Genesis 48:14-16

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Genesis 48:14-16

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

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 Manasseh was the firstborn. 15 He blessed Joseph, and said,

   “The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
The God who has been my shepherd [c]all my life to this day,
16 The angel who has redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads;
And may my name [d]live on in them,
And the [e]names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And may they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”

Footnotes:
  1. Genesis 48:14 Or consciously directing
  2. Genesis 48:14 Lit when
  3. Genesis 48:15 Lit from the continuance of me
  4. Genesis 48:16 Lit be called
  5. Genesis 48:16 Lit name
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Genesis 48:14-16

Today's New International Version (TNIV)

14 But Israel reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s head, though he was the younger, and crossing his arms, he put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, even though Manasseh was the firstborn.

 15 Then he blessed Joseph and said,

   “May the God before whom my fathers
   Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully,
the God who has been my shepherd
   all my life to this day,
16 the Angel who has delivered me from all harm
   —may he bless these boys.
May they be called by my name
   and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,
and may they increase greatly
   on the earth.”

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Genesis 48:14-16

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

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 Manasseh was the firstborn. 15 He blessed Joseph, and said,

   “The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
The God who has been my shepherd [c]all my life to this day,
16 The angel who has redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads;
And may my name [d]live on in them,
And the [e]names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And may they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”

Footnotes:
  1. Genesis 48:14 Or consciously directing
  2. Genesis 48:14 Lit when
  3. Genesis 48:15 Lit from the continuance of me
  4. Genesis 48:16 Lit be called
  5. Genesis 48:16 Lit name
New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation

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Genesis 48:14-16

English Standard Version (ESV)

14  And Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands (for Manasseh was the firstborn). 15 And he blessed Joseph and said,

“The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
    the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day,
16  the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys;
    and in them let my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
    and let them grow into a multitude[a] in the midst of the earth.”

Footnotes:
  1. Genesis 48:16 Or let them be like fish for multitude
English Standard Version (ESV)

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Genesis 48:14-16

New Living Translation (NLT)

14 But Jacob crossed his arms as he reached out to lay his hands on the boys’ heads. He put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, though he was the younger boy, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, though he was the firstborn. 15 Then he blessed Joseph and said,

   “May the God before whom my grandfather Abraham
      and my father, Isaac, walked—
   the God who has been my shepherd
      all my life, to this very day,
 16 the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm—
      may he bless these boys.
   May they preserve my name
      and the names of Abraham and Isaac.
   And may their descendants multiply greatly
      throughout the earth.”

New Living Translation (NLT)

Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.


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