Genesis 48:21-22
English Standard Version
21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am about to die, but (A)God will be with you and will bring you again to the land of your fathers. 22 Moreover, I have given to (B)you rather than to your brothers one mountain slope[a] that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow.”
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- Genesis 48:22 Or one portion of the land; Hebrew shekem, which sounds like the town and district called Shechem
Genesis 48:21-22
International Standard Version
21 Then Israel told Joseph, “Pay attention! I’m about to die, but God will be with you. He’ll bring you back to the land that belongs to your ancestors. 22 I’m assigning you one portion more than your brothers from the land that I confiscated from the control[a] of the Amorites in battle.”[b]
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- Genesis 48:22 Lit. hand
- Genesis 48:22 Lit. Amorites with my sword and my bow
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