Gen 48:8-16 | ESV | STEP | When Israel saw Joseph’s sons , he said , Who are these ?

Genesis 48:8-16

8 When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he said, “Who are these?” 9 Joseph said to his father, ^a“They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” And he said, “Bring them to me, please, that ^bI may bless them.” 10 Now ^cthe eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. So Joseph brought them near him, ^dand he kissed them and embraced them. 11 And Israel said to Joseph, ^e“I never expected to see your face; and behold, God has let me see your offspring also.” 12 Then Joseph removed them from his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 13 And Joseph 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 him. 14 ^fAnd Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, ^gcrossing his hands (for Manasseh was the firstborn). 15 And he blessed Joseph and said,

“The God ^hbefore whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day,
16 ⁱthe angel who has ^jredeemed me from all evil, bless the boys;
and in them let ^kmy name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
and let them ^lgrow into a multitude ^{▼▼Or let them be like fish for multitude} in the midst of the earth.”