Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But 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. said, I know it. Genesis 48:14 But 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. Genesis 17:20,21 And as for Ismael I have also heard thee. Behold, I will bless him, and increase, and multiply him exceedingly: he shall beget twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation. . . . Genesis 25:28 Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his hunting: and Rebecca loved Jacob. Numbers 1:33-35 Forty thousand five hundred. . . . Numbers 2:19-21 The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty thousand five hundred. . . . Deuteronomy 33:17 His beauty as of the firstling of a bullock, his horns as the horns of a rhinoceros: with them shall he push the nations even to the ends of the earth. These are the multitudes of Ephraim and these the thousands of Manasses. Isaiah 7:17 The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon the house of thy father, days that have not come since the time of the separation of Ephraim from Juda with the king of the Assyrians. Ezekiel 27:10 The Persians, and Lydians, and the Libyans were thy soldiers in thy army: they hung up the buckler and the helmet in thee for thy ornament. Revelation 7:6,8 Of the tribe of Aser, twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Nephthali, twelve thousand signed: Of the tribe of Manasses, twelve thousand signed: . . . become. Deuteronomy 1:10 I alone am not able to bear you: for the Lord your God hath multiplied you, and you are this day as the stars of heaven, for multitude. 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: . . . multitude. Context Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh…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. 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.… Cross References Genesis 17:4 And God said to him: I am, and my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. Genesis 28:14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth: thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and IN THEE and thy seed, all the tribes of the earth SHALL BE BLESSED. Genesis 46:3 God said to him: I am the most mighty God of thy father; fear not, go down into Egypt, for I will make a great nation of thee there. Genesis 48:18 And he said to his father: It should not be so, my father; for this is the firstborn, put thy right hand upon his head. Lexicon But his fatherאָבִ֗יו (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1: Father refused. וַיְמָאֵ֣ן (way·mā·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3985: To refuse “I know, יָדַ֤עְתִּֽי (yā·ḏa‘·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know my son, בְנִי֙ (ḇə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son I know!” יָדַ֔עְתִּי (yā·ḏa‘·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know he said. וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “He ה֥וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are too גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and shall become יִֽהְיֶה־ (yih·yeh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a people, לְּעָ֖ם (lə·‘ām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and he ה֣וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are too וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and shall be great; יִגְדָּ֑ל (yiḡ·dāl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1431: To grow up, become great nevertheless, וְאוּלָ֗ם (wə·’ū·lām) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 199: However, on the contrary his younger הַקָּטֹן֙ (haq·qā·ṭōn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6996: Small, young, unimportant brother אָחִ֤יו (’ā·ḥîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, ) shall be greater יִגְדַּ֣ל (yiḡ·dal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1431: To grow up, become great than he, מִמֶּ֔נּוּ (mim·men·nū) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of and his offspring וְזַרְע֖וֹ (wə·zar·‘ōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity shall become יִהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a multitude מְלֹֽא־ (mə·lō-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4393: Fullness, that which fills of nations.” הַגּוֹיִֽם׃ (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts Additional Translations But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. And his father refused, and said, I know it , my son, I know it . He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. And he would not, but said, I know it, son, I know it; he also shall be a people, and he shall be exalted, but his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. But his father refused and said, I know, my son, I know: he also will become a people, and he also will be great; but truly his younger brother will be greater than he; and his seed will become the fulness of nations. And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. His father refused, and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a multitude of nations." And his father refuseth, and saith, 'I have known, my son, I have known; he also becometh a people, and he also is great, and yet, his young brother is greater than he, and his seed is the fulness of the nations;' Jump to Previous Descendants Fulness Great Greater Group Howbeit However Multitude Nation Nations Nevertheless Purpose Refused Refuseth Seed Young YoungerJump to Next Descendants Fulness Great Greater Group Howbeit However Multitude Nation Nations Nevertheless Purpose Refused Refuseth Seed Young YoungerLinks Genesis 48:19 NIVGenesis 48:19 NLT Genesis 48:19 ESV Genesis 48:19 NASB Genesis 48:19 KJV Genesis 48:19 Bible Apps Genesis 48:19 Biblia Paralela Genesis 48:19 Chinese Bible Genesis 48:19 French Bible Genesis 48:19 German Bible Alphabetical: a also and be become brother But descendants father great greater group He his However I know multitude my nations Nevertheless of people refused said shall son than too will younger OT Law: Genesis 48:19 His father refused and said I know (Gen. 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