²⁰ He blessed^(A) them that day^(B) and said,

So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.

⁶⁰ And they blessed^(A) Rebekah and said to her,

¹¹ Then the elders and all the people at the gate^(A) said, “We are witnesses.^(B) May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah,^(C) who together built up the family of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah^(D) and be famous in Bethlehem.^{(E) 12} Through the offspring the Lord gives you by this young woman, may your family be like that of Perez,^(F) whom Tamar^(G) bore to Judah.”

³ May God Almighty^[a](A) bless^(B) you and make you fruitful^(C) and increase your numbers^(D) until you become a community of peoples.

¹⁶ These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore^(A) the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun^(B) the name Joshua.)^(C)

²² The divisions of the camp of Ephraim^(A) went next, under their standard. Elishama son of Ammihud^(B) was in command. ²³ Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,^(C)

⁵⁴ On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,^(A) the leader of the people of Manasseh, brought his offering.

⁴⁸ On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud,^(A) the leader of the people of Ephraim, brought his offering.