“As for me, here is my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
Genesis 48:19 - Y'all Version Bible 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 offspring will become a multitude of nations.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But his father refused and said, I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people and shall be great; but his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations. American Standard Version (1901) And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. Common English Bible But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He’ll become a people too, and he’ll also be great. But his younger brother will be greater than he will, and his descendants will become many nations.” Catholic Public Domain Version But refusing, he said: "I know, my son, I know. And this one, indeed, will be among the people and will be multiplied. But his younger brother will be greater than he. And his offspring will increase among the nations." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he refusing, said: I know, my son, I know. And this also shall become peoples, and shall be multiplied: but this younger brother shall be greater than he: and his seed shall grow into nations. |
“As for me, here is my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
YHWH said to her, “Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger.”
Now Isaac loved Esau, because he ate his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Your offspring will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your offspring, all the families of the earth will be blessed.
He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.
Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on the head of Ephraim the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.
Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”
YHWH will bring on you, on your people, and on your father’s house a time that has not come since day that Ephraim departed from Judah: the king of Assyria!
“‘“Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in you. They showed your beauty.
YHWH your* God has multiplied y’all, and today, y’all are as numerous the stars of the sky.
Majesty belongs to the firstborn of his herd. His horns are the horns of the wild ox. With them he will push all the peoples to the ends of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim. They are the thousands of Manasseh.”
from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,
from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, and from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000 were sealed.