And the sons of Yosef, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Yaakov, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches.
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 Avraham and Yitzchak; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
And now thy two sons, Efrayim and Mnasheh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuven and Shimon, they shall be mine.
Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of YY shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.