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Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh … 19 But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.” 20 So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you ...
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- And he (i.e. Jacob) blessed them that day, saying, In thee...
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So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh. American Standard...
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Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh. American Standard...
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Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh. American Standard...
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So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall...
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In this way, Jacob put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh. American...
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Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh … 19 But he refusing,...
- Genesis 48
Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh. 1Some time later Joseph...
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Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh. 48 After this, Joseph was told, “Behold, your father is ill.”. So he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.2 And it was told to Jacob, “Your son Joseph has come to you.”. Then Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed.3 And Jacob said to Joseph, (A)“God Almighty[a] appeared to me at ...
And he blessed them that day, saying, ‘By you Israel shall pronounce blessing, saying, May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh!’ Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh.” MacArthur: Ephraim did indeed become the dominant tribe of the 10 northern tribes, eventually being used as the national designate for the 10 tribes in the prophets (Is 7:2, 5, 9, 17; Hos 9:3-16).
3 Then Jacob said to Joseph: “God Almighty appeared to me at 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 multitude of people, and give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’ 5 And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt ...
- And he (i.e. Jacob) blessed them that day, saying, In thee (i.e. in Joseph, who is still identified with his sons) shall Israel (the nation) bless, saying, God (Elohim, the supreme source of all blessing) make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim Before Manasseh - "in the position of his hands, and the terms of the blessing" (Keil). Genesis 48:20
Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh. 1Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.”. So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed. 3Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almightyaappeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan ...
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Blessing of Ephraim and Manasseh. 48 After these things, someone told Joseph, “Behold, your father is sick.”. So he took his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, with him. 2 When someone told Jacob, saying, “Behold, your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel summoned his strength and sat up in the bed. 3 Then Jacob said to Joseph, “El ...
