48:1 And it came to pass after these things, that {one} told Joseph, Behold, thy father {is} sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
48:1 And it came to pass after these things, that {one} told Joseph, Behold, thy father {is} sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

48:2 And {one} told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh to thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
48:2 And {one} told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh to thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

48:3 And Jacob said to Joseph, God Almighty appeared to me at Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
48:3 And Jacob said to Joseph, God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

48:4 And said to me, Behold I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee, {for} an everlasting possession.
48:4 And said to me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee {for} an everlasting possession.

48:5 And now, thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt, before I came to thee into Egypt, {are} mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
48:5 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came to thee into Egypt, {are} mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

48:6 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, {and} shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
48:6 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, {and} shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.

48:7 And as for me, when I 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 to Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath, the same {is} Beth-lehem.
48:7 And as for me, when I 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 to Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same {is} Bethlehem.

48:8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who {are} these?
48:8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who {are} these?

48:9 And Joseph said to his father, They {are} my sons, whom God hath given me in this {place}. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, and I will bless them.
48:9 And Joseph said to his father, They {are} my sons, whom God hath given me in this {place}. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, and I will bless them.

48:10 (Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, {so that} he could not see:) And he brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
48:10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, {so that} he could not see. And he brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

48:11 And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and lo, God hath shown me also thy seed.
48:11 And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shown me also thy seed.

48:12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
48:12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

48:13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand towards Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand towards Israel's right hand, and brought {them} near to him.
48:13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought {them} near to him.

48:14 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 by design; for Manasseh {was} the first-born.
48:14 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 knowingly; for Manasseh {was} the firstborn.

48:15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath fed me all my life long to this day,
48:15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath fed me all my life long to this day,

48:16 The angel who hath 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.
48:16 The Angel who hath 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.

48:17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he lifted his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.
48:17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he lifted his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.

48:18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father; for this {is} the first-born; put thy right hand upon his head.
48:18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father: for this {is} the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.

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; but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
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: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

48:20 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.
48:20 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.

48:21 And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die; but God shall be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
48:21 And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.

48:22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
48:22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.