창 48:17 |
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And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. |
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창 48:18 |
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And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head. |
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창 48:19 |
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And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. |
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창 48:20 |
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And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. |
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창 48:21 |
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And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers. |
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창 49:1 |
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And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. |
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창 49:2 |
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Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father. |
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창 49:3 |
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¶ Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: |
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창 49:4 |
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Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. |
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창 49:5 |
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¶ Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. |
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