Genesis 48:19-21

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁹ But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know! He too will become a tribe,^[a] and he too will be great; nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a populous nation.”^{[b] 20} So he blessed them that day, putting Ephraim before Manasseh when he said, “The nation Israel will invoke blessings by you, saying, ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’”

²¹ Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.^(A)