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Genesis 50:23

EphraimJosephMachirManasseh

21 Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.

22 Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110.

He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.

24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

25 And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”

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BSB
He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.
KJV
And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.
WEB
Joseph saw Ephraim’s children to the third generation. The children also of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were born on Joseph’s knees.
ASV
And Joseph saw Ephraim`s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph`s knees.
DARBY
And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third [generation]; the sons also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born on Joseph's knees.
BLB
And Joseph saw the third [generation] of Ephraim’s sons. Also, the sons of Machir, son of Manasseh, were born on the knees of Joseph.
ÅB
Og Josef fikk se Efra'ims barn i tredje ledd; også barna til Makir, Manasses sønn, ble født på Josefs knær[^2].
OTB
Han så tredje generasjon av Efraims barn, og også barna til Makir, Manasses sønn, ble født på Josefs knær.
B1930
Og Josef fikk se Efra'ims barn i tredje ledd; også barna til Makir, Manasses sønn, blev født på Josefs knær. / < d.e. født mens han ennu levde, så han kunde ta dem på sine knær.>

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  • Numbers 32:39

    The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

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  • Job 42:16

    After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.

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  • Genesis 30:3

    Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”

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  • Genesis 48:19

    But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”

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  • Psalms 128:6

    that you may see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!

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  • Joshua 17:1

    Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.

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  • Numbers 32:33

    So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them.

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  • Genesis 49:12

    His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.

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