⁵² And to the second he gave the name Ephraim, for he said, God has given me fruit in the land of my sorrow.

²² Joseph is a young ox, whose steps are turned to the fountain;

²³ And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: and the children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, came to birth on Joseph's knees.

⁶ I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.

¹⁰ And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.

⁶ Drinking wine in basins, rubbing themselves with the best oils; but they have no grief for the destruction of Joseph.

¹ Give comfort, give comfort, to my people, says your God.

² Say kind words to the heart of Jerusalem, crying out to her that her time of trouble is ended, that her punishment is complete; that she has been rewarded by the Lord's hand twice over for all her sins.

¹⁷ He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:

¹⁸ His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;

¹⁶ The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.

¹⁷ Now when Joseph saw that his father had put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it did not seem right to him; and lifting his father's hand he would have put it on the head of Manasseh.

¹⁸ And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the older; put your right hand on his head.

¹⁹ But his father would not, saying, I am doing it on purpose, my son; he will certainly become a nation and a great one; but his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a great family of nations.

⁶ Then Rachel said, God has been my judge, and has given ear to my voice, and has given me a son; so he was named Dan.

⁷ And again Bilhah, Rachel's servant, was with child, and gave birth to a second son.

⁸ And Rachel said, I have had a great fight with my sister, and I have overcome her: and she gave the child the name Naphtali.

⁹ When it was clear to Leah that she would have no more children for a time, she gave Zilpah, her servant, to Jacob as a wife.

¹⁰ And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a son.

¹¹ And Leah said, It has gone well for me: and she gave him the name Gad.

¹² And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a second son.

¹³ And Leah said, Happy am I! and all women will give witness to my joy: and she gave him the name Asher.

³² And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me.

³³ Then she became with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Because it has come to the Lord's ears that I am not loved, he has given me this son in addition: and she gave him the name Simeon.

³⁴ And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be united to me, because I have given him three sons: so he was named Levi.

³⁵ And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son: and she said, This time I will give praise to the Lord: so he was named Judah; after this she had no more children for a time.

³ And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.