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Berean Standard Bible

“Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,”

Genesis 48:15

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Jacob is near death in Egypt, and Joseph brings his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim to receive a blessing. Jacob adopts them as his own and then blesses Joseph through them.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,

World English Bible (WEB)

He blessed Joseph, and said, “The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long to this day,

King James Version (KJV)

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,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he blessed Joseph, and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath fed me all my life long unto this day,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y bendijo á José, y dijo: El Dios en cuya presencia anduvieron mis padres Abraham é Isaac, el Dios que me mantiene desde que yo soy hasta este día,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces bendijo a José, diciéndole: ―Quiera Dios, el Dios de mis padres Abraham e Isaac, el Dios que me pastoreó toda la vida, bendecir a estos muchachos.

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