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and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And now thy two sons, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, shall be mine. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine; they shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Now 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath let me see thy seed also. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And 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,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>the angel which hath 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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And 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: howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And 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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/48-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Moreover 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.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">English Revised Version, 1885<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/47.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 47"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 47" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/49.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 49"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 49" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="/scan/genesis/48-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></body></html>