The name of the second, he called Ephraim: “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
Genesis 49:22 - Y'all Version Bible “Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a spring. His branches run over the wall. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Joseph is a fruitful bough, Even a fruitful bough by a well; Whose branches run over the wall: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a well (spring or fountain), whose branches run over the wall. American Standard Version (1901) Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a fountain; His branches run over the wall. Common English Bible Joseph is a young bull, a young bull by a spring, who strides with oxen. Catholic Public Domain Version Joseph is a growing son, a growing son and stately to behold; the daughters run back and forth on the wall. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Joseph is a growing son, a growing son and comely to behold: the daughters run to and fro upon the wall. |
The name of the second, he called Ephraim: “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
The sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.
After these things, someone said to Joseph, “Your father is weakening.” He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
He blessed Joseph, and said, “The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long to this day,
the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless these boys, and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. Let them grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, will be mine.
The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him:
Your wife will be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of your house, your children like olive shoots around your table.
The mountains were covered with its shadow. Its boughs were like God’s cedars.
It had strong branches for the scepters of those who ruled. Their stature was exalted among the thick boughs. They were seen in their height with the multitude of their branches.
Though he is fruitful among his brothers, an east wind will come, the breath of YHWH coming up from the wilderness; and his spring will become dry, and his fountain will be dried up. He will plunder the storehouse of treasure.