Gen 48:19 | HCSB | STEP | But his father refused and said , “I know , my son , I know ! He too will become a tribe , and he too will be great ; nevertheless , his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a populous nation .”

Genesis 48:19

19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know! He too will become a tribe, ^{▼▼Lit people} and he too will be great; nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a populous nation.” ^{▼▼Or a multitude of nations; lit a fullness of nations}