Genesis 48:15-17
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
15 Then [Jacob] blessed Joseph and said, God [Himself], before Whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac lived and walked habitually, God [Himself], Who has [been my Shepherd and has led and] fed me from the time I came into being until this day,
16 The [a]redeeming Angel [that is, the Angel the Redeemer—not a created being but the Lord Himself] Who has redeemed me continually from every evil, bless the lads! And let my name be perpetuated in them [may they be worthy of having their names coupled with mine], and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them become a multitude in the midst of the earth.
17 When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on Ephraim’s head, it displeased him; and he held up his father’s hand to move it to Manasseh’s head.
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- Genesis 48:16 The “Angel of the Lord” is here identified as Christ Himself. See also the footnote on Gen. 16:7.
Genesis 48:15-17
New King James Version
15 And (A)he blessed Joseph, and said:
“God, (B)before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
The God who has fed me all my life long to this day,
16 The Angel (C)who has redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads;
Let (D)my name be named upon them,
And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And let them (E)grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”
17 Now when Joseph saw that his father (F)laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; so he took hold of his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.
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Genesis 48:15-17
English Standard Version
15 And he blessed Joseph and said,
“The God (A)before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day,
16 (B)the angel who has (C)redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys;
and in them let (D)my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
and let them (E)grow into a multitude[a] in the midst of the earth.”
17 When Joseph saw that his father (F)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.
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- Genesis 48:16 Or let them be like fish for multitude
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