16. May the angel, who has rescued me from all harm, bless them!May my name and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac live on through these boys!May they have many children, many descendants!”
17. Joseph was upset when he saw that his father had put his right-hand on Ephraim's head; so he took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to the head of Manasseh.
18. He said to his father, “Not that way, father. This is the elder boy; put your right-hand on his head.”
19. His father refused, saying, “I know, my son, I know. Manasseh's descendants will also become a great people. But his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become great nations.”