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Our lives are in thy hand, they said; as long as we enjoy my lord’s favour, we will gladly be the king’s servants. (Genesis 47, 25)
And when he saw the day of his death approaching, he sent for his son Joseph; Do me this favour, he said, put thy hand under my thigh, and swear, in love and loyalty, that thou wilt not bury me here in Egypt. (Genesis 47, 29)
I would sleep where my fathers sleep; take me far away from this land and bury me in the burial-place of my kindred. I will do thy bidding, answered Joseph; (Genesis 47, 30)
Soon after this, Joseph was told that his father had fallen sick, and took his two sons, Ephraim and Manasses, to visit him. (Genesis 48, 1)
by now, Israel’s eyes were failing through his great age, and he could not see clearly.So they were brought close to him, and he kissed them; (Genesis 48, 10)
And Joseph took them from his father’s embrace, and bowed low, (Genesis 48, 12)
And this is the blessing which Jacob gave to Joseph’s sons; May that God, in whose presence my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, once lived and moved, that God who has guided me like a shepherd from my youth till now, (Genesis 48, 15)
that angel of God, who has rescued me from all my troubles, bless these sons of thine. Let them inherit my name, and the names of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac; may their posterity spread wide over the earth. (Genesis 48, 16)
Joseph took it amiss when he saw his father put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, and would have raised it up from Ephraim’s to put it on Manasses’ instead; (Genesis 48, 17)
No, father, said he, thou art wide of the mark; here is the eldest, upon whom thy right hand should rest. (Genesis 48, 18)
But Jacob would not be persuaded; I know it, my son, said he, I know it; Manasses too shall give birth to a people, and spread far; but this younger brother shall outdo him, and beget a multitude of nations. (Genesis 48, 19)
He said, too, to Joseph, I must die, but God be with you, and bring you back to the land of your fathers. (Genesis 48, 21)
