1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Genesis 48

1 Joseph with his sons visiteth his sick father. 2 Jacob strengtheneth himself to bless them. 3 He repeateth the promise. 5 He taketh Ephraim and Manasseh as his own. 7 He telleth Joseph of his mother's grave. 9 He blesseth Ephraim and Manasseh. 17 He preferreth the younger before the elder. 21 He prophesieth their return to Canaan.

 48:1 Now it came 1961 about after 310 these 428 things 1697 that Joseph 3130 was told 559, “Behold 2009, your father 1 is sick 2470a.” So he took 3947 his two 8147 sons 1121 Manasseh 4519 and Ephraim 669 with him.

 48:2 When it was told 5046 to Jacob 3290, “Behold 2009, your son 1121 Joseph 3130 has come 935 to you,” Israel 3478 collected 2388 his strength 2388 and sat 3427 up in the bed 4296.

 48:3 Then Jacob 3290 said 559 to Joseph 3130, “God 410 Almighty 7706b appeared 7200 to me at Luz 3870 in the land 776 of Canaan 3667a and blessed 1288 me,

 48:4 and He said 559 to me, ‘Behold 2009, I will make 6509 you fruitful 6509 and numerous 7235a, and I will make 5414 you a company 6951 of peoples 5971a, and will give 5414 this 2088 land 776 to your descendants 2233 after 310 you for an everlasting 5769 possession 272.’

 48:5 “Now 6258 your two 8147 sons 1121, who were born 3205 to you in the land 776 of Egypt 4714 before 5704 I came 935 to you in Egypt 4714, are mine; Ephraim 669 and Manasseh 4519 shall be mine, as Reuben 7205 and Simeon 8095 are.

 48:6 “But your offspring 4138 that have been born 3205 after 310 them shall be yours; they shall be called 7121 by the names 8034 of their brothers 251 in their inheritance 5159.

 48:7 “Now as for me, when I came 935 from Paddan 6307, Rachel 7354 died 4191, to my sorrow 5921, in the land 776 of Canaan 3667a on the journey 1870, when there was still 5750 some 3530 distance 3530 776 to go 935 to Ephrath 672; and I buried 6912 her there 8033 on the way 1870 to Ephrath 672 (that is, Bethlehem 1035).”

 48:8 ¶ When Israel 3478 saw 7200 Joseph’s 3130 sons 1121, he said 559, “Who 4310 are these 428?”

 48:9 Joseph 3130 said 559 to his father 1, “They are my sons 1121, whom 834 God 430 has given 5414 me here 2088.” So he said 559, “Bring 3947 them to me, please 4994, that I may bless 1288 them.”

 48:10 Now the eyes 5869 of Israel 3478 were [so] dim 3513 from age 2207 [that] he could 3201 not see 7200. Then Joseph brought 5066 them close 5066 to him, and he kissed 5401a them and embraced 2263 them.

 48:11 Israel 3478 said 559 to Joseph 3130, “I never 3808 expected 6419 to see 7200 your face 6440, and behold 2009, God 430 has let me see 7200 your children 2233 as well 1571.”

 48:12 Then Joseph 3130 took 3318 them from his knees 1290, and bowed 7812 with his face 639 to the ground 776.

 48:13 Joseph 3130 took 3947 them both 8147, Ephraim 669 with his right 3225 hand 3225 toward 4480 Israel’s 3478 left 8040, and Manasseh 4519 with his left 8040 hand 8040 toward 4480 Israel’s 3478 right 3225, and brought 5066 them close 5066 to him.

 48:14 But Israel 3478 stretched 7971 out his right 3225 hand 3225 and laid 7896 it on the head 7218 of Ephraim 669, who 1931 was the younger 6810, and his left 8040 hand 8040 on Manasseh’s 4519 head 7218, crossing 7919b his hands 3027, although 3588 Manasseh 4519 was the firstborn 1060.

 48:15 He blessed 1288 Joseph 3130, and said 559, “The God 430 before 6440 whom 834 my fathers 1 Abraham 85 and Isaac 3327 walked 1980, The God 430 who has been my shepherd 7462a all 4480 5750 my life 5750 to this 2088 day 3117,

 48:16 The angel 4397 who has redeemed 1350 me from all 3605 evil 7451b, Bless 1288 the lads 5288; And may my name 8034 live 7121 on in them, And the names 8034 of my fathers 1 Abraham 85 and Isaac 3327; And may they grow 1711 into a multitude 7230 in the midst 7130 of the earth 776.”

 48:17 ¶ When Joseph 3130 saw 7200 that his father 1 laid 7896 his right 3225 hand 3027 on Ephraim’s 669 head 7218, it displeased 7489a him; and he grasped 8551 his father’s 1 hand 3027 to remove 5493 it from Ephraim’s 669 head 7218 to Manasseh’s 4519 head 7218.

 48:18 Joseph 3130 said 559 to his father 1, “Not so 3651, my father 1, for this 2088 one 2088 is the firstborn 1060. Place 7760 your right 3225 hand 3225 on his head 7218.”

 48:19 But his father 1 refused 3985 and said 559, “I know 3045, my son 1121, I know 3045; he also 1571 will become 1961 a people 5971a and he also 1571 will be great 1431. However 199, his younger 6996b brother 251 shall be greater 1431 than 4480 he, and his descendants 2233 shall become 1961 a multitude 4393 of nations 1471.”

 48:20 He blessed 1288 them that day 3117, saying 559, “By you Israel 3478 will pronounce 1288 blessing 1288, saying 559, ‘May God 430 make 7760 you like Ephraim 669 and Manasseh 4519!’” Thus he put 7760 Ephraim 669 before 6440 Manasseh 4519.

 48:21 Then Israel 3478 said 559 to Joseph 3130, “Behold 2009, I am about to die 4191, but God 430 will be with you, and bring 7725 you back 7725 to the land 776 of your fathers 1.

 48:22 “I give 5414 you one 259 portion 7926 more 5921 than 5921 your brothers 251, which 834 I took 3947 from the hand 3027 of the Amorite 567 with my sword 2719 and my bow 7198.”