Genesis 48:20

And he blessed them on that day, saying—In thee, let Israel bless himself saying, God set thee as Ephraim, and as Manasseh! So he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

19And his father refused, and said—I know—my son, I know! He also, shall become a people, and he also, shall become great,—but nevertheless, his younger brother, shall become greater than he, and his seed, shall become a filling up of the nations.

21And Israel said unto Joseph: Lo! I, am about to die,—but it shall come to pass that, God will be with you, and will take you back into the land of your fathers.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:60And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, Our sister! become thou, thousands of ten thousands,—And let thy seed take possession of the gate of them that hate them!

Numbers 2:18the standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their hosts westwards,—even the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;

Numbers 7:54On the eighth day, the prince of the sons of Manasseh,—Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur:

Numbers 13:8Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea, son of Nun;

Numbers 13:16These, are the names of the men, whom Moses sent to spy out the land,—but Moses called Hoshea son of Nun, Joshua.

Ruth 4:11Then said all the people who were in the gate, and the elders—Witnesses!,—Yahweh grant the woman who is coming into thy house, to be as Rachel, and as Leah, which two of them did build the house of Israel. Do thou bravely, then, in Ephrathah, and proclaim thou a name in Bethlehem,

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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