Your two sons born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt are now mine. Ephraim and Manasseh belong to me just as Reuben and Simeon do.
Genesis 48:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Children born to you after them will be yours and will be recorded under the names of their brothers with regard to their inheritance. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But other sons who may be born after them shall be your own; and they shall be called after the names of these [two] brothers and reckoned as belonging to them [when they come] into their inheritance. American Standard Version (1901) And thy issue, that thou begettest after them, shall be thine; they shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance. Common English Bible Your family who is born to you after them are yours, but their inheritance will be determined under their brothers’ names. Catholic Public Domain Version But the remainder, whom you will conceive after them, will be yours, and they will be called by the name of their brothers among their possessions. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But the rest, whom thou shalt have after them, shall be thine, and shall be called by the name of their brethren in their possessions. |
Your two sons born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt are now mine. Ephraim and Manasseh belong to me just as Reuben and Simeon do.
When I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way, some distance from Ephrath in the land of Canaan. I buried her there along the way to Ephrath’ (that is, Bethlehem).
The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. No portion of the land was given to the Levites except cities to live in, along with pasturelands for their cattle and livestock.