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Genesis 48:16

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The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

The Angel {H4397} which redeemed {H1350} me from all evil {H7451}, bless {H1288} the lads {H5288}; and let my name {H8034} be named {H7121} on them, and the name {H8034} of my fathers {H1} Abraham {H85} and Isaac {H3327}; and let them grow {H1711} into a multitude {H7230} in the midst {H7130} of the earth {H776}.

the angel who has rescued me from all harm, bless these boys. May they remember who I am and what I stand for, and likewise my fathers Avraham and Yitz'chak, who they were and what they stood for. And may they grow into teeming multitudes on the earth."

the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

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Cross-References

  • Psalms 34:22 (6 votes)

    The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

  • Genesis 49:22 (5 votes)

    ¶ Joseph [is] a fruitful bough, [even] a fruitful bough by a well; [whose] branches run over the wall:

  • Genesis 48:5 (5 votes)

    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.

  • Joshua 17:17 (4 votes)

    And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, [even] to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou [art] a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot [only]:

  • 2 Timothy 4:18 (4 votes)

    And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve [me] unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.

  • Numbers 26:28 (4 votes)

    The sons of Joseph after their families [were] Manasseh and Ephraim.

  • Numbers 26:37 (4 votes)

    These [are] the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These [are] the sons of Joseph after their families.