Genesis 48:19-21

New Catholic Bible

¹⁹But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He will also become a people, he will also be great, but his younger brother will be greater than he and his descendants will become a multitude of nations.” ²⁰He blessed them that day,

“By you Israel shall pronounce blessings saying,
‘May God make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh.’ ”

He thus put Ephraim before Manasseh.

²¹Israel then said to Joseph, “Behold, I am ready to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.

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Genesis 48:19-21

King James Version

¹⁹And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

²⁰And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

²¹And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

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Genesis 48:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will become great.^(A) Nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he,^(B) and his descendants will become a group of nations.^(C)” ²⁰He blessed^(D) them that day^(E) and said,

“In your^[a] name will Israel^(F) pronounce this blessing:^(G)
‘May God make you like Ephraim^(H) and Manasseh.^(I)’”

So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.

²¹Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you^[b]^(J) and take you^[c] back to the land of your^[d] fathers.^(K)

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Footnotes

Genesis 48:20 The Hebrew is singular.
Genesis 48:21 The Hebrew is plural.
Genesis 48:21 The Hebrew is plural.
Genesis 48:21 The Hebrew is plural.

Genesis 48:19-21

New King James Version

¹⁹But his father refused and said, ^(A)“I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly ^(B)his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.”

²⁰So he blessed them that day, saying, ^(C)“By you Israel will bless, saying, ‘May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh!’ ” And thus he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

²¹Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but ^(D)God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.

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创世记 48:19-21

Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)

¹⁹他父亲不从，说：“我知道，我儿，我知道。他也必成为一族，也必昌大。只是他的兄弟将来比他还大，他兄弟的后裔要成为多族。” ²⁰当日就给他们祝福说：“以色列人要指着你们祝福说：‘愿神使你如以法莲、玛拿西一样。’”于是，立以法莲在玛拿西以上。 ²¹以色列又对约瑟说：“我要死了，但神必与你们同在，领你们回到你们列祖之地。