Genesis 48:15-17

International Children’s Bible

¹⁵And Israel blessed Joseph and said,

“My ancestors Abraham and Isaac served our God.
    And like a shepherd God has led me all my life.
¹⁶He was the Angel who saved me from all my troubles.
    Now I pray that he will bless these boys.
May my name be known through these boys.
    And may the names of my ancestors Abraham and Isaac be known through them.
May they have many descendants on the earth.”

¹⁷Joseph saw that his father put his right hand on Ephraim’s head. Joseph didn’t like it. So he took hold of his father’s hand. He wanted to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.

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