1After these things, it was told Joseph that his father was sick; and he set out to go to him, taking his two sons Manasses and Ephraim.

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Genesis 46:20, Genesis 50:23, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 41:52, John 11:3

2And it was told the old man: Behold thy son Joseph cometh to thee. And being strengthened, he sat on his bed.

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Nehemiah 2:18, Deuteronomy 3:28, Psalms 41:3, Proverbs 23:15, 1 Samuel 23:16

3And when Joseph was come in to him, he said: God almighty appeared to me at Luza, which is in the land of Chanaan, and he blessed me,

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Genesis 35:9, Genesis 35:12, Genesis 35:9, Genesis 35:12, Genesis 17:1

4And said: I will cause thee to increase and multiply, and I will make of thee a multitude of people: and I will give this land to thee, and to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

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Genesis 17:8, Genesis 17:8, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 12:2

5So thy two sons, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came hither to thee, shall be mine: Ephraim and Manasses shall be reputed to me as Ruben and Simeon.

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Genesis 41:50, Genesis 41:52, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 41:52, Joshua 14:4

6But the rest whom thou shalt have after them, shall be thine, and shall be called by the name of their brethren in their possessions.

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Joshua 14:4, Joshua 14:4

7For, when I came out of Mesopotamia, Rachel died from me in the land of Chanaan in the very journey, and it was spring time: and I was going to Ephrata, and I buried her near the way of Ephrata, which by another name is called Bethlehem.

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Genesis 35:16, Genesis 35:19, Matthew 2:18, Genesis 35:9, Genesis 35:16

8Then seeing his sons, he said to him: Who are these?

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9He answered: They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said: Bring them to me, that I may bless them.

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Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 33:5, Genesis 33:5, Hebrews 11:21

10For Israel's eyes were dim by reason of his great age, and he could not see clearly. And when they were brought to him, he kissed and embraced them,

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Genesis 27:27, Genesis 27:1, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 27:1, 1 Kings 19:20

11And said to his son: I am not deprived of seeing thee; moreover God hath shewn me thy seed.

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Ephesians 3:20, Genesis 45:26, Ephesians 3:20, Genesis 45:26, Genesis 37:33

12And when Joseph had taken them from his father's lap, he bowed down with his face to the ground.

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Genesis 42:6, Genesis 42:6, Ephesians 6:1, 2 Kings 4:37, Leviticus 19:3

13And he set Ephraim on his right hand, that is, towards the left hand of Israel; but Manasses on his left hand, to wit, towards his father's right hand, and brought them near to him.

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14But he, stretching forth his right hand, put it upon the head of Ephraim, the younger brother; and the left upon the head of Manasses, who was the elder, changing his hands.

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Genesis 41:51, Genesis 41:51, Numbers 8:18, Exodus 15:6, Luke 13:13

15And Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph, and said: God, in whose sight my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, God that feedeth me from my youth until this day:

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Genesis 17:1, Genesis 17:1, Colossians 2:6, Colossians 2:6, Genesis 28:3

16The angel that delivereth me from all evils, bless these boys: and let my name be called upon them, and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.

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Psalms 34:22, Psalms 34:22, Genesis 49:22, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 49:22

17And Joseph seeing that his father had put his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, was much displeased: and taking his father's hand, he tried to lift it from Ephraim's head, and to remove it to the head of Manasses.

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Genesis 48:14, Romans 9:7, Romans 9:8, Genesis 48:14, Romans 9:7

18And he said to his father: It should not be so, my father; for this is the firstborn, put thy right hand upon his head.

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Acts 11:8, Acts 10:14, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 43:33, Genesis 49:3

19But he refusing, said: I know, my son, I know: and this also shall become a people, and shall be multiplied; but his younger brother shall be greater than he; and his seed shall grow into nations.

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Deuteronomy 33:17, Deuteronomy 33:17, Genesis 17:20, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 17:20

20And he blessed them at that time, saying: In thee shall Israel be blessed, and it shall be said: God do to thee as to Ephraim, and as to Manasses. And he set Ephraim before Manasses.

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Genesis 24:60, Genesis 24:60, Ruth 4:11, Ruth 4:12, Genesis 28:3

21And he said to Joseph, his son: Behold I die, and God will be with you, and will bring you back into the land of your fathers.

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Genesis 50:24, Genesis 46:4, Genesis 50:24, Genesis 46:4, Genesis 26:3

22I give thee a portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorrhite with my sword and bow.

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John 4:5, John 4:5, Joshua 24:32, Joshua 24:32, 1 Chronicles 5:2