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Genesis 48:3-5
New Living Translation
Genesis 48:3-5
New Living Translation
3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty[a] appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me. 4 He said to me, ‘I will make you fruitful, and I will multiply your descendants. I will make you a multitude of nations. And I will give this land of Canaan to your descendants[b] after you as an everlasting possession.’
5 “Now I am claiming as my own sons these two boys of yours, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born here in the land of Egypt before I arrived. They will be my sons, just as Reuben and Simeon are.
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Genesis 48:3-5
New International Version
Genesis 48:3-5
New International Version
3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty[a](A) appeared to me at Luz(B) in the land of Canaan, and there he blessed me(C) 4 and said to me, ‘I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers.(D) I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land(E) as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you.’(F)
5 “Now then, your two sons born to you in Egypt(G) before I came to you here will be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine,(H) just as Reuben(I) and Simeon(J) are mine.
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- Genesis 48:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai
Genesis 48:3-5
New King James Version
Genesis 48:3-5
New King James Version
3 Then Jacob said to Joseph: “God (A)Almighty appeared to me at (B)Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, 4 and said to me, ‘Behold, I will (C)make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people, and (D)give this land to your descendants after you (E)as an everlasting possession.’ 5 And now your (F)two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
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Genesis 48:3-5
English Standard Version
Genesis 48:3-5
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3 And Jacob said to Joseph, (A)“God Almighty[a] appeared to me at (B)Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, 4 and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples and will give this land to your offspring after you (C)for an everlasting possession.’ 5 And now your (D)two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, (E)are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are.
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- Genesis 48:3 Hebrew El Shaddai
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