Genesis 48:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”
Genesis 48:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 48:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 48:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads, and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. Let them grow into a multitude upon the earth.””
Genesis 48:16 — World English Bible
Genesis 48:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. ”
Genesis 48:16 — American Standard Version
Genesis 48:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“the Messenger who is redeeming me from all evil doth bless the youths, and my name is called upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and they increase into a multitude in the midst of the land.'”
Genesis 48:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 48:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“the Angel that redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the land! ”
Genesis 48:16 — Darby Translation
Genesis 48:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The Angel, which hath deliuered me from all euill, blesse the children, and let my name be named vpon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Izhak, that they may growe as fish into a multitude in the middes of the earth.”
Genesis 48:16 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 48:16 in Context — Genesis 48
14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.
18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
What Does Genesis 48:16 Mean?
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