Genesis 48
1One So Joseph went to see his father Jacob. And Joseph took his 2 sons with him. Their names were Manasseh and Ephraim.
2Joseph Then Joseph and his sons went inside to talk to Jacob. Jacob was lying on his bed. He was really weak, so it was hard for him to move. But he really wanted to talk to Joseph, so he slowly sat up on his bed.
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7Jacob 1 Jacob made Ephraim more important than Manasseh
8-10 Jacob was very old, and his eyes were weak, so he couldn’t see very well. He looked at Joseph’s 2 sons, and he said to Joseph, “Who are these 2 boys?” Joseph said, “They are my sons, the ones that God gave me here in this country.” Then Jacob said, “Bring them near to me. I will put my hands on them, and I will ask God to be good to them.” So Joseph took his 2 sons near to Jacob. And Jacob hugged those 2 boys, and he kissed them on their cheeks.
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15Then 1 “God, my grand-father Abraham always lived your way, and so did my father Isaac. 2 God, you took care of me all my life, and you still take care of me today. 1
16You 2 So now, I’m asking you to be good to these 2 boys, Ephraim and Manasseh. 2 Let them be just like my own sons, and give them those good things that you promised to me, and to my grand-father Abraham, and to my father Isaac. 2 Let them have lots of kids and grand-kids, so that their families will become a really big mob here on earth.”
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20That Then Jacob said another good thing about Ephraim and Manasseh. Jacob said to them, 1 “Later on, the Israel mob will always remember that God was very good to both of you. And sometimes they will say to each other, 1 ‘ I’m asking God to be good to you, just like he was good to Ephraim and Manasseh.’”
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