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Genesis 48:15-17
New Catholic Bible
Genesis 48:15-17
New Catholic Bible
15 Then he blessed Joseph,
“God, before whom my fathers
Abraham and Isaac walked,
God who has been my shepherd
again and again until this day,
16 the Angel who has freed me from every evil,
bless these young ones!
Let my name be remembered through them
and the name of my fathers
Abraham and Isaac
and let them be multiplied greatly
upon the earth.”
17 Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on the head of Ephraim and that this was wrong. He took the hand of his father to remove it from the head of Ephraim and put it on Manasseh’s head.
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Genesis 48:15-17
New International Version
Genesis 48:15-17
New International Version
15 Then he blessed(A) Joseph and said,
“May the God before whom my fathers
Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully,(B)
the God who has been my shepherd(C)
all my life to this day,
16 the Angel(D) who has delivered me from all harm(E)
—may he bless(F) these boys.(G)
May they be called by my name
and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,(H)
and may they increase greatly
on the earth.”(I)
17 When Joseph saw his father placing his right hand(J) on Ephraim’s head(K) he was displeased; so he took hold of his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.
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