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And it cameH1961 to pass afterH310 theseH428 things,H1697 that one toldH559 Joseph,H3130 Behold,H2009 your fatherH1 is sick:H2470 and he tookH3947 with him his twoH8147 sons,H1121 ManassehH4519 and Ephraim.H669
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And one toldH5046 Jacob,H3290 and said,H559 Behold,H2009 your sonH1121 JosephH3130 comesH935 to you: and IsraelH3478 strengthenedH2388 himself, and satH3427 on the bed.H4296
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And JacobH3290 saidH559 to Joseph,H3130 GodH410 AlmightyH7706 appearedH7200 to me at LuzH3870 in the landH776 of Canaan,H3667 and blessedH1288 me,
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And saidH559 to me, Behold,H2005 I will make you fruitful,H6509 and multiplyH7235 you, and I will makeH5414 of you a multitudeH6951 of people;H5971 and will giveH5414 thisH2063 landH776 to your seedH2233 afterH310 you for an everlastingH5769 possession.H272
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And nowH6258 your twoH8147 sons,H1121 EphraimH669 and Manasseh,H4519 which were bornH3205 to you in the landH776 of EgyptH4714 beforeH5704 I cameH935 to you into Egypt,H4714 are mine; as ReubenH7205 and Simeon,H8095 they shall be mine.
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And your issue,H4138 whichH834 you begetH3205 afterH310 them, shall be yours, and shall be calledH7121 afterH5921 the nameH8034 of their brothersH251 in their inheritance.H5159
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And as for me, when I cameH935 from Padan,H6307 RachelH7354 diedH4191 by me in the landH776 of CanaanH3667 in the way,H1870 whenH5750 yetH5750 there was but a littleH3530 wayH776 to comeH935 to Ephrath:H672 and I buriedH6912 her thereH8033 in the wayH1870 of Ephrath;H672 the sameH1931 is Bethlehem.H1035
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And IsraelH3478 beheldH7200 Joseph'sH3130 sons,H1121 and said,H559 WhoH4310 are these?H428
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And JosephH3130 saidH559 to his father,H1 They are my sons,H1121 whomH834 GodH430 has givenH5414 me in thisH2088 place. And he said,H559 BringH3947 them, I prayH4994 you, to me, and I will blessH1288 them.
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Now the eyesH5869 of IsraelH3478 were dimH3513 for age,H2207 so that he couldH3201 not see.H7200 And he broughtH5066 them nearH5066 to him; and he kissedH5401 them, and embracedH2263 them.
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And IsraelH3478 saidH559 to Joseph,H3130 I had not thoughtH6419 to seeH7200 your face:H6440 and, see,H2009 GodH430 has showedH7200 me alsoH1571 your seed.H2233
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And JosephH3130 broughtH3318 them out from betweenH5973 his knees,H1290 and he bowedH7812 himself with his faceH639 to the earth.H776
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And JosephH3130 tookH3947 them both,H8147 EphraimH669 in his rightH3225 handH3225 toward Israel'sH3478 leftH8040 hand,H8040 and ManassehH4519 in his leftH8040 handH8040 toward Israel'sH3478 rightH3225 hand,H3225 and broughtH5066 them nearH5066 to him.
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And IsraelH3478 stretchedH7971 out his rightH3225 hand,H3225 and laidH7896 it on Ephraim'sH669 head,H7218 whoH1931 was the younger,H6810 and his leftH8040 handH8040 on Manasseh'sH4519 head,H7218 guiding his handsH3027 wittingly;H7919 for ManassehH4519 was the firstborn.H1060
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And he blessedH1288 Joseph,H3130 and said,H559 God,H430 beforeH6440 whomH834 my fathersH1 AbrahamH85 and IsaacH3327 did walk,H1980 the GodH430 which fedH7462 me all my life longH5750 to thisH2088 day,H3117
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The AngelH4397 which redeemedH1350 me from allH3605 evil,H7451 blessH1288 the lads;H5288 and let my nameH8034 be namedH7121 on them, and the nameH8034 of my fathersH1 AbrahamH85 and Isaac;H3327 and let them growH1711 into a multitudeH7230 in the middleH7130 of the earth.H776
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And when JosephH3130 sawH7200 that his fatherH1 laidH7896 his rightH3225 handH3027 on the headH7218 of Ephraim,H669 it displeasedH7489 H5869 him: and he heldH8551 up his father'sH1 hand,H3027 to removeH5493 it from Ephraim'sH669 headH7218 to Manasseh'sH4519 head.H7218
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And JosephH3130 saidH559 to his father,H1 Not so,H3651 my father:H1 for thisH2088 is the firstborn;H1060 putH7760 your rightH3225 handH3225 on his head.H7218
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And his fatherH1 refused,H3985 and said,H559 I knowH3045 it, my son,H1121 I knowH3045 it: he alsoH1571 shall becomeH1961 a people,H5971 and he alsoH1571 shall be great:H1431 but trulyH199 his youngerH6996 brotherH251 shall be greaterH1431 than he, and his seedH2233 shall becomeH1961 a multitudeH4393 of nations.H1471
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And he blessedH1288 them that day,H3117 saying,H559 In you shall IsraelH3478 bless,H1288 saying,H559 GodH430 makeH6213 you as EphraimH669 and as Manasseh:H4519 and he setH7760 EphraimH669 beforeH6440 Manasseh.H4519
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And IsraelH3478 saidH559 to Joseph,H3130 Behold,H2009 I die:H4191 but GodH430 shall be with you, and bringH7725 you againH7725 to the landH776 of your fathers.H1
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Moreover I have givenH5414 to you oneH259 portionH7926 aboveH5921 your brothers,H251 whichH834 I tookH3947 out of the handH3027 of the AmoriteH567 with my swordH2719 and with my bow.H7198
