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And it was reported to Jacob, saying, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh to thee; and Israel having strengthened himself, sat upon the bed.
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And Jacob said to Joseph, My God appeared to me in Luza, in the land of Chanaan, and blessed me,
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and said to me, Behold, I will increase thee, and multiply thee, and will make of thee multitudes of nations; and I will give this land to thee, and to thy seed after thee, for an everlasting possession.
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Now then thy two sons, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt, before I came to thee into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasse, as Ruben and Symeon they shall be mine.
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And the children which thou shalt beget hereafter, shall be in the name of their brethren; they shall be named after their inheritances.
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And as for me, when I came out of Mesopotamia of Syria, Rachel, thy mother, died in the land of Chanaan, as I drew night to the horse-course of Chabratha of the land , so as to come to Ephratha; and I buried her in the road of the course; this is Bethlehem.
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And when Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he said, Who are these to thee?
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And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God gave me here; and Jacob said, Bring me them, that I may bless them.
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Now the eyes of Israel were dim through age, and he could not see; and he brought them near to him, and he kissed them, and embraced them.
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And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I have not been deprived of thy face, and lo! God has showed me thy seed also.
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And Joseph brought them out from his knees, and they did reverence to him, with their face to the ground.