{"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/kjv/genesis/48","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T02:44:36.986Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","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 <i>one</i> told Joseph, Behold, thy father <i>is</i> sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And <i>one</i> 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 multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee <i>for</i> an everlasting possession."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, <i>are</i> mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, <i>and</i> shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet <i>there was</i> but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same <i>is</i> Bethlehem."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who <i>are</i> these?"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And Joseph said unto his father, They <i>are</i> my sons, whom God hath given me in this <i>place</i>. 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, <i>so that</i> 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 shewed me also thy seed."},{"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 <i>them</i> near unto him."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid <i>it</i> upon Ephraim's head, who <i>was</i> the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh <i>was</i> the firstborn."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"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,"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"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."},{"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 <i>is</i> the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And his father refused, and said, I know <i>it</i>, my son, I know <i>it</i>: 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."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall 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 (KJV)","markdown":"[Genesis 48](https://primebible.com/kjv/genesis/48)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/genesis/48 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}