Genesis 48:16

You always sent angels to save me from all my troubles. I ask you to bless these boys. Make them strong and do good things for them, so that people remember my name and the names of Isaac my father and Abraham my grandfather. And, O God, give them a lot of children and grandchildren after them.”

Barkly (portions)

In The King James Version

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 Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

In Context

15Then he blessed them. He prayed and said, “O God, you are the God that my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac believed in. They trusted you and followed you, You have led me and helped me all my life.

17When Joseph saw his father cross his arms and put his right hand on Efraim's head, he got upset. And so he took his father's right hand and tried to put it on Manasseh's head.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:7The Lord's angel found Hagar sitting at a waterhole near the road that went to a town called Shur.

Genesis 28:13In his dream, Jacob saw God standing near him. God said, “Jacob, I am the Lord. I am the God that your father Isaac and your grandfather Abraham worshipped and respected. Listen, just like I promised your grandfather Abraham and your father Isaac, I will give you all this country, this ground that you are sleeping on. And it will belong to you and to all the families that will come from you.

Genesis 32:28The man said, “I am going to change your name to Israel. I know that you have had trouble from people and you have wrestled with God, but you are the winner. That is why I have changed your name to Israel.”

Genesis 49:22Joseph is like a grapevine that grows a lot of fruit. That strong vine gets its water from a spring, and its branches grow over the wall.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 48:9-22

Jacob Blesses the Sons of Joseph; Jacob's Dying Prophecy. ( b. c. 1689.) 8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? 9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I 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; and he kissed them, and embraced them. 11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God… Read the whole commentary →

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