The Holy Bible : English > The book of Genesis > Chapter 48
Note: Click on any verse, you will be able to read that verse in 3 languages: English, Spanish and Portugese. Choose another language in the menu to the left if you want to read Genesis Chapter 48 in that language...
1 It happened after these things, that one said to Joseph, "Behold, your father is sick." He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
2 One told Jacob, and said, "Behold, your son Joseph comes to you," and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed.
3 Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
4 and said to me, `Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your seed after you for an everlasting possession.`
5 Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, will be mine.
6 Your issue, who you become the father of after them, will be yours. They will be called after the name of their brothers in their inheritance.
7 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 to Ephrath, and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem)."
8 Israel saw Joseph`s sons, and said, "Who are these?"
9 Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons, whom God has given me here." He said, "Please bring them to me, and I will bless them."
10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he couldn`t see. He brought them near to him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
11 Israel said to Joseph, "I didn`t think I would see your face, and, behold, God has let me see your seed also."
12 Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
13 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 to him.
14 Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim`s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh`s head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.
15 He blessed Joseph, and said, "The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who has fed me all my life long to this day,
16 the angel who has 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. Let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."
17 When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him. He held up his father`s hand, to remove it from Ephraim`s head to Manasseh`s head.
18 Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father; for this is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head."
19 His father refused, and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a multitude of nations."
20 He blessed them that day, saying, "In you will Israel bless, saying, `God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh`" He set Ephraim before Manasseh.
21 Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.
22 Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow."
Acerca de BuscaBiblia :
Este sitio web fue creado con la intención de ayudar a las personas a usar la Santa Biblia para aprender a hablar un idioma diferente. Digamos que hablas español y quieres aprender a hablar inglés o portugués, puedes usar BuscaBiblia.com para leer la Biblia, verso por verso, en estos 3 idiomas juntos.
¿Qué mejor manera para que una persona que hable español aprenda a hablar inglés o portugués?
Si te gusta la idea, comparte este sitio web con tus amigos.
Sobre o BuscaBiblia:
Este site foi criado com a intenção de ajudar as pessoas a usar a Bíblia Sagrada para aprender a falar uma língua diferente. Digamos que você fale português e queira aprender a falar inglês ou espanhol, você pode usar o BuscaBiblia.com para ler a Bíblia, verso por verso, nestes três idiomas juntos.
Que melhor maneira para o portugês aprender a falar espanhol ou português?
Se você gostou da idéia, compartilhe este site com seus amigos.
About BuscaBiblia.com :
This website was created with the intention to help people use the Holy Bible to learn to speak a diferent language. Say you speak English and you want to learn to speak Spanish or Portugese, you can use BuscaBiblia.com to read the Bible, verse by verse, in these 3 languages together.
What better way for an English speaking person to learn to speak Spanish or Portugese.
If you like the idea, Share this website with your friends.