¹⁴ Then Israel stretched out his right hand and ^(A)laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, ^(B)guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the ^(C)firstborn.

²⁰ So he blessed them that day, saying, ^(A)“By you Israel will bless, saying, ‘May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh!’ ” And thus he set Ephraim before Manasseh.