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Genesis 48:16-18
English Standard Version
Genesis 48:16-18
English Standard Version
16 (A)the angel who has (B)redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys;
and in them let (C)my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
and let them (D)grow into a multitude[a] in the midst of the earth.”
17 When Joseph saw that his father (E)laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head. 18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not this way, my father; since this one is the firstborn, put your right hand on his head.”
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- Genesis 48:16 Or let them be like fish for multitude
Genesis 48:16-18
New International Version
Genesis 48:16-18
New International Version
16 the Angel(A) who has delivered me from all harm(B)
—may he bless(C) these boys.(D)
May they be called by my name
and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,(E)
and may they increase greatly
on the earth.”(F)
17 When Joseph saw his father placing his right hand(G) on Ephraim’s head(H) he was displeased; so he took hold of his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. 18 Joseph said to him, “No, my father, this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”(I)
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