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19 His father refused and said, |I know, Son, I know! Manasseh, too, will become a nation, and he, too, will be important. Nevertheless, his younger brother will be more important than he, and his descendants will become many nations.| 20 That day he blessed them. He said, |Because of you, Israel will speak this blessing, 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh!' | In this way Israel put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh. Genesis 48:19-20, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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