And it came to pass after³¹⁰ these things,¹⁶⁹⁷ that one told⁵⁵⁹ Joseph,³¹³⁰ Behold, thy father¹ is sick:²⁴⁷⁰ and he took³⁹⁴⁷ with him his two⁸¹⁴⁷ sons,¹¹²¹ Manasseh⁴⁵¹⁹ and Ephraim.⁶⁶⁹

And one told⁵⁰⁴⁶ Jacob,³²⁹⁰ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Behold, thy son¹¹²¹ Joseph³¹³⁰ cometh⁹³⁵ unto thee: and Israel³⁴⁷⁸ strengthened²³⁸⁸ himself, and sat³⁴²⁷ upon the bed.⁴²⁹⁶

And Jacob³²⁹⁰ said⁵⁵⁹ unto Joseph,³¹³⁰ El⁴¹⁰ Shaddai⁷⁷⁰⁶ appeared⁷²⁰⁰ unto me at Luz³⁸⁷⁰ in the land⁷⁷⁶ of Canaan,³⁶⁶⁷ and blessed¹²⁸⁸ me,

And said⁵⁵⁹ unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful,⁶⁵⁰⁹ and multiply⁷²³⁵ thee, and I will make⁵⁴¹⁴ of thee a multitude⁶⁹⁵¹ of people;⁵⁹⁷¹ and will give⁵⁴¹⁴ this land⁷⁷⁶ to thy seed²²³³ after³¹⁰ thee for an everlasting⁵⁷⁶⁹ possession.²⁷²

And now thy two⁸¹⁴⁷ sons,¹¹²¹ Ephraim⁶⁶⁹ and Manasseh,⁴⁵¹⁹ which were born³²⁰⁵ unto thee in the land⁷⁷⁶ of Egypt⁴⁷¹⁴ before⁵⁷⁰⁴ I came⁹³⁵ unto thee into Egypt,⁴⁷¹⁴ are mine; as Reuben⁷²⁰⁵ and Simeon,⁸⁰⁹⁵ they shall be mine.

And thy issue,⁴¹³⁸ which thou begettest³²⁰⁵ after³¹⁰ them, shall be thine, and shall be called⁷¹²¹ after⁵⁹²¹ the name⁸⁰³⁴ of their brethren²⁵¹ in their inheritance.⁵¹⁵⁹

And as for me, when I came⁹³⁵ from Padan,⁶³⁰⁷ Rachel⁷³⁵⁴ died⁴¹⁹¹ by me in the land⁷⁷⁶ of Canaan³⁶⁶⁷ in the way,¹⁸⁷⁰ when⁵⁷⁵⁰ yet there was but a little³⁵³⁰ way⁷⁷⁶ to come⁹³⁵ unto Ephrath:⁶⁷² and I buried⁶⁹¹² her there in the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of Ephrath;⁶⁷² the same is Bethlehem.¹⁰³⁵

And Israel³⁴⁷⁸ beheld⁷²⁰⁰ Joseph's³¹³⁰ sons,¹¹²¹ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Who are these?

And Joseph³¹³⁰ said⁵⁵⁹ unto his father,¹ They are my sons,¹¹²¹ whom Elohim⁴³⁰ hath given⁵⁴¹⁴ me in this place. And he said,⁵⁵⁹ Bring them,³⁹⁴⁷ I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless¹²⁸⁸ them.

Now the eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ were dim³⁵¹³ for age,²²⁰⁷ so that he could³²⁰¹ not see.⁷²⁰⁰ And he brought them near⁵⁰⁶⁶ unto him; and he kissed⁵⁴⁰¹ them, and embraced²²⁶³ them.

And Israel³⁴⁷⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto Joseph,³¹³⁰ I had not thought⁶⁴¹⁹ to see⁷²⁰⁰ thy face:⁶⁴⁴⁰ and, lo, Elohim⁴³⁰ hath shewed⁷²⁰⁰ me also thy seed.²²³³

And Joseph³¹³⁰ brought them out³³¹⁸ from between⁵⁹⁷³ his knees,¹²⁹⁰ and he bowed⁷⁸¹² himself with his face⁶³⁹ to the earth.⁷⁷⁶

And Joseph³¹³⁰ took³⁹⁴⁷ them both,⁸¹⁴⁷ Ephraim⁶⁶⁹ in his right hand³²²⁵ toward Israel's³⁴⁷⁸ left hand,⁸⁰⁴⁰ and Manasseh⁴⁵¹⁹ in his left hand⁸⁰⁴⁰ toward Israel's³⁴⁷⁸ right hand,³²²⁵ and brought them near⁵⁰⁶⁶ unto him.

And Israel³⁴⁷⁸ stretched out⁷⁹⁷¹ his right hand,³²²⁵ and laid⁷⁸⁹⁶ it upon Ephraim's⁶⁶⁹ head,⁷²¹⁸ who was the younger,⁶⁸¹⁰ and his left hand⁸⁰⁴⁰ upon Manasseh's⁴⁵¹⁹ head,⁷²¹⁸ guiding his hands³⁰²⁷ wittingly;⁷⁹¹⁹ for Manasseh⁴⁵¹⁹ was the firstborn.¹⁰⁶⁰

And he blessed¹²⁸⁸ Joseph,³¹³⁰ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Elohim,⁴³⁰ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ whom my fathers¹ Abraham⁸⁵ and Isaac³³²⁷ did walk,¹⁹⁸⁰ the Elohim⁴³⁰ which fed⁷⁴⁶² me all my life long⁵⁷⁵⁰ unto this day,³¹¹⁷

The Angel⁴³⁹⁷ which redeemed¹³⁵⁰ me from all evil,⁷⁴⁵¹ bless¹²⁸⁸ the lads;⁵²⁸⁸ and let my name⁸⁰³⁴ be named⁷¹²¹ on them, and the name⁸⁰³⁴ of my fathers¹ Abraham⁸⁵ and Isaac;³³²⁷ and let them grow¹⁷¹¹ into a multitude⁷²³⁰ in the midst⁷¹³⁰ of the earth.⁷⁷⁶

And when Joseph³¹³⁰ saw⁷²⁰⁰ that his father¹ laid⁷⁸⁹⁶ his right³²²⁵ hand³⁰²⁷ upon the head⁷²¹⁸ of Ephraim,⁶⁶⁹ it displeased³⁴¹⁵ him: and he held up⁸⁵⁵¹ his father's¹ hand,³⁰²⁷ to remove⁵⁴⁹³ it from Ephraim's⁶⁶⁹ head⁷²¹⁸ unto Manasseh's⁴⁵¹⁹ head.⁷²¹⁸

And Joseph³¹³⁰ said⁵⁵⁹ unto his father,¹ Not so, my father:¹ for this is the firstborn;¹⁰⁶⁰ put⁷⁷⁶⁰ thy right hand³²²⁵ upon his head.⁷²¹⁸

And his father¹ refused,³⁹⁸⁵ and said,⁵⁵⁹ I know³⁰⁴⁵ it, my son,¹¹²¹ I know³⁰⁴⁵ it: he also shall become a people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and he also shall be great:¹⁴³¹ but truly¹⁹⁹ his younger⁶⁹⁹⁶ brother²⁵¹ shall be greater¹⁴³¹ than he, and his seed²²³³ shall become a multitude⁴³⁹³ of nations.¹⁴⁷¹

And he blessed¹²⁸⁸ them that day,³¹¹⁷ saying,⁵⁵⁹ In thee shall Israel³⁴⁷⁸ bless,¹²⁸⁸ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Elohim⁴³⁰ make⁷⁷⁶⁰ thee as Ephraim⁶⁶⁹ and as Manasseh:⁴⁵¹⁹ and he set⁷⁷⁶⁰ Ephraim⁶⁶⁹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ Manasseh.⁴⁵¹⁹

And Israel³⁴⁷⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto Joseph,³¹³⁰ Behold, I die:⁴¹⁹¹ but Elohim⁴³⁰ shall be with you, and bring you again⁷⁷²⁵ unto the land⁷⁷⁶ of your fathers.¹

Moreover I have given⁵⁴¹⁴ to thee one²⁵⁹ portion⁷⁹²⁶ above thy brethren,²⁵¹ which I took³⁹⁴⁷ out of the hand³⁰²⁷ of the Amorite⁵⁶⁷ with my sword²⁷¹⁹ and with my bow.⁷¹⁹⁸