Genesis 48:20 - Easy To Read Version So Israel blessed them that day. He said, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he blessed them that day, saying, By you shall Israel bless [one another], saying, May God make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh. And he set Ephraim before Manasseh. American Standard Version (1901) And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee will Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. Common English Bible Israel blessed them that day, saying, “Through you, Israel will pronounce blessings, saying, ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So Israel put Ephraim before Manasseh. Catholic Public Domain Version And he blessed them at that time, saying: "In you, Israel will be blessed, and it will be said: 'May God treat you like Ephraim, and like Manasseh.' " And he established Ephraim before Manasseh. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he blessed them at that time, saying: In thee shall Israel be blessed. And it shall be said: God do to thee as to Ephraim, and as to Manasses. And he set Ephraim before Manasses. |
I pray that God All-Powerful [162] will bless you and give you many children. I pray that you will become the father of a great nation.
Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, my time to die is almost here. But God will still be with you. He will lead you back to the land of your ancestors [256] .
Those are the names of the men that Moses sent to look at and study the land. (Moses called Hoshea son of Nun by another name. Moses called him Joshua.)
And Jacob blessed each one of Joseph’s sons. Jacob did this while he was dying. He was leaning on his rod and worshiping God. Jacob did those things because he had faith.
The family group of Joseph spoke to Joshua and said, “You gave us only one area of land. But we are many people. Why did you only give us one part of all the land that the Lord gave his people?”