Genesis 48:17-19

Good News Translation

¹⁷ Joseph was upset when he saw that his father had put his right hand on Ephraim's head; so he took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to the head of Manasseh. ¹⁸ He said to his father, “Not that way, father. This is the older boy; put your right hand on his head.”

¹⁹ His father refused, saying, “I know, son, I know. Manasseh's descendants will also become a great people. But his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become great nations.”