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data-section-citation="001048001001048001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:1</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1253" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1254"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 41:50; Jos 14:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1254" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1254" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-48-3" data-section-citation="001048003001048003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:3</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1254" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1255"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 28:13, 19; Ho 12:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1255" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1255" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p896" data-pid="896" class="sx"><span class="ni">ns 76,</span><span class="ni"> 92</span></p> <p id="p897" data-pid="897" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-48-4" data-section-citation="001048004001048004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:4</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-336"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p803" data-pid="803">Lit., “seed.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1255" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1256"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 35:10, 11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1256" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1256" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1256" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1257"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 28:13, 14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1257" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1257" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-48-5" data-section-citation="001048005001048005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:5</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1257" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1258"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 14:4; 1Ch 5:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1258" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1258" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1258" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1259"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 35:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1259" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1259" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2049" data-pid="2049" class="se"></p> <p id="p2050" data-pid="2050" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/2170/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 753,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/2171/0"> 1229</a></p> <p id="p2051" data-pid="2051" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/2172/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1125</a></p> <p id="p2052" data-pid="2052" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p663" data-pid="663" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/661/0">it-1 753,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/661/2"> 1229;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/661/4"> it-2 1125;</a></p> <p id="p664" data-pid="664" class="sx"></p> <p id="p897" data-pid="897" class="sx"><span class="ni">ns 81</span></p> <p id="p898" data-pid="898" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-48-6" data-section-citation="001048006001048006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:6</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1259" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1260"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 13:29; 16:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1260" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1260" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-48-7" data-section-citation="001048007001048007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:7</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1260" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1261"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 35:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1261" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1261" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1261" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1262"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mic 5:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1262" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1262" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1262" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1263"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 17:12; Mt 2:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1263" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1263" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2052" data-pid="2052" class="se"></p> <p id="p2053" data-pid="2053" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/2173/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 299-300</a></p> <p id="p2054" data-pid="2054" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p664" data-pid="664" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/662/0">it-1 299</a></p> <p id="p665" data-pid="665" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-48-9" data-section-citation="001048009001048009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:9</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1263" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1264"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 41:50</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1264" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1264" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1264" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1265"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Heb 11:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1265" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1265" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-48-11" data-section-citation="001048011001048011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:11</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-337"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p804" data-pid="804">Lit., “seed.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1265" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1266"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 37:34, 35; 42:36; 46:30</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1266" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1266" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-48-12" data-section-citation="001048012001048012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:12</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2054" data-pid="2054" class="se"></p> <p id="p2055" data-pid="2055" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/2174/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 802</a></p> <p id="p2056" data-pid="2056" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p665" data-pid="665" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/663/0">it-1 802</a></p> <p id="p666" data-pid="666" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-48-13" data-section-citation="001048013001048013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:13</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1266" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1267"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 41:52</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1267" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1267" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1267" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1268"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 41:51</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1268" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1268" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2056" data-pid="2056" class="se"></p> <p id="p2057" data-pid="2057" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/2175/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 217</a></p> <p id="p2058" data-pid="2058" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p666" data-pid="666" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/664/0">it-1 217;</a></p> <p id="p667" data-pid="667" class="sx"></p> <p id="p898" data-pid="898" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/896/0">ad 164</a></p> <p id="p899" data-pid="899" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-48-14" data-section-citation="001048014001048014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:14</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1268" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1269"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 41:51; 46:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1269" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1269" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2058" data-pid="2058" class="se"></p> <p id="p2059" data-pid="2059" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/2176/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 217,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/2177/0"> 1029</a></p> <p id="p2060" data-pid="2060" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/2178/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 998</a></p> <p id="p2061" data-pid="2061" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p667" data-pid="667" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/665/0">it-1 217,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/665/2"> 1029;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/665/4"> it-2 998;</a></p> <p id="p668" data-pid="668" class="sx"></p> <p id="p899" data-pid="899" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/897/0">ad 164,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/897/1"> 710;</a><span class="ni"> ns 81</span></p> <p id="p900" data-pid="900" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-48-15" data-section-citation="001048015001048015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:15</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1269" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1270"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ch 5:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1270" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1270" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1270" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1271"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 17:1; 24:40</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1271" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1271" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1271" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1272"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 28:13; Ps 23:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1272" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1272" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-48-16" data-section-citation="001048016001048016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:16</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1272" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1273"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 28:15; 31:11; Ps 34:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1273" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1273" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1273" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1274"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 32:26</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1274" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1274" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1274" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1275"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 1:7; Nu 26:34, 37</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1275" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1275" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-48-18" data-section-citation="001048018001048018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:18</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1275" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1276"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 41:51</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1276" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1276" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-48-19" data-section-citation="001048019001048019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:19</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-338"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p805" data-pid="805">Lit., “seed.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1276" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1277"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 2:18-21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1277" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1277" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1277" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1278"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 1:32, 33</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1278" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1278" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p900" data-pid="900" class="sx"><span class="ni">ms 396;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/898/1"> w63 743;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/898/2"> w62 400;</a><span class="ni"> ns 81,</span><span class="ni"> 132</span></p> <p id="p901" data-pid="901" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-48-20" data-section-citation="001048020001048020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:20</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1278" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1279"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Heb 11:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1279" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1279" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p901" data-pid="901" class="sx"><span class="ni">ns 81,</span><span class="ni"> 132</span></p> <p id="p902" data-pid="902" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-48-21" data-section-citation="001048021001048021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:21</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1279" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1280"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 50:24</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1280" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1280" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1280" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1281"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 15:14; 26:3; De 31:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1281" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1281" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-48-22" data-section-citation="001048022001048022"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 48:22</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-339"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p806" data-pid="806">Or “one slope of land.” Lit., “one shoulder.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2061" data-pid="2061" class="se"></p> <p id="p2062" data-pid="2062" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/2179/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 97-98,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/2180/0"> 1246</a></p> <p id="p2063" data-pid="2063" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/2181/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 936</a></p> <p id="p2064" data-pid="2064" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p668" data-pid="668" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/666/0">it-1 97-98,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/666/3"> 1246;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/666/5"> it-2 936;</a></p> <p id="p669" data-pid="669" class="sx"></p> <p id="p902" data-pid="902" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/900/0">ad 70,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/900/1"> 864,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/900/2"> 1497;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/900/3"> w62 400;</a><span class="ni"> ns 83</span></p> <p id="p903" data-pid="903" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1253/1" 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class="scalableui">Gen. 48:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 28:13, 14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1257-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1257-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1257/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-1258-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 48:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 14:4; 1Ch 5:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1258-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1258-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div 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class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 48:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mic 5:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1262-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1262-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1262/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-1263-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 48:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 17:12; Mt 2:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1263-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1263-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1263/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-1264-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 48:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 41:50</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1264-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1264-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1264/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-1265-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 48:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Heb 11:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1265-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1265-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1265/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-1266-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 48:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 37:34, 35; 42:36; 46:30</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1266-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1266-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" 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class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 48:15</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ch 5:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1270-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1270-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1270/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-1271-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 48:15</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 17:1; 24:40</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1271-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1271-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1271/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-1272-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 48:15</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 28:13; Ps 23:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1272-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1272-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1272/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-1273-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 48:16</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 28:15; 31:11; Ps 34:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1273-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1273-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/48/1273/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-1274-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 48:16</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 32:26</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1274-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1274-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" 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blessed me.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1254" data-bid="1255-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-48-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1455" class="vl vp">4 </a>And he said to me, ‘I am making you fruitful, and I will make you many, and I will transform you into a congregation of peoples,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1255" data-bid="1256-1" class="b">+</a> and I will give this land to your offspring<a id="footnotesource336" data-fnid="336" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/335">*</a> after you as a lasting possession.’<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1256" data-bid="1257-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-48-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1456" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>Now your two sons who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt are mine.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1257" data-bid="1258-1" class="b">+</a> Eʹphra·im and Ma·nasʹseh will become mine just as Reuʹben and Simʹe·on are mine.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1258" data-bid="1259-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-48-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1457" class="vl vp">6 </a>But the children born to you after them will become yours. They will be called by the name of their brothers in their inheritance.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1259" data-bid="1260-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-48-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1458" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>As for me, when I was coming from Padʹdan, Rachel died<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1260" data-bid="1261-1" class="b">+</a> alongside me in the land of Caʹnaan, while there was yet a good stretch of land before coming to Ephʹrath.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1261" data-bid="1262-1" class="b">+</a> So I buried her there on the way to Ephʹrath, that is, Bethʹle·hem.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1262" data-bid="1263-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p438" data-pid="438" class="sb"><span id="v1-48-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1459" class="vl vp">8 </a>Then Israel saw Joseph’s sons and asked: “Who are these?” </span><span id="v1-48-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1460" class="vl vp">9 </a>So Joseph said to his father: “They are my sons whom God has given me in this place.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1263" data-bid="1264-1" class="b">+</a> At this he said: “Bring them to me, please, so that I may bless them.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1264" data-bid="1265-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-48-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1461" class="vl vp">10 </a>Now the eyes of Israel were failing from age, and he was unable to see. So Joseph brought them close to him, and he kissed them and embraced them. </span><span id="v1-48-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1462" class="vl vp">11 </a>Israel said to Joseph: “I never imagined I would see your face,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1265" data-bid="1266-1" class="b">+</a> but here God has also let me see your offspring.”<a id="footnotesource337" data-fnid="337" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/336">*</a> </span><span id="v1-48-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1463" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>Joseph then removed them from Israel’s knees, and he bowed down with his face to the ground.</span></p> <p id="p439" data-pid="439" class="sb"><span id="v1-48-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1464" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>Joseph now took the two of them, Eʹphra·im<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1266" data-bid="1267-1" class="b">+</a> with his right hand to Israel’s left and Ma·nasʹseh<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1267" data-bid="1268-1" class="b">+</a> with his left hand to Israel’s right, and brought them close to him. </span><span id="v1-48-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1465" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>However, Israel put out his right hand and placed it on Eʹphra·im’s head, although he was the younger, and he placed his left hand on Ma·nasʹseh’s head. He purposely laid his hands this way, since Ma·nasʹseh was the firstborn.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1268" data-bid="1269-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-48-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1466" class="vl vp">15 </a>Then he blessed Joseph and said:<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1269" data-bid="1270-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <div id="p440" data-pid="440"><p data-pid="440" class="sz"><span id="v1-48-15-2" class="v">“The true God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1270" data-bid="1271-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="440" class="sz"><span id="v1-48-15-3" class="v">The true God who has been shepherding me during all my life until this day,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1271" data-bid="1272-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="440" class="sl"><span id="v1-48-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1467" class="vl vp">16 </a>The angel who has been recovering me from all calamity,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1272" data-bid="1273-1" class="b">+</a> bless the boys.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1273" data-bid="1274-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p441" data-pid="441"><p data-pid="441" class="sz"><span id="v1-48-16-2" class="v">Let my name be called upon them and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac,</span></p><p data-pid="441" class="sz"><span id="v1-48-16-3" class="v">Let them increase to a multitude in the earth.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1274" data-bid="1275-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><p id="p442" data-pid="442" class="sb"><span id="v1-48-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1468" class="vl vp">17 </a>When Joseph saw that his father kept his right hand placed on Eʹphra·im’s head, it was displeasing to him, so he tried to take hold of his father’s hand to move it from Eʹphra·im’s head to Ma·nasʹseh’s head. </span><span id="v1-48-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1469" class="vl vp">18 </a>Joseph said to his father: “Not so, my father, because this is the firstborn.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1275" data-bid="1276-1" class="b">+</a> Put your right hand on his head.” </span><span id="v1-48-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1470" class="vl vx vp">19 </a>But his father kept refusing and said: “I know it, my son, I know it. He too will become a people, and he too will become great. Nevertheless, his younger brother will become greater than he will,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1276" data-bid="1277-1" class="b">+</a> and his offspring<a id="footnotesource338" data-fnid="338" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/337">*</a> will become the full equivalent of nations.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1277" data-bid="1278-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-48-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1471" class="vl vx vp">20 </a>So he continued to bless them on that day,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/1278" data-bid="1279-1" class="b">+</a> saying:</span></p> <div id="p443" data-pid="443"><p data-pid="443" class="sz"><span id="v1-48-20-2" class="v">“Let Israel mention you when they pronounce blessings, saying,</span></p><p data-pid="443" class="sz"><span id="v1-48-20-3" class="v">‘May God make you like Eʹphra·im and like Ma·nasʹseh.’”</span></p> </div><p id="p444" data-pid="444" class="sb"><span id="v1-48-20-4" 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