13 Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel’s left, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel’s right, and brought them close to him. 14 But Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, [a]crossing his hands, [b]although (A)Manasseh was the firstborn. 15 He blessed Joseph, and said,

(B)The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
(C)The God who has been my shepherd [c]all my life to this day,

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 48:14 Or consciously directing
  2. Genesis 48:14 Lit when
  3. Genesis 48:15 Lit from the continuance of me