Genesis 48:19
King James Version
Translation: KJV
17And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.Select Genesis 48:17
18And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.Select Genesis 48:18
19And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: 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.Select Genesis 48:19
20And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.Select Genesis 48:20
21And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.Select Genesis 48:21
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WEB
48:19 His father refused, and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a multitude of nations.”
ASV
48:19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
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