Genesis:48:9-16

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* And Joseph said unto his father , They are my sons , whom God hath given me in this place . And he said , Bring them , I pray thee , unto me , and I will bless them . * Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age , so that he could not see . And he brought them near unto him ; and he kissed them , and embraced them . * And Israel said unto Joseph , I had not thought to see thy face : and , lo , God hath shewed me also thy seed . * And Joseph brought them out from between his knees , and he bowed himself with his face to the earth . * And Joseph took them both , Ephraim in his right hand toward Israels left hand s @mo #wl #, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israels right hand , and brought them near unto him . * And Israel stretched out his right hand , and laid it upon Ephraims head ro #sh #, who was the younger tsa #iyr #, and his left hand upon Manassehs head ro #sh #, guiding # his hands wittingly ; for Manasseh was the firstborn . * 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 , * The Angel which redeemed me from all evil , bless the lads na #ar #; 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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