| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. | 1Some time later Joseph was told, "Your father is ill." So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim along with him. |
| 2When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed. | 2When Jacob was told, "Your son Joseph has come to you," Israel rallied his strength and sat up on the bed. |
| 3Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me | 3Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there he blessed me |
| 4and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’ | 4and said to me, 'I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you.' |
| 5And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. | 5"Now then, your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here will be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. |
| 6Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit. | 6Any children born to you after them will be yours; in the territory they inherit they will be reckoned under the names of their brothers. |
| 7Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem). | 7As I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died in the land of Canaan while we were still on the way, a little distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath" (that is, Bethlehem). |
| 8When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?” | 8When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, "Who are these?" |
| 9Joseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this place.” So Jacob said, “Please bring them to me, that I may bless them.” | 9"They are the sons God has given me here," Joseph said to his father. Then Israel said, "Bring them to me so I may bless them." |
| 10Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them. | 10Now Israel's eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly see. So Joseph brought his sons close to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them. |
| 11“I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.” | 11Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face again, and now God has allowed me to see your children too." |
| 12Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown. | 12Then Joseph removed them from Israel's knees and bowed down with his face to the ground. |
| 13And Joseph took both of them—with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand—and brought them close to him. | 13And 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. |
| 14But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn. | 14But Israel reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim's head, though he was the younger, and crossing his arms, he put his left hand on Manasseh's head, even though Manasseh was the firstborn. |
| 15Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, | 15Then he blessed Joseph and said, "May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, |
| 16the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.” | 16the Angel who has delivered me from all harm --may he bless these boys. May they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they increase greatly on the earth." |
| 17When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s. | 17When Joseph saw his father placing his right hand on Ephraim's head he was displeased; so he took hold of his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head. |
| 18“Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.” | 18Joseph said to him, "No, my father, this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head." |
| 19But 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.” | 19But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will become great. Nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a group of nations." |
| 20So 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. | 20He blessed them that day and said, "In your name will Israel pronounce this blessing: 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.'" So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh. |
| 21Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers. | 21Then Israel said to Joseph, "I am about to die, but God will be with you and take you back to the land of your fathers. |
| 22And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.” | 22And to you I give one more ridge of land than to your brothers, the ridge I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow." |
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