NASB — Genesis 48 — KJV

Israel’s Last Days

1 Now it came° about after° these° things° that IJoseph° was told°, “Behold°, your father° is sick°.” So he took° his two° sons° aManasseh° and Ephraim° with him. 2 When Iit was told° to Jacob°, “Behold°, your son° Joseph° has come° to you,” Israel° IIcollected° his strength° and sat° IIIup in the bed°. 3 Then Jacob° said° to Joseph°, “IaGod° Almighty° appeared° to me at bLuz° in the land° of Canaan° and blessed° me, 4 and He said° to me, ‘Behold°, I will make° you fruitful° and numerous°, and I will make° you a company° of peoples°, and will give° this° land° to your Idescendants° after° you for aan everlasting° possession°.’ 5 Now° your two° sons°, who were born° to you in the land° of Egypt° before° I came° to you in Egypt°, are mine; aEphraim° and Manasseh° shall be mine, as bReuben° and Simeon° are. 6 But your offspring° that Ihave been born° after° them shall be yours; they shall be called° by the IInames° of their brothers° in their inheritance°. 7 Now as for me, when I came° from aPaddan°, bRachel° died°, Ito my sorrow°, in the land° of Canaan° on the journey°, when there was still° some° distance°° to go° to Ephrath°; and I buried° her there° on the way° to Ephrath° (that is, Bethlehem°).”

[1] ILit one said to Joseph aGn 41:51, 52; Jsh 14:4
[2] ILit one told Jacob and said IILit strengthened himself IIILit upon the bed
[3] IHeb El Shaddai aGn 28:13f; 35:9-12 bGn 28:19; 35:6
[4] ILit seed aGn 17:8
[5] aGn 41:50-52; 46:20; 48:1; Jsh 14:4 b1Ch 5:1, 2
[6] ILit you have begotten IILit name
[7] ILit upon me aGn 33:18 bGn 35:19, 20

8 ¶ When Israel° asaw° Joseph’s° sons°, he said°, “Who° are these°?” 9 Joseph° said° to his father°, “aThey are my sons°, whom° God° has given° me here°.” So he said°, “Bring° them to me, please°, that bI may bless° them.” 10 Now athe eyes° of Israel° were [so] dim° from age° [that] he could° not see°. Then IJoseph brought° them close° to him, and he bkissed° them and embraced° them. 11 Israel° said° to Joseph°, “I never° Iexpected° to see° your face°, and behold°, God° has let me see° your IIchildren° as well°.” 12 Then Joseph° Itook° them from his knees°, and abowed° with his face° to the ground°. 13 Joseph° took° them both°, Ephraim° with his right° hand° toward° Israel’s° left°, and Manasseh° with his left° hand° toward° Israel’s° right°, and brought° them close° to him. 14 But Israel° stretched° out his right° hand° and laid° it on the head° of Ephraim°, who° was the younger°, and his left° hand° on Manasseh’s° head°, Icrossing° his hands°, IIalthough° aManasseh° was the firstborn°. 15 He blessed° Joseph°, and said°,
  “aThe God° before° whom° my fathers° Abraham° and Isaac° walked°,
  bThe God° who has been my shepherd° Iall°° my life° to this° day°,
  16 aThe angel° who has redeemed° me from all° evil°,
  bBless° the lads°;
  And may my name° Ilive° on in them,
  And the IInames° of my fathers° Abraham° and Isaac°;
  And cmay they grow° into a multitude° in the midst° of the earth°.”

[8] aGn 48:10
[9] aGn 33:5 bGn 27:4
[10] ILit he aGn 27:1 bGn 27:27
[11] ILit meditated, judged IILit seed
[12] ILit made them come out aGn 42:6
[14] IOr consciously directing IILit when aGn 41:51, 52
[15] ILit from the continuance of me aGn 17:1 bGn 49:24
[16] ILit be called IILit name aGn 22:11, 15-18; 28:13-15; 31:11 bHe 11:21 cGn 28:14; 46:3

17 ¶ When Joseph° saw° that his father° alaid° his right° hand° on Ephraim’s° head°, it displeased° him; and he grasped° his father’s° hand° to remove° it from Ephraim’s° head° to Manasseh’s° head°. 18 Joseph° said° to his father°, “Not so°, my father°, for this° one° is the firstborn°. Place° your right° hand° on his head°.” 19 But 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° shall be greater° than° he, and ahis Idescendants° shall become° a IImultitude° of nations°.” 20 aHe blessed° them that day°, saying°,
  “By you Israel° will pronounce° blessing°, saying°,
  ‘May God° make° you like Ephraim° and Manasseh°!’”
Thus he put° Ephraim° before° Manasseh°. 21 Then Israel° said° to Joseph°, “Behold°, I am about to die°, but aGod° will be with you, and bbring° you back° to the land° of your fathers°. 22 I give° you one° Iportion° more° than° your brothers°, awhich° I took° from the hand° of the Amorite° with my sword° and my bow°.”

[17] aGn 48:14
[19] ILit seed IILit fullness aGn 28:14; 46:3
[20] aHe 11:21
[21] aGn 26:3 bGn 28:15; 46:4; 50:24
[22] IOr ridge; lit shoulder; Heb Shechem aJsh 24:32; Jn 4:5


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Joseph with his sons visiteth his sick father.

1 ¶ And it came to pass² afterº these² things,º that [one] toldºª Joseph,º Behold,² thy fatherº [is] sick:ºª and he tookºª with² him² his twoº sons,º² Manassehº and Ephraim.º

[1] Gn 41:50; 46:20; 50:23; Jb 42:16; Ps 128:6; Jn 11:3.

Jacob strengtheneth himself to bless them.

2 And [one] toldºª Jacob,º and said,ºª Behold,² thy sonº Josephº comethºª unto² thee: and Israelº strengthened¹ª himself,² and satºª upon² the bed.º

[2] Dt 3:28; 1S 23:16; Ne 2:18; Ps 41:3; Pv 23:15; Ep 6:10.

He repeateth the promise.

3 And Jacobº saidºª unto² Joseph,º Godº Almightyº appearedºª unto² me at Luzº in the landº of Canaan,º and blessedºª me, 4 And saidºª unto² me, Behold,² I will make thee fruitful,ºª and multiplyºª thee, and I will makeºª of thee a multitudeº of people;º and will giveºª² this² landº to thy seedº after² thee¹ [for] an everlastingº possession.º

[3] Gn 17:1; 28:3, 12; 35:6, 9, 11; Ex 6:3; Jg 1:23; Ho 12:4; Rv 21:11.
[4] Gn 12:2; 13:15; 17:8, 13; 22:17; 26:4; 28:3, 13; 32:12; 35:11; 46:3; 47:27; Ex 1:7, 11; Dt 32:8; Am 9:14.

He taketh Ephraim and Manasseh as his own.

5 ¶ And now² thy twoº sons,º Ephraimº and Manasseh,º which were bornºª unto thee in the landº of Egyptº beforeº I cameºª unto² thee into Egypt,º [are] mine; as Reubenº and Simeon,º they shall be² mine. 6 And thy issue,º which² thou begettestºª afterº them, shall be² thine, [and] shall be calledºª afterº the nameº of their brethrenº in their inheritance.º

[5] Gn 41:50; 46:20; Lv 20:26; Nu 1:10, 32; 26:28; Jsh 13:7; 14:4; 16:1; 1Ch 5:1; Is 43:1; Ezk 16:8; Mal 3:17; 2Co 6:18; Ep 1:5; Rv 7:6.
[6] Jsh 14:4.

He telleth Joseph of his mother's grave.

7 And as for me,² when I cameºª from Padan,º² Rachelº diedºª by² me in the landº of Canaanº in the way,º when¹ yet² [there was] but a littleº wayº to comeºª unto Ephrath:º and I buried² her¹ª there² in the wayº of Ephrath;º the same² [is] Bethlehem.º 8 And Israelº beheldºª Joseph'sº² sons,º and said,ºª Who² [are] these?²

[7] Gn 25:20; 35:9, 16; Ru 1:2; 1S 1:1; 10:2; 17:12; Mi 5:2; Mt 2:18.

He blesseth Ephraim and Manasseh.

9 And Josephº saidºª unto² his father,º They² [are] my sons,º whom² Godº hath givenºª me in this² [place]. And he said,ºª Bring² them,¹ª I pray thee,² unto² me, and I will blessºª them. 10 Now the eyesº of Israelº were dimºª for age,º² [so that] he couldºª not² see.ºª And he brought them nearºª² unto² him; and he kissedºª them, and embracedºª them. 11 And Israelº saidºª unto² Joseph,º I had not² thoughtºª to seeºª thy face:º and, lo,² Godº hath shewedºª me also²² thy seed.º 12 And Josephº brought them outºª² from betweenº² his knees,º and he bowed¹ª himself² with his faceº to the earth.º 13 And Josephº tookºª² them both,º² Ephraimº in his right handº toward Israel'sº left hand,º² and Manassehº in his left handº toward Israel'sº right hand,º² and brought [them] nearºª unto² him. 14 And Israelº stretched outºª² his right hand,º and laidºª [it] upon² Ephraim'sº head,º who² [was] the younger,º and his left handº upon² Manasseh'sº head,º guiding¹ª his hands¹ wittingly;ºª²² for² Manassehº [was] the firstborn.º

[9] Gn 27:4, 28, 34; 28:3; 30:2; 33:5; 49:28; Dt 33:1; Ru 4:11; 1S 1:20, 27; 2:20; 1Ch 25:5; 26:4; Ps 127:3; Is 8:18; 56:3; He 11:21.
[10] Gn 27:1, 27; 31:55; 45:15; 1S 3:2; 4:15; 1K 19:20; Is 6:10; 59:1.
[11] Gn 37:33, 35; 42:36; 45:26; Ep 3:20.
[12] Gn 18:2; 19:1; 23:7; 33:3; 42:6; Ex 20:12; 34:8; Lv 19:3, 32; 1K 2:19; 2K 4:37; Pv 31:28; Ep 6:1.
[14] Gn 41:51; 46:20; 48:18, 19; Ex 15:6; Nu 8:10, 18; Dt 34:9; Ps 110:1; 118:16; Mt 6:5; 16:18; 19:13, 15; Lk 4:40; 13:13; Ac 6:6; 8:17; 13:3; 1Ti 4:14; 5:22.

15 ¶ And he blessedºª² Joseph,º and said,ºª God,º beforeº whom² my fathersº Abrahamº and Isaacº did walk,ºª the Godº which fedºª me all my life longº² unto² this² day,º 16 The Angelº which redeemedºª me from all²² evil,º blessºª² the lads;º and let my nameº be namedºª on them, and the nameº of my fathersº Abrahamº and Isaac;º and let them growºª into a multitudeº in the midstº of the earth.º

[15] Gn 5:22; 6:9; 17:1; 24:20; 27:4; 28:3, 20, 22; 48:16; 49:28; Dt 33:1; 1K 3:6; Ps 16:8; 23:1; 37:3; 103:4; Ec 2:24; 5:12, 18; 6:7; Is 30:21; 33:16; Jr 8:2; Mt 6:25; Lk 1:6; 1Co 10:31; 2Co 1:12; Col 2:6; 1Th 2:12; 1Ti 6:6; He 11:21.
[16] Gn 1:21; 16:7; 28:15; 31:11; 32:28; 48:5; 49:22; Ex 1:7; 3:2; 23:20; Nu 1:46; 26:28, 34, 37; Dt 28:10; 33:17; Jsh 17:17; Jg 2:1; 6:21; 13:21; 2Ch 7:14; Ps 34:2, 7, 22; 121:7; Is 47:4; 63:9; Jr 14:9; Ho 12:4; Am 9:12; Mal 3:1; Mt 6:13; Jn 17:15; Ac 7:30; 15:17; Ro 8:23; 1Co 10:4, 9; 2Ti 4:18; Tit 2:14.

He preferreth the younger before the elder.

17 And when Josephº sawºª that² his fatherº laidºª his rightº handº upon² the headº of Ephraim,º it displeasedº¹ª² him: and he held upºª his father'sº hand,º to removeºª it from²² Ephraim'sº headº unto² Manasseh'sº head.º 18 And Josephº saidºª unto² his father,º Not² so,² my father:º for² this² [is] the firstborn;º putºª thy right handº upon² his head.º 19 And his fatherº refused,ºª and said,ºª I knowºª [it], my son,º I knowºª [it]: he² also² shall become² a people,º and he² also² shall be great:ºª but trulyº his youngerº brotherº shall be greaterºª than² he, and his seedº shall become² a multitudeº of nations.º 20 And he blessedºª them that² day,º saying,ºª In thee shall Israelº bless,ºª saying,ºª Godº makeºª thee as Ephraimº and as Manasseh:º and he setºª² Ephraimº beforeº Manasseh.º

[17] Gn 28:8; 38:10; 48:14; Nu 11:1; 22:34; 1S 16:7; 1K 16:25; 1Ch 21:7; Pv 24:18; Ro 9:7, 11.
[18] Gn 19:18; 27:15; 29:26; 43:33; 49:3; Ex 10:11; Mt 25:9; Ac 10:14; 11:8.
[19] Gn 17:20; 25:28; 48:14; Nu 1:33; 2:19; Dt 1:10; 33:17; Ru 4:11; Is 7:17; Ezk 27:10; Rv 7:6, 8.
[20] Gn 24:60; 28:3; Nu 2:18; 7:48, 54; 10:22; 13:8, 11, 16; Ru 4:11.

He prophesieth their return to Canaan.

21 And Israelº saidºª unto² Joseph,º Behold,² I² die:ºª but Godº shall be² with² you, and bring you againºª² unto² the landº of your fathers.º 22 Moreover I² have givenºª to thee oneº portionº above² thy brethren,º which² I tookºª out of the handº² of the Amoriteº with my swordº and with my bow.º

[21] Gn 12:5; 15:14; 26:3; 28:15; 37:1; 46:4; 50:24; Dt 1:1; 31:8; Jsh 1:5, 9; 3:7; 23:14; 24:1; 1K 2:2; Ps 18:46; 146:3; Zc 1:5; Lk 2:29; Ac 13:36; 2Ti 4:6; He 7:3, 8, 23; 2P 1:14.
[22] Gn 15:16; 33:19; 34:28; Dt 21:17; Jsh 17:14; 24:32; Jg 11:23; 1Ch 5:2; Ezk 47:13; Am 2:9; Jn 4:5.


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