| Verse | Translation | Text |
| Ge 48:13 | Strong Concordance | And Joseph [03130] took [03947] them both [08147], Ephraim [0669] in his right hand [03225] toward Israel's [03478] left hand [08040], and Manasseh [04519] in his left hand [08040] toward Israel's [03478] right hand [03225], and brought them near [05066] unto him. |
| King James | And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him. |
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Joseph took them both--The very act of pronouncing the blessing was remarkable, showing that Jacob's bosom was animated by the spirit of prophecy. |