The sons of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
- KJV The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.
- BSB The descendants of Joseph included the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim.
- NKJV The sons of Joseph according to their families, by Manasseh and Ephraim, were:
- NLT Two clans were descended from Joseph through Manasseh and Ephraim.
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Quick answer
Joseph's line is reckoned through his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, who each become a full tribe.
Overview
Joseph receives a double portion in the inheritance, his sons Manasseh and Ephraim counted as distinct tribes, fulfilling Jacob's blessing in Genesis 48. This honoring of Joseph, the rejected brother exalted to save his family, anticipates Christ, the rejected One exalted to bring life to many.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Gen 46:20To Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.
- Gen 48:5Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, will be mine.
- Gen 48:13–20Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near to him.
- Gen 41:51–52Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, “For”, he said, “God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.”
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