Genesis:48:14-20
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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 .
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And he blessed Joseph ,
and said ,
God ,
before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk ,
the God which fed me all my life long unto this day ,
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The Angel which 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 .
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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 .
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And Joseph said unto his father ,
Not so ,
my father :
for this is the firstborn ;
put thy right hand upon his head .
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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 :
but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he ,
and his seed shall become a multitude of nations .
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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 .