Genesis 48:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 48:13

11 And Israel said to Joseph, ^a“I had not thought to see your face; but in fact, God has also shown me your offspring!”

12 So Joseph brought them from beside his knees, and he bowed down with his face to the earth.

13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near him.

14 Then Israel stretched out his right hand and ^alaid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, ^bguiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the ^cfirstborn.

15 And ^ahe blessed Joseph, and said:
“God, ^bbefore whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
The God who has fed me all my life long to this day,

16 The Angel ^awho has redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads;
Let ^bmy name be named upon them,
And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And let them ^cgrow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”

17 Now when Joseph saw that his father ^alaid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; so he took hold of his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.

18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”

19 But his father refused and said, ^a“I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly ^bhis younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.”

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.

21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am dying, but ^aGod will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 48:13

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American Standard Version
And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him.

Amplified® Bible
Then Joseph took both [boys], Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel's left, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel's right, and brought them close to him.

Contemporary English Version
After Joseph got up, he brought his two sons over to Jacob again. He led his younger son Ephraim to the left side of Jacob and his older son Manasseh to the right.

Darby English Version
And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought [them] near to him.

Good News Bible
Joseph put Ephraim at Jacob's left and Manasseh at his right.

King James Version
And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him.

New American Standard Bible
Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel's left, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel's right, and brought them close to him.

New International Version
And Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right toward Israel's left hand and Manasseh on his left toward Israel's right hand, and brought them close to him.

New King James Version
And Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel's left, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel's right, and brought them close to him.

Revised Standard Version
And Joseph took them both, E'phraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manas'seh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near him.

Young's Literal Translation
and Joseph taketh them both, Ephraim in his right hand towards Israel's left, and Manasseh in his left towards Israel's right, and bringeth `them' nigh to him.

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