Genesis 48:19-21

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¹⁹ But his father refused and said, ^(A)“I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless, ^(B)his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude^[a] of nations.” ²⁰ So he blessed them that day, saying,

Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh. ²¹ Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am about to die, but ^(D)God will be with you and will bring you again to the land of your fathers.