Genesis 48:1
And it came to pass after{H310} these things{H1697}, that one told{H559}{(H8799)} Joseph{H3130}, Behold, thy father{H1} is sick{H2470}{(H8802)}: and he took{H3947}{(H8799)} with him his two{H8147} sons{H1121}, Manasseh{H4519} and Ephraim{H669}.
Genesis 48:2
And one told{H5046}{(H8686)} Jacob{H3290}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Behold, thy son{H1121} Joseph{H3130} cometh{H935}{(H8802)} unto thee: and Israel{H3478} strengthened{H2388}{(H8691)} himself, and sat{H3427}{(H8799)} upon the bed{H4296}.
Genesis 48:3
And Jacob{H3290} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Joseph{H3130}, God{H410} Almighty{H7706} appeared{H7200}{(H8738)} unto me at Luz{H3870} in the land{H776} of Canaan{H3667}, and blessed{H1288}{(H8762)} me,
Genesis 48:4
And said{H559}{(H8799)} unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful{H6509}{(H8688)}, and multiply{H7235}{(H8689)} thee, and I will make{H5414}{(H8804)} of thee a multitude{H6951} of people{H5971}; and will give{H5414}{(H8804)} this land{H776} to thy seed{H2233} after thee{H310} for an everlasting{H5769} possession{H272}.
Genesis 48:5
And now thy two{H8147} sons{H1121}, Ephraim{H669} and Manasseh{H4519}, which were born{H3205}{(H8737)} unto thee in the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} before{H5704} I came{H935}{(H8800)} unto thee into Egypt{H4714}, are mine; as Reuben{H7205} and Simeon{H8095}, they shall be mine.
Genesis 48:6
And thy issue{H4138}, which thou begettest{H3205}{(H8689)} after{H310} them, shall be thine, and shall be called{H7121}{(H8735)} after{H5921} the name{H8034} of their brethren{H251} in their inheritance{H5159}.
Genesis 48:7
And as for me, when I came{H935}{(H8800)} from Padan{H6307}, Rachel{H7354} died{H4191}{(H8804)} by me in the land{H776} of Canaan{H3667} in the way{H1870}, when{H5750} yet there was but a little{H3530} way{H776} to come{H935}{(H8800)} unto Ephrath{H672}: and I buried her{H6912}{(H8799)} there in the way{H1870} of Ephrath{H672}; the same is Bethlehem{H1035}.
Genesis 48:8
And Israel{H3478} beheld{H7200}{(H8799)} Joseph's{H3130} sons{H1121}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Who are these?
Genesis 48:9
And Joseph{H3130} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto his father{H1}, They are my sons{H1121}, whom God{H430} hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} me in this place. And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Bring them{H3947}{(H8798)}, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless{H1288}{(H8762)} them.
Genesis 48:10
Now the eyes{H5869} of Israel{H3478} were dim{H3513}{(H8804)} for age{H2207}, so that he could{H3201}{(H8799)} not see{H7200}{(H8800)}. And he brought them near{H5066}{(H8686)} unto him; and he kissed{H5401}{(H8799)} them, and embraced{H2263}{(H8762)} them.
Genesis 48:11
And Israel{H3478} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Joseph{H3130}, I had not thought{H6419}{(H8765)} to see{H7200}{(H8800)} thy face{H6440}: and, lo, God{H430} hath shewed{H7200}{(H8689)} me also thy seed{H2233}.
Genesis 48:12
And Joseph{H3130} brought them out{H3318}{(H8686)} from between{H5973} his knees{H1290}, and he bowed{H7812}{(H8691)} himself with his face{H639} to the earth{H776}.
Genesis 48:13
And Joseph{H3130} took{H3947}{(H8799)} them both{H8147}, Ephraim{H669} in his right hand{H3225} toward Israel's{H3478} left hand{H8040}, and Manasseh{H4519} in his left hand{H8040} toward Israel's{H3478} right hand{H3225}, and brought them near{H5066}{(H8686)} unto him.
Genesis 48:14
And Israel{H3478} stretched out{H7971}{(H8799)} his right hand{H3225}, and laid{H7896}{(H8799)} it upon Ephraim's{H669} head{H7218}, who was the younger{H6810}, and his left hand{H8040} upon Manasseh's{H4519} head{H7218}, guiding{H7919} his hands{H3027} wittingly{H7919}{(H8765)}; for Manasseh{H4519} was the firstborn{H1060}.
Genesis 48:15
And he blessed{H1288}{(H8762)} Joseph{H3130}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, God{H430}, before{H6440} whom my fathers{H1} Abraham{H85} and Isaac{H3327} did walk{H1980}{(H8694)}, the God{H430} which fed{H7462}{(H8802)} me all my life long{H5750} unto this day{H3117},
Genesis 48:16
The Angel{H4397} which redeemed{H1350}{(H8802)} me from all evil{H7451}, bless{H1288}{(H8762)} the lads{H5288}; and let my name{H8034} be named{H7121}{(H8735)} on them, and the name{H8034} of my fathers{H1} Abraham{H85} and Isaac{H3327}; and let them grow{H1711}{(H8799)} into a multitude{H7230} in the midst{H7130} of the earth{H776}.
Genesis 48:17
And when Joseph{H3130} saw{H7200}{(H8799)} that his father{H1} laid{H7896}{(H8799)} his right{H3225} hand{H3027} upon the head{H7218} of Ephraim{H669}, it displeased{H3415}{(H8799)}{H5869} him: and he held up{H8551}{(H8799)} his father's{H1} hand{H3027}, to remove{H5493}{(H8687)} it from Ephraim's{H669} head{H7218} unto Manasseh's{H4519} head{H7218}.
Genesis 48:18
And Joseph{H3130} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto his father{H1}, Not so, my father{H1}: for this is the firstborn{H1060}; put{H7760}{(H8798)} thy right hand{H3225} upon his head{H7218}.
Genesis 48:19
And his father{H1} refused{H3985}{(H8762)}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, I know{H3045}{(H8804)} it, my son{H1121}, I know{H3045}{(H8804)} it: he also shall become a people{H5971}, and he also shall be great{H1431}{(H8799)}: but truly{H199} his younger{H6996} brother{H251} shall be greater{H1431}{(H8799)} than he, and his seed{H2233} shall become a multitude{H4393} of nations{H1471}.
Genesis 48:20
And he blessed{H1288}{(H8762)} them that day{H3117}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, In thee shall Israel{H3478} bless{H1288}{(H8762)}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, God{H430} make{H7760}{(H8799)} thee as Ephraim{H669} and as Manasseh{H4519}: and he set{H7760}{(H8799)} Ephraim{H669} before{H6440} Manasseh{H4519}.
Genesis 48:21
And Israel{H3478} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Joseph{H3130}, Behold, I die{H4191}{(H8801)}: but God{H430} shall be with you, and bring you again{H7725}{(H8689)} unto the land{H776} of your fathers{H1}.
Genesis 48:22
Moreover I have given{H5414}{(H8804)} to thee one{H259} portion{H7926} above thy brethren{H251}, which I took{H3947}{(H8804)} out of the hand{H3027} of the Amorite{H567} with my sword{H2719} and with my bow{H7198}.