nkjv Genesis:48:15-22
nkjv@Genesis:48:15 @ And he blessed Joseph, and said: "God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has fed me all my life long to this day,
nkjv@Genesis:48:16 @ The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless the lads; Let my name be named upon them, And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; And let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."
nkjv@Genesis:48:17 @ Now when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; so he took hold of his father's hand to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.
nkjv@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."
nkjv@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 descendants shall become a multitude of nations."
nkjv@Genesis:48:20 @ So he blessed them that day, saying, "By you Israel will bless, saying, "May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh!"' And thus he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
nkjv@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.
nkjv@Genesis:48:22 @ Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow."