Genesis 48:6
What does Genesis 48:6 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 48:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And thy issue, that thou begettest after them, shall be thine; they shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And thy issue, that thou begettest after them, shall be thine; they shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And any other offspring which you have after them, will be yours, and will be named after their brothers in their heritage.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and thy family which thou hast begotten after them are thine; by the name of their brethren they are called in their inheritance.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But the rest whom thou shalt have after them, shall be thine, and shall be called by the name of their brethren in their possessions.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And thy family which thou hast begotten after them shall be thine: they shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
Context
v.5And 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.
v.6This passage
v.7And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some distance to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 14:4
For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: and they gave no portion unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for their cattle and for their substance.
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