Genesis 48:20 meaning and explanation
So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
Genesis 48:20, Berean Standard Bible
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Jacob, old and near death in Egypt, is blessing the two sons of Joseph. He has just crossed his hands, putting his right hand on Ephraim the younger and his left on Manasseh the firstborn, and he refuses Joseph's request to reverse them.
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