Devine Scripture

Genesis 48:5

Genesis chapter 48 · verse 5 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And now thy two sons, who were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, shall be mine.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And now thy two sons, who were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, shall be mine.

Context

v.4and said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples, and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

v.5This passage

v.6And thy issue, that thou begettest after them, shall be thine; they shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Joshua 13:7

    Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

  • Malachi 3:17

    And they shall be mine, saith Jehovah of hosts, even mine own possession, in the day that I make; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

  • Isaiah 43:1

    But now thus saith Jehovah that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine.

  • Numbers 26:28

    The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:18

    And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:1

    And the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel (for he was the first-born; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.