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01_GEN_48_01 {And it|Also it} {came|arrived} to pass {after|right after|following|once|immediately after} these {things|issues|items|points|elements}, that [one] {told|informed} Joseph, Behold, thy {father|dad} [is] sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

01_GEN_48_02 And [one] {told|informed} Jacob, and {said|stated|mentioned|explained|claimed}, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat {upon|after|on} the bed.

01_GEN_48_03 And Jacob {said|stated|mentioned|explained|claimed} unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz {in the|within the|inside the|inside|while in the} land of Canaan, and blessed me,

01_GEN_48_04 And {said|stated|mentioned|explained|claimed} unto me, Behold, {I will|I'll|I am going to} make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and {I will|I'll|I am going to} make of thee a multitude of {people|individuals|folks|persons|men and women}; and will give this land to thy seed {after|right after|following|once|immediately after} thee [for] an everlasting possession.

01_GEN_48_05 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which {were|had been|have been|were being} born unto thee {in the|within the|inside the|inside|while in the} land of Egypt {before|prior to|ahead of|previous to|just before} I {came|arrived} unto thee into Egypt, [are] mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they {shall be|will probably be|will likely to be|will be} mine.

01_GEN_48_06 And thy {issue|problem|concern|matter}, which thou begettest {after|right after|following|once|immediately after} them, {shall be|will probably be|will likely to be|will be} thine, [and] {shall be|will probably be|will likely to be|will be} {called|known as|referred to as|named|labeled} {after|right after|following|once|immediately after} the {name|title|identify} of their brethren in their inheritance.

01_GEN_48_07 And as for me, when I {came|arrived} from Padan, Rachel died by me {in the|within the|inside the|inside|while in the} land of Canaan {in the|within the|inside the|inside|while in the} way, when yet [there was] but {a little|slightly|somewhat|a bit} {way to|method to|approach to|solution to|strategy to} {come|arrive|appear|occur} unto Ephrath: and I buried her there {in the|within the|inside the|inside|while in the} way of Ephrath; {the same|identical|similar|a similar|the identical} [is] Bethlehem.

01_GEN_48_08 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and {said|stated|mentioned|explained|claimed}, Who [are] these?

01_GEN_48_09 And Joseph {said|stated|mentioned|explained|claimed} unto his {father|dad}, They [are] my sons, whom God hath {given|provided|granted|presented|offered} me in this [place]. And he {said|stated|mentioned|explained|claimed}, {Bring|Take|Get|Convey|Deliver} them, I pray thee, unto me, and {I will|I'll|I am going to} bless them.

01_GEN_48_10 Now the eyes of Israel {were|had been|have been|were being} dim for age, [so that] he could not see. And he {brought|introduced} them {near|close to|in close proximity to|around} unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

01_GEN_48_11 And Israel {said|stated|mentioned|explained|claimed} unto Joseph, I had not thought {to see|to determine|to view} thy face: and, lo, God hath showed me also thy seed.

01_GEN_48_12 And Joseph {brought|introduced} them out from {between|among|in between|concerning} his knees, and he bowed himself with his face {to the|towards the|for the|towards|on the} {earth|world|planet}.

01_GEN_48_13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his {right|correct|proper|appropriate|perfect} {hand|side} toward Israel's left {hand|side}, and Manasseh in his left {hand|side} toward Israel's {right|correct|proper|appropriate|perfect} {hand|side}, and {brought|introduced} [them] {near|close to|in close proximity to|around} unto him.

01_GEN_48_14 And Israel stretched out his {right|correct|proper|appropriate|perfect} {hand|side}, and laid [it] {upon|after|on} Ephraim's {head|go|scalp|mind|brain}, who [was] the {younger|youthful}, and his left {hand|side} {upon|after|on} Manasseh's {head|go|scalp|mind|brain}, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh [was] the firstborn.

01_GEN_48_15 And he blessed Joseph, and {said|stated|mentioned|explained|claimed}, God, {before|prior to|ahead of|previous to|just before} whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my {life|existence} {long|lengthy|prolonged|extended} unto this {day|time|day time|daytime|evening},

01_GEN_48_16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and {let|allow|enable|permit} my {name|title|identify} be named on them, {and the|and also the|as well as the|along with the|plus the} {name|title|identify} of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and {let|allow|enable|permit} them grow {into a|right into a} multitude {in the|within the|inside the|inside|while in the} midst {of the|from the|on the|with the|in the} {earth|world|planet}.

01_GEN_48_17 And when Joseph saw that his {father|dad} laid his {right|correct|proper|appropriate|perfect} {hand|side} {upon|after|on} the {head|go|scalp|mind|brain} of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's {hand|side}, to {remove|eliminate|get rid of|take out|take away} it from Ephraim's {head|go|scalp|mind|brain} unto Manasseh's {head|go|scalp|mind|brain}.

01_GEN_48_18 And Joseph {said|stated|mentioned|explained|claimed} unto his {father|dad}, Not so, my {father|dad}: for this [is] the firstborn; {put|place|set} thy {right|correct|proper|appropriate|perfect} {hand|side} {upon|after|on} his {head|go|scalp|mind|brain}.

01_GEN_48_19 And his {father|dad} refused, and {said|stated|mentioned|explained|claimed}, I know [it], my son, I know [it]: he also shall {become|turn out to be|grow to be|turn into|develop into} a {people|individuals|folks|persons|men and women}, and he also {shall be|will probably be|will likely to be|will be} {great|excellent|good|fantastic|wonderful}: but truly his {younger|youthful} brother {shall be|will probably be|will likely to be|will be} {greater|higher|larger} than he, and his seed shall {become|turn out to be|grow to be|turn into|develop into} a multitude of nations.

01_GEN_48_20 And he blessed them that {day|time|day time|daytime|evening}, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim {before|prior to|ahead of|previous to|just before} Manasseh.

01_GEN_48_21 And Israel {said|stated|mentioned|explained|claimed} unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God {shall be|will probably be|will likely to be|will be} with you, and {bring|take|get|convey|deliver} you {again|once again|once more} unto the land {of your|of the} fathers.

01_GEN_48_22 {Moreover|Furthermore|Additionally|In addition} {I have|I've} {given|provided|granted|presented|offered} to thee {one|a single|1|one particular|just one} portion above thy brethren, which I took out {of the|from the|on the|with the|in the} hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.