Genesis 48:18-20

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¹⁸ Joseph said to his father, “You have your right hand on the wrong boy. Manasseh is the firstborn. Put your right hand on him.”

¹⁹ But his father refused and said, “I know, son. I know. Manasseh is the firstborn. He will be great and will be the father of many people. But his younger brother will be greater than he is. And the younger brother’s family will be much larger.”

²⁰ So Israel blessed them that day. He said,

In this way Israel made Ephraim greater than Manasseh.