vw - Genesis:48

vw@Genesis:48:1 @ Now it came to pass after these things that Joseph was told, Behold, your father is sick; and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

vw@Genesis:48:2 @ And Jacob was told, they said, Behold, your son Joseph is coming to you. And Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed.

vw@Genesis:48:3 @ And Jacob said to Joseph: God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,

vw@Genesis:48:4 @ and said to me, Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people, and give this land to your seed after you as an enduring possession.

vw@Genesis:48:5 @ And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

vw@Genesis:48:6 @ Your offspring whom you beget after them shall be yours; they shall be called according to the name of their brothers in their inheritance.

vw@Genesis:48:7 @ But as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (which is Bethlehem).

vw@Genesis:48:8 @ And Israel saw Josephs sons, and said, Who are these?

vw@Genesis:48:9 @ And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place. And he said, Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.

vw@Genesis:48:10 @ Now the eyes of Israel had become dull with age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them.

vw@Genesis:48:11 @ And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see your face; but lo, God has also shown me your seed.

vw@Genesis:48:12 @ And Joseph brought them from beside his knees, and he prostrated with his face to the earth.

vw@Genesis:48:13 @ And Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israels left hand, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israels right hand, and brought them to him.

vw@Genesis:48:14 @ And Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on Ephraims head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manassehs head, crossing his hands; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

vw@Genesis:48:15 @ And he blessed Joseph, and said: God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me since I was born to this day,

vw@Genesis:48:16 @ the Angel who redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; let my name be called upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

vw@Genesis:48:17 @ Now when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it caused his eye to quiver; so he took hold of his fathers hand to remove it from Ephraims head onto Manassehs head.

vw@Genesis:48:18 @ And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.

vw@Genesis:48:19 @ But his father refused and said, I know, my son, I know. 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.

vw@Genesis:48:20 @ And he blessed them that day, saying, In you Israel shall bless, saying, May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh! And thus he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

vw@Genesis:48:21 @ Then Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.

vw@Genesis:48:22 @ Moreover I have extended your shoulder above your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.