^{18 Ref} Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father; for this is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head."

^{19 Ref} His father refused, and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a multitude of nations."

^{20 Ref} He blessed them that day, saying, "In you will Israel bless, saying, 'God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh'" He set Ephraim before Manasseh.