So she said, “Here’s my maid-servant Bilhah. Go to her and let her give birth on my knees, so that from her I may also build a family.”
Genesis 50:23 - Tree of Life Version Joseph saw the third generation of Ephraim’s sons. Also the sons of Machir, Manasseh’s son, were born upon Joseph’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. |
So she said, “Here’s my maid-servant Bilhah. Go to her and let her give birth on my knees, so that from her I may also build a family.”
But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will become great. But his younger brother will become greater than he and his seed will be the fullness of the nations.”
Joseph remained in Egypt—he and his father’s household—and Joseph lived 110 years.
One of the sons of Manasseh was Asriel, whom she bore; his Aramean concubine bore Machir the father of Gilead.
After this, Job lived 140 years; he saw his children and their children for four generations.
and may you live to see your children’s children. Shalom be upon Israel!
Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly and the glory of children is their parents.
Moses then gave to them—the sons of Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, son of Joseph—the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og, king of Bashan—the land with its cities and the territory around the cities.
The sons of Machir son of Manasseh went up to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh, the firstborn of Joseph. To Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, since he was a man of war, he got Gilead and Bashan.