¹ Some time later, someone told Yoseph (Joseph), "Look, yourself father is sick." So Yoseph took his two sons, Manasseh (Manasseh) and Ephraim (Ephraim), with him. ² When Yaakov (Jacob) was told, "Yourself son Yoseph is coming to see yourself," Yisra'el (Israel) gathered his strength and sat up in bed. ³ Yaakov said to Yoseph, "El Shaddai (Almighty) appeared to me at Luz (Luz) in the land of <span class="ytc-term" data-term="Kena'an" title="Means 'lowland' or 'merchant.' Son of <span class="ytc-term" data-term="Cham" title="Means 'hot' or 'burnt.' The second son of Nuach (Noah). Father of Kush (Ethiopia/Africa), Mitsrayim (Egypt), Phut (Libya/North Africa), and Kena'an. Ancestor...">Cham, grandson of Nuach. Ancestor of the Canaanite nations who occupied the land promised to Yashar'el. Pronounced: Keh...">Kena'an (Canaan) and blessed me." ⁴ He said to me, "Look, I'll make yourself fruitful and increase yourself numbers. I'll make yourself a community of nations and will give this land to yourself descendants after yourself as a permanent possession." ⁵ Now yourself two sons, who were born to yourself in the land of <span class="ytc-term" data-term="Mitsrayim" title="The Hebrew name for Egypt, meaning 'two straits' or 'two boundaries.' Son of <span class="ytc-term" data-term="Cham" title="Means 'hot' or 'burnt.' The second son of Nuach (Noah). Father of Kush (Ethiopia/Africa), Mitsrayim (Egypt), Phut (Libya/North Africa), and Kena'an. Ancestor...">Cham and ancestor of the Egyptians. The land of bondage for the children of Yash...">Mitsrayim (Egypt) before I came to yourself here, are mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine just like Reuben (Reuben) and Shim'on (Simeon) are mine. ⁷ As for me, when I was returning from Paddan (Paddan), Rachel (Rachel) died, to my sorrow, in the land of <span class="ytc-term" data-term="Kena'an" title="Means 'lowland' or 'merchant.' Son of <span class="ytc-term" data-term="Cham" title="Means 'hot' or 'burnt.' The second son of Nuach (Noah). Father of Kush (Ethiopia/Africa), Mitsrayim (Egypt), Phut (Libya/North Africa), and Kena'an. Ancestor...">Cham, grandson of Nuach. Ancestor of the Canaanite nations who occupied the land promised to Yashar'el. Pronounced: Keh...">Kena'an while we were still on the way, some distance from Ephrath (Ephrath). I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Beth-lehem (Bethlehem)). ⁸ When Yisra'el saw Yoseph’s sons, he asked, "Who are these?" ⁹ Yoseph said to his father, "They're my sons, whom Yahuah (Yah) has given me here." Yaakov said, "Please bring them to me so I can bless them." ¹⁰ Now Yisra'el’s eyes were dim because of his age, and he couldn't see well. Yoseph brought his sons close to him, and Yaakov kissed and embraced them. ¹⁴ But Yisra'el reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s head, even though he was the younger, and put his left hand on Manasseh’s head. He crossed his hands intentionally, even though Manasseh was the firstborn.