| Verse | Other Content | Text From King James | Text From Young's Literal |
| Ge 48:1 | C D S T R K | And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. | And it cometh to pass, after these things, that `one' saith to Joseph, `Lo, thy father is sick;' and he taketh his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim. |
| Ge 48:2 | C D S T R K | And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. | And `one' declareth to Jacob, and saith, `Lo, thy son Joseph is coming unto thee;' and Israel doth strengthen himself, and sit upon the bed. |
| Ge 48:3 | C D S T R K | And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, | And Jacob saith unto Joseph, `God Almighty hath appeared unto me, in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blesseth me, |
| Ge 48:4 | C D S T R K | And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession. | and saith unto me, Lo, I am making thee fruitful, and have multiplied thee, and given thee for an assembly of peoples, and given this land to thy seed after thee, a possession age-during. |
| Ge 48:5 | C D S T R K | And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. | `And now, thy two sons, who are born to thee in the land of Egypt, before my coming unto thee to Egypt, mine they `are'; Ephraim and Manasseh, as Reuben and Simeon they are mine; |
| Ge 48:6 | C D S T R | And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance. | and thy family which thou hast begotten after them are thine; by the name of their brethren they are called in their inheritance. |
| Ge 48:7 | C D S T R | And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem. | `And I -- in my coming in from Padan-`Aram' Rachel hath died by me in the land of Canaan, in the way, while yet a kibrath of land to enter Ephrata, and I bury her there in the way of Ephrata, which `is' Bethlehem.' |
| Ge 48:8 | C D S T | And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? | And Israel seeth the sons of Joseph, and saith, `Who `are' these?' |
| Ge 48:9 | C D S T R K | And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. | and Joseph saith unto his father, `They `are' my sons, whom God hath given to me in this `place';' and he saith, `Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I bless them.' |
| Ge 48:10 | C D S T R | Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. | And the eyes of Israel have been heavy from age, he is unable to see; and he bringeth them nigh unto him, and he kisseth them, and cleaveth to them; |
| Ge 48:11 | C D S T R | And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed. | and Israel saith unto Joseph, `To see thy face I had not thought, and lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.' |
| Ge 48:12 | C D S T R | And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. | And Joseph bringeth them out from between his knees, and boweth himself on his face to the earth; |
| Ge 48:13 | C D S T K | 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. | and Joseph taketh them both, Ephraim in his right hand towards Israel's left, and Manasseh in his left towards Israel's right, and bringeth `them' nigh to him. |
| Ge 48:14 | C D S T R | And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn. | And Israel putteth out his right hand, and placeth `it' upon the head of Ephraim, who `is' the younger, and his left hand upon the head of Manasseh; he hath guided his hands wisely, for Manasseh `is' the first-born. |
| Ge 48:15 | C D S T R | And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, | And he blesseth Joseph, and saith, `God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked habitually: God who is feeding me from my being unto this day: |
| Ge 48:16 | C D S T R K | The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. | the Messenger who is redeeming me from all evil doth bless the youths, and my name is called upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and they increase into a multitude in the midst of the land.' |
| Ge 48:17 | C D S T R | And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. | And Joseph seeth that his father setteth his right hand on the head of Ephraim, and it is wrong in his eyes, and he supporteth the hand of his father to turn it aside from off the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh; |
| Ge 48:18 | C D S T R | And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head. | and Joseph saith unto his father, `Not so, my father, for this `is' the first-born; set thy right hand on his head.' |
| Ge 48:19 | C D S T R | And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. | And his father refuseth, and saith, `I have known, my son, I have known; he also becometh a people, and he also is great, and yet, his young brother is greater than he, and his seed is the fulness of the nations;' |
| Ge 48:20 | C D S T R | And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. | and he blesseth them in that day, saying, `By thee doth Israel bless, saying, God set thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh;' and he setteth Ephraim before Manasseh. |
| Ge 48:21 | C D S T R K | And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers. | And Israel saith unto Joseph, `Lo, I am dying, and God hath been with you, and hath brought you back unto the land of your fathers; |
| Ge 48:22 | C D S T R K | Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow. | and I -- I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I have taken out of the hand of the Amorite by my sword and by my bow.' |