Genesis 48:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.”
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“So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee will Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and he blesseth them in that day, saying, `By thee doth Israel bless, saying, God set thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh;' and he setteth Ephraim before Manasseh.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 48:20 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 24:60And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”
- Genesis 28:3May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.
- Numbers 2:18On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard:
- Numbers 7:48On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.
- Numbers 7:54On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.
- Numbers 10:22Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
- Numbers 13:8from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
- Numbers 13:11from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;
- Numbers 13:16These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.
- Joshua 17:14Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
- Ruth 4:11“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.
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