Genesis 48:18-20

New International Reader's Version

¹⁸ Joseph said to him, “No, my father. Here’s my older son. Put your right hand on his head.”

¹⁹ But his father wouldn’t do it. He said, “I know, my son. I know. He too will become a nation. He too will become great. But his younger brother will be greater than he is. His children after him will become a group of nations.” ²⁰ On that day, Jacob gave them his blessing. He said,

So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.