Genesis 48:20
And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
Context
This verse from Genesis Chapter 48 connects to 10 cross-references. Jacob, nearing death, adopts Joseph's two sons Ephraim and Manasseh as his own, giving them equal standing with his other sons. He blesses them, deliberately crossing his hands to give the younger Ephraim the greater blessing over the firstborn Manasseh—a …
Other Translations
And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee will Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
and he blesseth them in that day, saying, `By thee doth Israel bless, saying, God set thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh;' and he setteth Ephraim before Manasseh.
So he gave them his blessing that day, saying, You will be the sign of blessing in Israel, for they will say, May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh; and he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
Cross References
These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the …
Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.
Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his …
On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh:
On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, offered:
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain …
And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;