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Genesis 48:16-18
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Genesis 48:16-18
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
16 the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads;
and in them let my name be perpetuated, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”
17 When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of E′phraim, it displeased him; and he took his father’s hand, to remove it from E′phraim’s head to Manas′seh’s head. 18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father; for this one is the first-born; put your right hand upon his head.”
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Genesis 48:16-18
New International Version
Genesis 48:16-18
New International Version
16 the Angel(A) who has delivered me from all harm(B)
—may he bless(C) these boys.(D)
May they be called by my name
and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,(E)
and may they increase greatly
on the earth.”(F)
17 When Joseph saw his father placing his right hand(G) on Ephraim’s head(H) he was displeased; so he took hold of his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. 18 Joseph said to him, “No, my father, this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”(I)
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