Genesis 48:18-20

Good News Translation

¹⁸ He said to his father, “Not that way, father. This is the older boy; put your right hand on his head.”

¹⁹ His father refused, saying, “I know, son, I know. Manasseh's descendants will also become a great people. But his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become great nations.”

^20 (A)So he blessed them that day, saying, “The Israelites will use your names when they pronounce blessings. They will say, ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” In this way Jacob put Ephraim before Manasseh.