Genesis 46:20
18 These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.
19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
21 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22 These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob—fourteen in all.
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- BSB
- Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
- KJV
- And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.
- WEB
- To Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.
- ASV
- And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On, bare unto him.
- DARBY
- And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asnath bore to him, the daughter of Potipherah the priest in On.
- BLB
- And there were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him: Manasseh and Ephraim.
- ÅB
- og Josef fikk barn i Egypt med Asnat, datter til Potifera, presten i On: Manasse og Efra'im;
- OTB
- I Egypt fikk Josef to sønner, Manasse og Efraim, med Asenat, datter av Potifera, presten i On.
- B1930
- og Josef fikk barn i Egyptens land med Asnat, datter til Potifera, presten i On: Manasse og Efra'im;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 41:50–52
Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
Read in contextGenesis 41:45
Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 33:13–17
Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath,
Read in context1 Chronicles 7:14–29
The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead.
Read in contextNumbers 1:32–35
From the sons of Joseph: From the sons of Ephraim, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
Read in contextGenesis 48:4–5
and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’
Read in contextNumbers 26:28–37
The descendants of Joseph included the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim.
Read in contextGenesis 48:20
So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
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