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Genesis 48

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And it came to pass afterh310 these thingsh1697, that one toldh559h8799 Josephh3130, Behold, thy fatherh1 is sickh2470h8802: and he tookh3947h8799 with him his twoh8147 sonsh1121, Manassehh4519 and Ephraimh669.

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And one toldh5046h8686 Jacobh3290, and saidh559h8799, Behold, thy sonh1121 Josephh3130 comethh935h8802 unto thee: and Israelh3478 strengthenedh2388h8691 himself, and sath3427h8799 upon the bedh4296.

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And Jacobh3290 saidh559h8799 unto Josephh3130, Godh410 Almightyh7706 appearedh7200h8738 unto me at Luzh3870 in the landh776 of Canaanh3667, and blessedh1288h8762 me,

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And saidh559h8799 unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitfulh6509h8688, and multiplyh7235h8689 thee, and I will makeh5414h8804 of thee a multitudeh6951 of peopleh5971; and will giveh5414h8804 this landh776 to thy seedh2233 after theeh310 for an everlastingh5769 possessionh272.

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And now thy twoh8147 sonsh1121, Ephraimh669 and Manassehh4519, which were bornh3205h8737 unto thee in the landh776 of Egypth4714 beforeh5704 I cameh935h8800 unto thee into Egypth4714, are mine; as Reubenh7205 and Simeonh8095, they shall be mine.

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And thy issueh4138, which thou begettesth3205h8689 afterh310 them, shall be thine, and shall be calledh7121h8735 afterh5921 the nameh8034 of their brethrenh251 in their inheritanceh5159.

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And as for me, when I cameh935h8800 from Padanh6307, Rachelh7354 diedh4191h8804 by me in the landh776 of Canaanh3667 in the wayh1870, whenh5750 yet there was but a littleh3530 wayh776 to comeh935h8800 unto Ephrathh672: and I buried herh6912h8799 there in the wayh1870 of Ephrathh672; the same is Bethlehemh1035.

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And Israelh3478 beheldh7200h8799 Joseph'sh3130 sonsh1121, and saidh559h8799, Who are these?

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And Josephh3130 saidh559h8799 unto his fatherh1, They are my sonsh1121, whom Godh430 hath givenh5414h8804 me in this place . And he saidh559h8799, Bring themh3947h8798, I pray thee, unto me, and I will blessh1288h8762 them.

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Now the eyesh5869 of Israelh3478 were dimh3513h8804 for ageh2207, so that he couldh3201h8799 not seeh7200h8800. And he brought them nearh5066h8686 unto him; and he kissedh5401h8799 them, and embracedh2263h8762 them. dim: Heb. heavy

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And Israelh3478 saidh559h8799 unto Josephh3130, I had not thoughth6419h8765 to seeh7200h8800 thy faceh6440: and, lo, Godh430 hath shewedh7200h8689 me also thy seedh2233.

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And Josephh3130 brought them outh3318h8686 from betweenh5973 his kneesh1290, and he bowedh7812h8691 himself with his faceh639 to the earthh776.

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And Josephh3130 tookh3947h8799 them bothh8147, Ephraimh669 in his right handh3225 toward Israel'sh3478 left handh8040, and Manassehh4519 in his left handh8040 toward Israel'sh3478 right handh3225, and brought them nearh5066h8686 unto him.

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And Israelh3478 stretched outh7971h8799 his right handh3225, and laidh7896h8799 it upon Ephraim'sh669 headh7218, who was the youngerh6810, and his left handh8040 upon Manasseh'sh4519 headh7218, guidingh7919 his handsh3027 wittinglyh7919h8765; for Manassehh4519 was the firstbornh1060.

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And he blessedh1288h8762 Josephh3130, and saidh559h8799, Godh430, beforeh6440 whom my fathersh1 Abrahamh85 and Isaach3327 did walkh1980h8694, the Godh430 which fedh7462h8802 me all my life longh5750 unto this dayh3117,

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The Angelh4397 which redeemedh1350h8802 me from all evilh7451, blessh1288h8762 the ladsh5288; and let my nameh8034 be namedh7121h8735 on them, and the nameh8034 of my fathersh1 Abrahamh85 and Isaach3327; and let them growh1711h8799 into a multitudeh7230 in the midsth7130 of the earthh776. grow: Heb. as fishes do increase

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And when Josephh3130 sawh7200h8799 that his fatherh1 laidh7896h8799 his righth3225 handh3027 upon the headh7218 of Ephraimh669, it displeasedh3415h8799h5869 him: and he held uph8551h8799 his father'sh1 handh3027, to removeh5493h8687 it from Ephraim'sh669 headh7218 unto Manasseh'sh4519 headh7218. displeased...: was evil in his eyes

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And Josephh3130 saidh559h8799 unto his fatherh1, Not so, my fatherh1: for this is the firstbornh1060; puth7760h8798 thy right handh3225 upon his headh7218.

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And his fatherh1 refusedh3985h8762, and saidh559h8799, I knowh3045h8804 it , my sonh1121, I knowh3045h8804 it : he also shall become a peopleh5971, and he also shall be greath1431h8799: but trulyh199 his youngerh6996 brotherh251 shall be greaterh1431h8799 than he, and his seedh2233 shall become a multitudeh4393 of nationsh1471. multitude: Heb. fulness

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And he blessedh1288h8762 them that dayh3117, sayingh559h8800, In thee shall Israelh3478 blessh1288h8762, sayingh559h8800, Godh430 makeh7760h8799 thee as Ephraimh669 and as Manassehh4519: and he seth7760h8799 Ephraimh669 beforeh6440 Manassehh4519.

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And Israelh3478 saidh559h8799 unto Josephh3130, Behold, I dieh4191h8801: but Godh430 shall be with you, and bring you againh7725h8689 unto the landh776 of your fathersh1.

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Moreover I have givenh5414h8804 to thee oneh259 portionh7926 above thy brethrenh251, which I tookh3947h8804 out of the handh3027 of the Amoriteh567 with my swordh2719 and with my bowh7198.



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