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1. Some time later, Joseph learned that his father was very sick. So he took his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, and went to his father.
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1. And it came to pass H1961 after H310 these H428 things H1697 , that one told H559 Joseph H3130 , Behold H2009 , thy father H1 is sick H2470 : and he took H3947 with H5973 him H853 his two H8147 sons H1121 , H853 Manasseh H4519 and Ephraim H669 .
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2. When Joseph arrived, someone told Israel, "Your son Joseph has come to see you." Israel was very weak, but he tried hard and sat up in his bed.
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2. And one told H5046 Jacob H3290 , and said H559 , Behold H2009 , thy son H1121 Joseph H3130 cometh H935 unto H413 thee : and Israel H3478 strengthened himself H2388 , and sat H3427 upon H5921 the bed H4296 .
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3. Then Israel said to Joseph, "God All- Powerful appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan. God blessed me there.
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3. And Jacob H3290 said H559 unto H413 Joseph H3130 , God H410 Almighty H7706 appeared H7200 unto H413 me at Luz H3870 in the land H776 of Canaan H3667 , and blessed H1288 me,
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4. He said to me, 'I will make you a great family. I will give you many children and you will be a great people. Your family will own this land forever.'
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4. And said H559 unto H413 me, Behold H2009 , I will make thee fruitful H6509 , and multiply H7235 thee , and I will make H5414 of thee a multitude H6951 of people H5971 ; and will give H5414 H853 this H2063 land H776 to thy seed H2233 after H310 thee for an everlasting H5769 possession H272 .
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5. Now you have two sons. These two sons were born here in the country of Egypt before I came. Your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, will be like my own sons. They will be like Reuben and Simeon to me.
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5. And now H6258 thy two H8147 sons H1121 , Ephraim H669 and Manasseh H4519 , which were born H3205 unto thee in the land H776 of Egypt H4714 before H5704 I came H935 unto H413 thee into Egypt H4714 , are mine ; as Reuben H7205 and Simeon H8095 , they shall be H1961 mine.
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6. So these two boys will be my sons. They will share in everything I own. But if you have other sons, they will be your sons. But they will also be like sons to Ephraim and Manasseh�that is, in the future, they will share in everything that Ephraim and Manasseh own.
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6. And thy issue H4138 , which H834 thou begettest H3205 after H310 them , shall be H1961 thine, and shall be called H7121 after H5921 the name H8034 of their brethren H251 in their inheritance H5159 .
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7. On the trip from Paddan Aram, Rachel died in the land of Canaan. This made me very sad. We were still traveling toward Ephrath. I buried her there on the road to Ephrath." (Ephrath is Bethlehem.)
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7. And as for me H589 , when I came H935 from Padan H4480 H6307 , Rachel H7354 died H4191 by H5921 me in the land H776 of Canaan H3667 in the way H1870 , when yet H5750 there was but a little H3530 way H776 to come H935 unto Ephrath H672 : and I buried H6912 her there H8033 in the way H1870 of Ephrath H672 ; the same H1931 is Bethlehem H1035 .
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8. Then Israel saw Joseph's sons. Israel said, "Who are these boys?"
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8. And Israel H3478 beheld H7200 Joseph H3130 's H853 sons H1121 , and said H559 , Who H4310 are these H428 ?
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9. Joseph said to his father, "These are my sons. These are the boys God gave me." Israel said, "Bring your sons to me. I will bless them."
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9. And Joseph H3130 said H559 unto H413 his father H1 , They H1992 are my sons H1121 , whom H834 God H430 hath given H5414 me in this H2088 place . And he said H559 , Bring H3947 them , I pray thee H4994 , unto H413 me , and I will bless H1288 them.
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10. Israel was old and his eyes were not good. So Joseph brought the boys close to his father. Israel kissed and hugged the boys.
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10. Now the eyes H5869 of Israel H3478 were dim H3513 for age H4480 H2207 , so that he could H3201 not H3808 see H7200 . And he brought them near H5066 H853 unto H413 him ; and he kissed H5401 them , and embraced H2263 them.
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11. Then Israel said to Joseph, "I never thought I would see your face again. But look! God has let me see you and your children."
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11. And Israel H3478 said H559 unto H413 Joseph H3130 , I had not H3808 thought H6419 to see H7200 thy face H6440 : and, lo H2009 , God H430 hath showed H7200 me also H1571 H853 thy seed H2233 .
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12. Then Joseph took the boys off Israel's lap, and they bowed down in front of his father.
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12. And Joseph H3130 brought them out H3318 H853 from between H4480 H5973 his knees H1290 , and he bowed himself H7812 with his face H639 to the earth H776 .
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13. Joseph put Ephraim on his right side and Manasseh on his left side. (So Ephraim was on Israel's left side, and Manasseh was on Israel's right side.)
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13. And Joseph H3130 took H3947 H853 them both H8147 , H853 Ephraim H669 in his right hand H3225 toward Israel H3478 's left hand H4480 H8040 , and Manasseh H4519 in his left hand H8040 toward Israel H3478 's right hand H4480 H3225 , and brought them near H5066 unto H413 him.
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14. But Israel crossed his hands and put his right hand on the head of the younger boy Ephraim. Then he put his left hand on Manasseh, even though Manasseh was the firstborn.
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14. And Israel H3478 stretched out H7971 H853 his right hand H3225 , and laid H7896 it upon H5921 Ephraim H669 's head H7218 , who H1931 was the younger H6810 , and his left hand H8040 upon H5921 Manasseh H4519 's head H7218 , guiding his hands wittingly H7919 H853 H3027 ; for H3588 Manasseh H4519 was the firstborn H1060 .
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15. And Israel blessed Joseph and said, "My ancestors, Abraham and Isaac, worshiped our God, and that God has led me all my life.
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15. And he blessed H1288 H853 Joseph H3130 , and said H559 , God H430 , before H6440 whom H834 my fathers H1 Abraham H85 and Isaac H3327 did walk H1980 , the God H430 which fed H7462 me all my life long H4480 H5750 unto H5704 this H2088 day H3117 ,
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16. He was the Angel who saved me from all my troubles. And I pray that he will bless these boys. Now they will have my name and the name of our ancestors, Abraham and Isaac. I pray that they will grow to become great families and nations on earth."
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16. The Angel H4397 which redeemed H1350 me from all H4480 H3605 evil H7451 , bless H1288 H853 the lads H5288 ; and let my name H8034 be named H7121 on them , and the name H8034 of my fathers H1 Abraham H85 and Isaac H3327 ; and let them grow H1711 into a multitude H7230 in the midst H7130 of the earth H776 .
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17. Joseph saw that his father put his right hand on Ephraim's head. This didn't make Joseph happy. Joseph took his father's hand because he wanted to move it from Ephraim's head and put it on Manasseh's head.
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17. And when Joseph H3130 saw H7200 that H3588 his father H1 laid H7896 his right H3225 hand H3027 upon H5921 the head H7218 of Ephraim H669 , it displeased H7489 H5869 him : and he held up H8551 his father H1 's hand H3027 , to remove H5493 it from H4480 H5921 Ephraim H669 's head H7218 unto H5921 Manasseh H4519 's head H7218 .
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18. Joseph said to his father, "You have your right hand on the wrong boy. Manasseh is the firstborn. Put your right hand on him."
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18. And Joseph H3130 said H559 unto H413 his father H1 , Not H3808 so H3651 , my father H1 : for H3588 this H2088 is the firstborn H1060 ; put H7760 thy right hand H3225 upon H5921 his head H7218 .
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19. But his father refused and said, "I know, son. I know. Manasseh is the firstborn. He will be great and will be the father of many people. But his younger brother will be greater than he is. And the younger brother's family will be much larger."
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19. And his father H1 refused H3985 , and said H559 , I know H3045 it , my son H1121 , I know H3045 it : he H1931 also H1571 shall become H1961 a people H5971 , and he H1931 also H1571 shall be great H1431 : but truly H199 his younger H6996 brother H251 shall be greater H1431 than H4480 he , and his seed H2233 shall become H1961 a multitude H4393 of nations H1471 .
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20. So Israel blessed them that day. He said, "The Israelites will use your names whenever they bless someone. They will say, 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.'" In this way Israel made Ephraim greater than Manasseh.
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20. And he blessed H1288 them that H1931 day H3117 , saying H559 , In thee shall Israel H3478 bless H1288 , saying H559 , God H430 make H7760 thee as Ephraim H669 and as Manasseh H4519 : and he set H7760 H853 Ephraim H669 before H6440 Manasseh H4519 .
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21. Then Israel said to Joseph, "Look, my time to die is almost here, but God will still be with you. He will lead you back to the land of your ancestors.
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21. And Israel H3478 said H559 unto H413 Joseph H3130 , Behold H2009 , I H595 die H4191 : but God H430 shall be H1961 with H5973 you , and bring you again H7725 H853 unto H413 the land H776 of your fathers H1 .
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22. I have given you one portion more than I gave to your brothers. I gave you the land thRS I won from the Amorites. I used my sword and bow to take that land."
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22. Moreover I H589 have given H5414 to thee one H259 portion H7926 above H5921 thy brethren H251 , which H834 I took H3947 out of the hand H4480 H3027 of the Amorite H567 with my sword H2719 and with my bow H7198 .
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