Genesis 48:20
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וַיְבָרֲכֵםvayvarakhemand he blessed themH1288בַּיּוֹםbaiyomon the dayH3117הַהוּאhahu'<the> thatH1931לֵאמוֹרlemor<to> sayingH559בְּךָbekhaby youיְבָרֵךְyevarekhit will blessH1288יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559יְשִׂמְךָyesimkhamay he make youH7760אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430כְּאֶפְרַיִםke'efrayimlike EphraimH669וְכִמְנַשֶּׁהvekhimnashehand like ManassehH4519וַיָּשֶׂםvaiyasemand he putH7760אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֶפְרַיִם'efrayimEphraimH669לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440מְנַשֶּׁה׃menashehManassehH4519
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