The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-27
CHAPTER 4S.

JOSEPH with bis IONS yisiteth his sick father.
Jacob Strengtheneth himself to bless them
He repeateth the Trunise. He taketh
Ephraim and Manaseh as his own He
tclleth Josph Of his mothers grave. He
blesseth Ephraim and MsnSsseh. II He
praerreth the ypInger hefore the elder. q
He propheseth their return to Canaan.
And it came to pass after these
puthings. that one told Joseph, Be-
hold. thy father is sick: and he took
with him his two sons, Manasseh
and Ephraim.
2 And one told Jacob, and said.
Behold. thy son Joseph cometh I'M
to thee: and Israel strengthened
himself. and sat upon the bed.
And Jacob said unto Joseph.
God Almighty appeared unto me at
IAIZ in the land of Canaan. and
blessed me,
4 And said unto me, Behold,
will make thee fruitful. and multi
ply thee, and will make of thee
a multitude OF people: and will give
this land to thy seed after thee for
an everlasting possession.
4 And now thy two sons.
Ephraim and Manasseh. which were
born unto thee in the land of Egypt.
before I came unto thee into Egypt.
are mine: as Reuben and Simeon.
they shall be mine.
And thy issue, which thou be-
Eettest after them. shall he thine,
and shall be called after the nam.
of their brethren in their Inherit
ance.
And as for me, when came
from Padan. Rachel died by me in
the land of Canaan in the way.
when yet there was but a little way
to come unto Ephrath: and burIeu
her there in the way of Ephrath:
the same is Bethlehem.
s And Israel beheld Joseph's
sons. and said. Who are these?
3 And Joseph said unto his
father, They are my sons, whom
God hath given me in this place.
And nc said. Bring them. I pray
thee. unto me. and will bless
them.
10 Now the eyes Of Israel were
dim for age. so that he could not
see. And he brought them near
unto him: aud he kissed them, and
embraced them.
IL And Israel said unto Joseph.
/ had not thought to see thy face:
and. 10. God hath showed me also
thy seed.
IL And Joseph brought them
out from between his knees, and
he bowed himself with his face to
the earth.
10 And Joseph took them both,
Ephraim in his right hand toward
Tsraels left hand. and Manasseh in
his left hand toward IsraeTs right
hand. and brought them near unto
him.
II 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
Willingly; for Manasseh was the
firstborn.
Is 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.
is 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 Abra-
ham and Isaac; and let them grow
into a multitude in the midst of the
earth.
II And when Joseph saw that his
rather laid his right hand upon the
head OF Ephraim, it dispIeased him:
and he held up his fathers hand. to
remove t from Ephraim's head unto
Manasseh's head.
Is And Joseph said unto his
father. Not so. my father: for this
Is the frstborn; put thy right hand
upon his head.
Is And his father refused. and
SAID, ] know II, my son, know IL:
he also shall become a people, and
ne also shall be great: but truly
MS younger brother, shall be greater