ephraim in his right hand towards Israel's left, and Manasseh in his left towards Israel's right, and bringeth [them] nigh to him. |
[13]Then took Joseph them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, so he brought them unto him. |
| [14]And Israel putteth out his right hand, and placeth [it] upon the head of Ephraim, who [is] the younger, and his left hand upon the head of Manasseh; he hath guided his hands wisely, for Manasseh [is] the first-born. |
[14]But Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim's head, which was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head (directing his hands of purpose) for Manasseh was the elder. |
| [15]And he blesseth Joseph, and saith, `God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked habitually: God who is feeding me from my being unto this day: |
[15]Also he blessed Joseph and said, The God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God, which hath fed me all my life long unto this day, bless thee. |
| [16]the Messenger who is redeeming me from all evil doth bless the youths, and my name is called upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and they increase into a multitude in the midst of the land.' |
[16]The Angel, which hath delivered me from all evil, bless the children, and let my name be named upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, that they may grow as fish into a multitude in the midst of the earth. |
| [17]And Joseph seeth that his father setteth his right hand on the head of Ephraim, and it is wrong in his eyes, and he supporteth the hand of his father to turn it aside from off the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh; |
[17]But when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he stayed his father's hand to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head. |
| [18]and Joseph saith unto his father, `Not so, my father, for this [is] the first-born; set thy right hand on his head.' |
[18]And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father, for this is the eldest: put thy right hand upon his head. |
| [19]And his father refuseth, and saith, `I have known, my son, I have known; he also becometh a people, and he also is great, and yet, his young brother is greater than he, and his seed is the fulness of the nations;' |
[19]But his father refused, and said, I know well, my son, I know well: he shall be also a people, and he shall be great likewise: but his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall be full of nations. |
| [20]and he blesseth them in that day, saying, `By thee doth Israel bless, saying, God set thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh;' and he setteth Ephraim before Manasseh. |
[20]So he blessed them that day, and said, In thee Israel shall bless, and say, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh. And he set Ephraim before Manasseh. |
| [21]And Israel saith unto Joseph, `Lo, I am dying, and God hath been with you, and hath brought you back unto the land of your fathers; |
[21]Then Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die, and God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers. |
| [22]and I -- I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I have taken out of the hand of the Amorite by my sword and by my bow.' |
[22]Moreover, I have given unto thee one portion above thy brethren, which I gat out of the hand of the Amorite by my sword and by my bow. |