Genesis 48:19 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁹ But his father argued and said, “I know, son. I know. Manasseh is the firstborn. And he will be great. He will also be the father of many people. But the younger brother will be greater than the older brother. And the younger brother’s family will be much larger.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ 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

¹⁹ 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)

¹⁹ 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

¹⁹ 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

¹⁹ 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

¹⁹ 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.

Genesis 48:19 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 17:4

“This is my part of our agreement: I will make you the father of many nations.

Genesis 25:23

The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your body. The rulers of two families will be born from you. And they will be divided. One son will be stronger than the other. The older son will serve the younger.”

Genesis 25:28

Isaac loved Esau. He liked to eat the animals Esau killed. But Rebekah loved Jacob.

Genesis 28:14

You will have many, many descendants. [163] They will be as many as the pieces of dust on earth. They will spread east and west, north and south. All the families on earth will be blessed because of you and your descendants.

Genesis 46:3

Then God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go to Egypt. In Egypt I will make you a great nation.

Genesis 48:14

But Israel crossed his hands and put his right hand on the head of the younger boy Ephraim. Then Israel put his left hand on the head of the older boy Manasseh. He had his left hand on Manasseh, even though Manasseh was firstborn.

Genesis 48:18

Joseph said to his father, “You have your right hand on the wrong boy. Manasseh is the firstborn. Put your right hand on him!”

Isaiah 7:17

But \{you should be afraid of the Lord. Why? Because\} the Lord will bring some troubled times to you. Those troubles will come to your people and to the people of your father’s family. \{What will God do?\} God will bring the king of Assyria {\cf2\super [89]} to fight against you.

Ezekiel 27:10

“Men from Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army. They were your men of war. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls. They brought honor and glory to your city.

Deuteronomy 1:10

And now, there are even more of you! The Lord your God has added more and more people, so that today you are as many as the stars in the sky!

Deuteronomy 33:17

Joseph is like a powerful bull. His two sons are like bull’s horns. They will attack other people and push them to the ends of the earth! Yes, Manasseh has thousands of people, and Ephraim has ten thousands.”

Revelation 7:6

from Asher’s family group12,000\par from Naphtali’s family group12,000\par from Manasseh’s family group12,000\par

Revelation 7:8

from Zebulun’s family group12,000\par from Joseph’s family group12,000\par from Benjamin’s family group12,000\par