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Genesis 46:20

Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

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ASV

And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On, bare unto him.

KJV

And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti–pherah priest of On bare unto him.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּוָּלֵ֣דvai.yi.va.Ledand it was bornH3205 →
לְיוֹסֵף֮le.yo.Sefto JosephH3130 →
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776 →
מִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimEgyptH4714 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher[those] whomH834 →
יָֽלְדָה־Yal.dah-she boreH3205 →
לּוֹ֙loto him
אָֽסְנַ֔ת'a.se.NatAsenathH621 →
בַּת־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323 →
פּ֥וֹטִיPo.tiPoti-H6319 →
פֶ֖רַעFe.ra'-pheraH6319 →
כֹּהֵ֣ןko.Hen[the] priest ofH3548 →
אֹ֑ן'OnOnH204 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehManassehH4519 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
אֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669 →

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Genesis 48:5And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.Genesis 41:50Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.Genesis 41:50–52Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.Numbers 26:28The descendants of Joseph included the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim.Joshua 17:1Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.Genesis 41:45Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.Genesis 48:1Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.1 Chronicles 5:23–26Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon).Numbers 1:32–35From the sons of Joseph:1 Chronicles 7:14–29The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead.Genesis 48:13–14And Joseph took both of them—with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand—and brought them close to him.Genesis 48:20So 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.Genesis 48:4–5and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’Deuteronomy 33:13–17Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath,Numbers 26:28–37The descendants of Joseph included the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim.Numbers 1:32From the sons of Joseph:Genesis 48:14But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.

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Jacob Goes to Egypt — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Jacob Goes to Egypt — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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