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Genesis 48:11-14 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

11. And he said to his son: "I have not been cheated out of seeing you. Moreover, God has shown me your offspring."

12. And when Joseph had taken them from his father's lap, he reverenced prone on the ground.

13. And he placed Ephraim on his right, that is, towards the left hand of Israel. Yet truly Manasseh was on his left, namely, towards his father's right hand. And he placed them both up against him.

14. And he, extending his right hand, placed it over the head of Ephraim, the younger brother, but the left hand was on the head of Manasseh, who was the elder, so that his hands were crossed.