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And Joseph brought them out from his knees; and he bowed his face to the earth.

And Joseph took both of them, Ephraim in his right hand, to the left of Israel; and Manasseh in his left hand, to the right of Israel. And he brought them to him.

And Israel sent forth his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim; and he was the younger. And he put his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands; for Manasseh was the first-born.

And Joseph saw that his father was putting his right hand on the head of Ephraim; and it was evil in his eyes. And he took hold of his father's hand to turn it from Ephraim's head to the head of Manasseh.

And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father! For this one is the first-born; put your right hand on his head.

And his father refused and said, I know, my son, I know. He also shall be a people, and he shall become great. But his younger brother shall become greater than he, and his seed shall become the fullness of the nations.

And Jacob called his sons and said, Gather yourselves and I will tell you what will happen to you in the days to come.

The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the lawmaker from between his feet, until Shiloh come, and the obedience of the peoples to him.

Binding his foal to the vine, and his ass's colt to the choice vine, he washes his clothing in wine, and his covering in the blood of grapes.

His eyes shall be dark from wine and his teeth white from milk.

Zebulun shall live at the seashore, and he shall be a haven of ships, even his border beside Sidon.

And he saw a resting place that it was good, and that the land was pleasant. And he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a tribute slave.

Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall give a king's delicacies.

Joseph is a fruitful son, a fruitful son by a spring; his branches run over a wall.

His bow abides in strength, and the hands of his arms are made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, from the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.

The blessings of your father are above the blessings of my offspring, to the limit of everlasting hills; may they be for the head of Joseph and for the crown of the leader of his brothers.

All these were the tribes of Israel, two and ten. And this is what their father spoke to them. And he blessed them, each one with what was according to his blessing, he blessed them.

They buried Abraham and his wife Sarah there, and they buried Isaac and his wife Rebekah; and I buried Leah there;

And Jacob finished commanding his sons, and he gathered his feet into the bed. And he expired, and was gathered to his people.