Genesis 48:14-20
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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 And he blessed Joseph and said,
“(B)May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
(C)The God who has been my shepherd [c]throughout my life to this day,
16 (D)The angel who has redeemed me from all evil,
(E)Bless these boys;
And may my name [d]live on in them,
And the [e]names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And (F)may they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”
17 But Joseph saw that his father (G)set his right hand on Ephraim’s head, and it was displeasing in his sight; so he took hold of his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. 18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn. Place your right hand on his head.” 19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know; he also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and (H)his seed shall become the fullness of nations.” 20 (I)And he blessed them that day, saying,
“By you Israel will pronounce blessing, saying,
‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh!’”
Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
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- Genesis 48:14 Or consciously directing
- Genesis 48:14 Lit when
- Genesis 48:15 Lit from the continuance of me
- Genesis 48:16 Lit be called
- Genesis 48:16 Lit name
Jeremiah 31:18-20
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18 I have surely heard Ephraim (A)grieving,
‘You have (B)chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained (C)calf;
(D)Cause me to return that I may return,
For You are Yahweh my God.
19 For after I turned away, I (E)repented;
And after I was instructed, I (F)slapped my thigh;
I was (G)ashamed and also dishonored
Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’
20 Is (H)Ephraim My dear son?
Is he a delightful child?
Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him,
I certainly still remember him;
Therefore My [a](I)inmost being yearns for him;
I will surely (J)have compassion on him,” declares Yahweh.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 31:20 Lit inward parts
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