- Joseph:
- "And now¹ thy twoª sons,ª Ephraimª and Manasseh,ª which were bornª° unto thee in the landª of Egyptª beforeª I cameª° unto¹ thee into Egypt,ª [are] mine; as Reubenª and Simeon,ª they shall be¹ mine." {Gen 48:5} + "And Josephª saidª° unto¹ his father,ª They¹ [are] my sons,ª whom¹ Godª hath givenª° me in this¹ [place]. And he said,ª° Bring¹ them,²° I pray thee,¹ unto¹ me, and I will blessª° them." {Gen 48:9} + "And he blessedª°¹ Joseph,ª and said,ª° God,ª beforeª whom¹ my fathersª Abrahamª and Isaacª did walk,ª° the Godª which fedª° me all my life longª¹ unto¹ this¹ day,ª ... And he blessedª° them that¹ day,ª saying,ª° In thee shall Israelª bless,ª° saying,ª° Godª makeª° thee as Ephraimª and as Manasseh:ª and he setª°¹ Ephraimª beforeª Manasseh.ª" {Gen 48:15-20} + "Josephª [is] a fruitfulª° bough,ª [even] a fruitfulª° boughª by¹ a well;ª [whose] branchesª runª° over¹ the wall:ª ... The blessingsª of thy fatherª have prevailedª° above¹ the blessingsª of my progenitorsª° unto¹ the utmost boundª of the everlastingª hills:ª they shall be¹ on the headª of Joseph,ª and on the crown of the headª of him that was separate² from¹ his brethren.ª" {Gen 49:22-26}
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