Genesis 48:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 48:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 48:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 48:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He blessed them that day, saying, “Israel will bless in your name, saying, ‘God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh’” He set Ephraim before Manasseh.”
Genesis 48:20 — World English Bible
Genesis 48:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Genesis 48:20 — American Standard Version
Genesis 48:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Genesis 48:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 48:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee will Israel bless, saying,God make thee as Ephraim and Manasseh! And he set Ephraim before Manasseh. ”
Genesis 48:20 — Darby Translation
Genesis 48:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So he blessed them that day, and sayde, In thee Israel shall blesse, and say, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh. and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.”
Genesis 48:20 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 48:20 in Context — Genesis 48
18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
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.
21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
What Does Genesis 48:20 Mean?
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