{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/genesis/48","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T23:31:35.137Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Genesis","bookSlug":"genesis","chapter":48,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":47,"nextChapter":49,"totalChapters":50,"totalVerses":22},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"and said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples, and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And now thy two sons, who were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, shall be mine."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And thy issue, that thou begettest after them, shall be thine; they shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some distance to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem)."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me here. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath let me see thy seed also."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he bowed himself with his face to the earth."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"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 first-born."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath fed me all my life long unto this day,"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father; for this is the first-born; put thy right hand upon his head."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"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: howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God will be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"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."}],"citation":{"inline":"Genesis 48 (ASV)","markdown":"[Genesis 48](https://primebible.com/asv/genesis/48)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/genesis/48 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}