{"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/drb/genesis/48","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T07:50:01.608Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Genesis","bookSlug":"genesis","chapter":48,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":47,"nextChapter":49,"totalChapters":50,"totalVerses":22},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"After these things, it was told Joseph that his father was sick: and he set out to go to him, taking his two sons Manasses and Ephraim. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And it was told the old man: Behold I thy son Joseph cometh to thee. And being strengthened he sat on his bed. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And when Joseph was come in to him, he said : God Almighty appeared to me at Lute, which is in the land of Chanaan: and he blessed me, "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And he said : I will cause thee to increase and multiply, and I will make of thee a multitude of people: and I will give this land to thee, and to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"So thy two sons who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came hither to thee, shall be mine: Ephraim and Manasses shall be reputed to me as Ruben and Simeon. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"But the rest whom thou shalt have after them, shall be thine, and shall be called by the name of their brethren in their possessions. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"For, when I came out of Mesopotamia, Rachel died from me in the land of Ohanaan in the very journey, and it was springtime: and I was going to Ephrata, and I buried her near the way of Ephrata, which by another name is called Bethlehem. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Then seeing his sons, he said to him: Who are these? "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"He answered: They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said: Bring them to me that I may bless them. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For Israel's eyes were dim by reason of his great age, and he could not see clearly. And when they were brought to him, he kissed and embraced them. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And said to his son: I am not deprived of seeing thee: moreover God hath shewed me thy seed. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And when Joseph had taken them from his father's lap, he bowed down with his face to the ground. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And he set Ephraim on his right bend, that is, towards the left hand of Israel; but Manasses on his left hand, to wit, towards his father's right hand, and brought them near to him. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"But he stretching forth his right hand, put it upon the head of Ephraim the younger brother; and the left upon the head of Manasses who was the elder, changing his hands. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph, and said: God, in whose sight my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, God that feedeth me from my youth until this day; "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"The angel that delivereth me from all evils, bless these boys: and let my name be called upon them, and the names of my fathers Abraham, and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And Joseph seeing that his father had put his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, was much displeased: and taking his father's hand he tried to lift it from Ephraims head, and to remove it to the head of Manasses. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And he said to his father: It should not be so, my father: for this is the first- born, put thy right hand upon his head. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"But he refusing, said: I know, my son, I know: and this also shall become peoples, and shall be multiplied: but this younger brother shall be greater than he: and his seed shall grow into nations. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And he blessed them at that time, saying: In thee shall Israel be blessed, and it shall be said: God do to thee as to Ephraim, and as to Manasses. And he set Ephraim before Manasses. "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And he said to Joseph his son: Be- hold I die, and God will be with you, and will bring you back into the land of your fathers. "},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"I give thee a portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorrhite a with my sword and bow. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Genesis 48 (DRB)","markdown":"[Genesis 48](https://primebible.com/drb/genesis/48)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/genesis/48 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}