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Summary
Genesis 48:8-22

48:8. Then seeing his sons, he said to him: Who are these?

'''48:9. He answered: They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place. He said: Bring them to me, that I may bless them.'''

'''48:10. For Israel's eyes were dim by reason of his great age, and he could not see clearly. When they were brought to him, he kissed and embraced them,'''

48:11. and said to his son: I am not deprived of seeing you; moreover God has shown me your seed.

48:12. When Joseph had taken them from his father's lap, he bowed down with his face to the ground.

48:13. He set Ephraim on his right hand, that is, towards the left hand of Israel; but Manasseh on his left hand, to wit, towards his father's right hand, and brought them near to him.

48:14. But he, stretching forth his right hand, put it upon the head of Ephraim, the younger brother; and the left upon the head of Manasseh, who was the elder, changing his hands.

48:15. Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph, and said: God, in whose sight my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, God that feedeth me from my youth until this day:

48:16. The angel that delivers me from all evils, bless these boys: and let my name be called upon them, and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.

48:17. Joseph seeing that his father had put his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, was much displeased: and taking his father's hand, he tried to lift it from Ephraim's head, and to remove it to the head of Manasseh.

48:18. He said to his father: It should not be so, my father; for this is the firstborn, put your right hand upon his head.

48:19. But he refusing, said: I know, my son, I know: and this also shall become a people, and shall be multiplied; but his younger brother shall be greater than he; and his seed shall grow into nations.

'''48:20. He blessed them at that time, saying: In you shall Israel be blessed, and it shall be said: God do to you as to Ephraim, and as to Manasseh. He set Ephraim before Manasseh.'''

48:21. He said to Joseph, his son: Behold I die, and God will be with you, and will bring you back into the land of your fathers.

48:22. I give you a portion above your brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorrhite with my sword and bow.

Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph Title: Deutsch: Jakob segnet die Söhne Joseph Artist: Jan Victors (1619–1676) Date: 1635 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Deutsch: 81,5 × 77 cm Current location: Budapest Source/Photographer: The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei. DVD-ROM, 2002. Distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. The work of art depicted in this image and the reproduction thereof are in the public domain worldwide. The reproduction is part of a collection of reproductions compiled by The Yorck Project.