Berean Standard Bible
“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.”
Old and nearly blind, Jacob adopts Joseph's two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, as his own. Joseph tries to correct him when he places his right hand on the younger boy, but Jacob crosses his hands on purpose.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee will Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
So he gave them his blessing that day, saying, You will be the sign of blessing in Israel, for they will say, May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh; and he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y bendíjolos aquel día, diciendo: En ti bendecirá Israel, diciendo: Póngate Dios como á Ephraim y como á Manasés. Y puso á Ephraim delante de Manasés.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Así, pues, aquel día Jacob les dio a los muchachos la siguiente bendición: ―Que el pueblo de Israel use el siguiente dicho como bendición: “Dios te haga próspero como Efraín y Manasés”. Y puso a Efraín antes que a Manasés.
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