Genesis 48:6-10
Contemporary English Version
6 Any children you have later will be considered yours, but their inheritance will come from Ephraim and Manasseh. 7 (A) Unfortunately, your mother Rachel died in Canaan after we had left northern Syria[a] and before we reached Bethlehem.[b] And I had to bury her along the way.
8-10 Jacob was very old and almost blind. He did not recognize the two boys, and so he asked Joseph, “Who are these boys?”
Joseph answered, “They are my sons. God has given them to me here in Egypt.”
“Bring them to me,” Jacob said. “I want to give them my blessing.” Joseph brought the boys to him, and he hugged and kissed them.
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Genesis 48:6-8
New Catholic Bible
6 The sons that you will have after these, they will be yours. They will be called by the name of their brothers in their inheritance. 7 As for me, while I was arriving from Paddan, Rachel, your mother, died in the land of Canaan while we were in journey, not too far on the road from Ephrath. We buried her on the road to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem.”
8 Then Israel saw the sons of Joseph and said, “Who are these?”
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