Genesis 48:20
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And 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.

Hebrews 11:21
By faith Jacob, dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and adored the top of his rod.

Genesis 48:21
And 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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And 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.

Israel bless.

Genesis 24:60 Wishing prosperity to their sister, and saying: Thou art our sister, mayst thou increase to thousands of thousands; and may thy seed possess the gates of their enemies.

Genesis 28:3 And God almighty bless thee, and make thee to increase and multiply thee: that thou mayst be a multitude of people.

Ruth 4:11,12 Then all the people that were in the gate, and the ancients, answered: We are witnesses: The Lord make this woman who cometh into thy house, like Rachel, and Lia, who built up the house of Israel: that she may be an example of virtue in Ephrata, and may have a famous name in Bethlehem: . . .

and he set.

Numbers 2:18-21 On the west side shall be the camp of the sons of Ephraim, whose prince was Elisama the son of Ammiud. . . .

Numbers 7:48,54 The seventh day the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elisama the son of Ammiud, . . .

Numbers 10:22,23 The sons of Ephraim also moved their camp by their troops, in whose army the prince was Elisama the son of Ammiud. . . .

Numbers 13:8,11,16 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Osee the son of Nun. . . .

Context
Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh
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. 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.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.…
Lexicon
So that day
בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

[Jacob] blessed
וַיְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜ם (way·ḇā·ră·ḵêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

them
הַהוּא֮ (ha·hū)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

and said:
לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“By you
בְּךָ֗ (bə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

shall Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

pronounce
לֵאמוֹר֒ (lê·mō·wr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

this blessing:
יְבָרֵ֤ךְ (yə·ḇā·rêḵ)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

‘May God
אֱלֹהִ֔ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

make
יְשִֽׂמְךָ֣ (yə·śim·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

you like Ephraim
כְּאֶפְרַ֖יִם (kə·’ep̄·ra·yim)
Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory

and Manasseh.’”
וְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה (wə·ḵim·naš·šeh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4519: Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites

So he put
וַיָּ֥שֶׂם (way·yā·śem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

Ephraim
אֶפְרַ֖יִם (’ep̄·ra·yim)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory

before
לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

Manasseh.
מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ (mə·naš·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4519: Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites


Additional Translations
So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.And he blessed them that day, saying, In you shall Israel bless, saying, God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee will Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

And he blessed them in that day, saying, In you shall Israel be blessed, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and Manasse; and he set Ephraim before Manasse.

And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee will Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and Manasseh! And he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

He blessed them that day, saying, "In you will Israel bless, saying, 'God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh'" He set Ephraim before Manasseh.

and he blesseth them in that day, saying, 'By thee doth Israel bless, saying, God set thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh;' and he setteth Ephraim before Manasseh.
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