She said, *Behold, my maid Bilhah. Go in to her, that she may bear on my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.*
Genesis 50:23 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Yosef saw Efrayim's children to the third generation. The children also of Makhir, the son of Menasheh, were born on Yosef's knees. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation; the children also of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph's knees. American Standard Version (1901) And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph’s knees. Common English Bible and saw Ephraim’s grandchildren. The children of Machir, Manasseh’s son, were also born on Joseph’s knees. Catholic Public Domain Version After these things happened, he said to his brothers: "God will visit you after my death, and he will make you ascend from this land into the land which he swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version After which he told his brethren: God will visit you after my death, and will make you go up out of this land, to the land which he swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. |
She said, *Behold, my maid Bilhah. Go in to her, that she may bear on my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.*
His father refused, and said, *I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a multitude of nations.*
Yosef lived in Egypt, he, and his father's house. Yosef lived one hundred ten years.
The sons of Menasheh: Asri'el, whom his concubine the Arammian bore: she bore Makhir the father of Gil`ad:
After this Iyov lived one hundred forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, to four generations.
Children's children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.
Moshe gave to them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Re'uven, and to the half-tribe of Menasheh the son of Yosef, the kingdom of Sichon king of the Amori, and the kingdom of `Og king of Bashan, the land, according to the cities of it with [their] borders, even the cities of the land round about.
The children of Makhir the son of Menasheh went to Gil`ad, and took it, and dispossessed the Amori who were therein.
[This] was the lot for the tribe of Menasheh; for he was the firstborn of Yosef. As for Makhir the firstborn of Menasheh, the father of Gil`ad, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gil`ad and Bashan.