Your two sons born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt are now mine. Ephraim and Manasseh belong to me just as Reuben and Simeon do.

我未到埃及见你之先，你在埃及地所生的以法莲和玛拿西这两个儿子是我的，正如流便和西缅是我的一样。

我未到埃及你那里之前，你在埃及地所生的以法莲和玛拿西这两个儿子，现在他们是我的，正如吕便和西缅是我的一样。

我未到埃及你那里之前，你在埃及地所生的以法莲和玛拿西这两个儿子，现在他们是我的，正如吕便和西缅是我的一样。

“我来之前，你在埃及生的两个儿子以法莲和玛拿西都算我的，他们可以像吕便和西缅一样承受我的产业。

我未到埃及见你之前，你在埃及地生了两个儿子，现在他们算是我的；以法莲和玛拿西是我的，好像流本和西缅是我的一样。

我来到埃及你这里之前，你在埃及地所生的以法莲和玛拿西这两个儿子，现在是我的了，就像鲁本和西缅是我的一样；

我未到埃及見你之先，你在埃及地所生的以法蓮和瑪拿西這兩個兒子是我的，正如呂便和西緬是我的一樣。

我未到埃及你那裏之前，你在埃及地所生的以法蓮和瑪拿西這兩個兒子，現在他們是我的，正如呂便和西緬是我的一樣。

我未到埃及你那裏之前，你在埃及地所生的以法蓮和瑪拿西這兩個兒子，現在他們是我的，正如呂便和西緬是我的一樣。

「我來之前，你在埃及生的兩個兒子以法蓮和瑪拿西都算我的，他們可以像呂便和西緬一樣承受我的產業。

我未到埃及見你之前，你在埃及地生了兩個兒子，現在他們算是我的；以法蓮和瑪拿西是我的，好像流本和西緬是我的一樣。

如今看來，我未到埃及來找你以前、你在埃及地所生的那兩個兒子、就是我的：以法蓮和瑪拿西是我的，正像如便和西緬是我的一樣。

我來到埃及你這裡之前，你在埃及地所生的以法蓮和瑪拿西這兩個兒子，現在是我的了，就像魯本和西緬是我的一樣；

我未至埃及、爾所生之二子、以法蓮瑪拿西、俱屬於我、如流便西緬然、

我未至埃及、爾所生二子以法蓮、馬拿西、當視為吾子、比之流便、西面。

我未至伊及之先、爾在伊及所生二子以法蓮瑪拿西、可視為我子、與流便西緬無異、

“ Now then, your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here will be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.

“ Now then, two sons were born to you in Egypt. It happened before I came to you here. They will be counted as my own sons. Ephraim and Manasseh will belong to me, in the same way that Reuben and Simeon belong to me.

And now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are.

“ Now I am claiming as my own sons these two boys of yours, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born here in the land of Egypt before I arrived. They will be my sons, just as Reuben and Simeon are.

Your two sons born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt are now mine. Ephraim and Manasseh belong to me just as Reuben and Simeon do.

Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are.

And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

And 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.

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.

“ Now, as for your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, they will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine just as Reuben and Simeon are.

Now 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.

Two sons were born to Joseph before the years of famine arrived. Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest at On, bore them to him.Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, meaning,“ God has made me forget all my hardship in my father’s house.”And the second son he named Ephraim, meaning,“ God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. No portion of the land was given to the Levites except cities to live in, along with pasturelands for their cattle and livestock.

Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt. They were born to him by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, a priest at On.

Therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.”

These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. He was the firstborn, but his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. He is not listed in the genealogy according to birthright.Although Judah became strong among his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright was given to Joseph.

The allotment for the descendants of Joseph went from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness ascending from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.From Bethel it went to Luz and proceeded to the border of the Archites by Ataroth.It then descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance.This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar on the east of Upper Beth-horon.In the north the border went westward from Michmethath; it turned eastward from Taanath-shiloh and passed it east of Janoah.From Janoah it descended to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and went to the Jordan.From Tappuah the border went westward along the Brook of Kanah and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans, together withthe cities set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of the descendants of Manasseh— all these cities with their villages.But, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites live in Ephraim to this day, but they are forced laborers.

Joseph’s descendants by their clans from Manasseh and Ephraim:Manasseh’s descendants: the Machirite clan from Machir. Machir fathered Gilead; the Gileadite clan from Gilead.These were Gilead’s descendants: the Iezerite clan from Iezer; the Helekite clan from Helek;the Asrielite clan from Asriel; the Shechemite clan from Shechem;the Shemidaite clan from Shemida; the Hepherite clan from Hepher;Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons— only daughters. The names of Zelophehad’s daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.These were Manasseh’s clans, numbered by their registered men: 52,700.These were Ephraim’s descendants by their clans: the Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah; the Becherite clan from Becher; the Tahanite clan from Tahan.These were Shuthelah’s descendants: the Eranite clan from Eran.These were the Ephraimite clans numbered by their registered men: 32,500. These were Joseph’s descendants by their clans.

Now this is what the Lord says— the One who created you, Jacob, and the One who formed you, Israel—“ Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine.

You are to be holy to Me because I, Yahweh, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be Mine.

The descendants of Joseph: The descendants of Ephraim: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,those registered for the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.The descendants of Manasseh: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,those registered for the tribe of Manasseh numbered 32,200.

“ They will be Mine,” says the Lord of Hosts,“ a special possession on the day I am preparing. I will have compassion on them as a man has compassion on his son who serves him.

I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to Me, says the Lord Almighty.

12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12,000 from the tribe of Issachar,

from the sons of Joseph: Elishama son of Ammihud from Ephraim, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur from Manasseh;

“ Then I passed by you and saw you, and you were indeed at the age for love. So I spread the edge of My garment over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

He predestined us to be adopted through Jesus Christ for Himself, according to His favor and will,