But his fatherrefusedand said,"I know,my son,I know;he alsowill becomea peopleand he alsowill be great.However,his youngerbrothershall be greaterthanhe, and his descendantsshall becomea multitudeof nations."
"As for Me, behold,My covenantis with you, And you will be the fatherof a multitudeof nations.
The LORDsaidto her, "Twonationsare in your womb;And twopeopleswill be separatedfrom your body;And one peopleshall be strongerthanthe other;And the oldershall servethe younger."
Now IsaaclovedEsau,becausehe had a tastefor game,but RebekahlovedJacob.
"Your descendantswill also be like the dustof the earth,and you will spreadout to the westand to the eastand to the northand to the south;and in you and in your descendantsshall allthe familiesof the earthbe blessed.
He said,"I am God,the Godof your father;do not be afraidto godownto Egypt,for I will makeyou a greatnationthere.
But Israelstretchedout his righthandand laidit on the headof Ephraim,whowas the younger,and his lefthandon Manasseh'shead,crossinghis hands,althoughManassehwas the firstborn.
Josephsaidto his father,"Not so,my father,for thisoneis the firstborn.Placeyour righthandon his head."
"The LORDwill bringon you, on your people,and on your father'shousesuchdaysas have nevercomesincethe daythat Ephraimseparatedfrom Judah,the kingof Assyria."
"Persiaand Ludand Putwere in your army,your menof war.They hungshieldand helmetin you; they setforth your splendor.
The LORDyour Godhas multipliedyou, and behold,you are this daylike the starsof heavenin number.
"As the firstbornof his ox,majestyis his, And his hornsare the hornsof the wildox;With them he will pushthe peoples,Allat once,[to] the endsof the earth.And thoseare the tenthousandsof Ephraim,And thoseare the thousandsof Manasseh."
from the tribeof Ashertwelvethousand,from the tribeof Naphtalitwelvethousand,from the tribeof Manassehtwelvethousand,
from the tribeof Zebuluntwelvethousand,from the tribeof Josephtwelvethousand,from the tribeof Benjamin,twelvethousand[were] sealed.
