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1 And it shall be after these words, and it will be said to Joseph, Behold, thy father was sick: and he will take his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 And it will be announced to Jacob, and it will be said, Behold, thy son Joseph came to thee: and Israel will be strengthened and will sit upon the rod. 3 And Jacob will say to Joseph, God Almighty was seen to me in Luz in the land of Canaan, and he will bless me. 4 And he will say to me, Behold, I making thee fruitful, and I multiplied thee, and I gave thee for an assembly of people; and I gave this land to thy seed after thee a possession forever. 5 And now, thy two sons having been born to thee in the land of Egypt, before I came to thee to Egypt, they are to me: Ephraim and Manasseh shall be to me as Reuben and Simeon. 6 And thy progeny which thou didst beget after them, shall be to thee; after the name of their brethren shall they be called in their inheritance. 7 And I in my coming from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan, in the way, in yet a length of land to go to Ephrath: and I shall bury her there in the way of Ephrath; this the house of bread. 8 And Israel will see Joseph's sons, and will say, Who are these? 9 And Joseph will say to his father, They are my sons which God gave me here. And he will say, Bring them now to me, and I will bless them. 10 And the eyes of Israel were heavy from old age; he will not be able to see; and he will draw them near to him, and he will kiss them, and embrace them. Genesis 48:1-10, Smith's Literal Translation. Public domain.
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