Now it cameabout afterthesethingsthat Josephwas told,"Behold,your fatheris sick."So he tookhis twosonsManassehand Ephraimwith him.
Now to Josephin the landof Egyptwere bornManassehand Ephraim,whomAsenath,the daughterof Potiphera,priestof On,boreto him.
When it was toldto Jacob,"Behold,your sonJosephhas cometo you," Israelcollectedhis strengthand satup in the bed.
"Nowyour twosons,who were bornto you in the landof EgyptbeforeI cameto you in Egypt,are mine; Ephraimand Manassehshall be mine, as Reubenand Simeonare.
Josephsawthe thirdgeneration of Ephraim'ssons;alsothe sonsof Machir,the sonof Manasseh,were bornon Joseph'sknees.
When Elishabecamesickwith the illnessof whichhe was to die,Joashthe kingof Israelcamedownto him and weptoverhim and said,"My father,my father,the chariotsof Israeland its horsemen!"
Elishadied,and they buriedhim. Now the bandsof the Moabiteswould invadethe landin the springof the year.
Afterthis,Joblived140years,and sawhis sonsand his grandsons,fourgenerations.
Indeed, may you seeyour children'schildren.Peacebe upon Israel!
Sothe sisterssent[word] to Him, saying,"Lord,behold,he whomYou loveis sick."
By faithJacob,as he was dying,blessedeachof the sonsof Joseph,and worshiped,[leaning] on the topof his staff.
For the sonsof Josephwere twotribes,Manassehand Ephraim,and they did not givea portionto the Levitesin the land,exceptcitiesto livein, with their pasturelandsfor their livestockand for their property.
