¹ And it cometh to pass, after these things, that `one' saith to Joseph, `Lo, thy father is sick;' and he taketh his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim.

⁵⁰ And to Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine cometh, whom Asenath daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On, hath borne to him,

⁵¹ and Joseph calleth the name of the first-born Manasseh: `for, God hath made me to forget all my labour, and all the house of my father;'

⁵² and the name of the second he hath called Ephraim: `for, God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of mine affliction.'

²⁰ And born to Joseph in the land of Egypt (whom Asenath daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On, hath borne to him) `are' Manasseh and Ephraim.

²³ and Joseph looketh on Ephraim's sons of the third `generation'; sons also of Machir, son of Manasseh, have been born on the knees of Joseph.

¹⁶ And Job liveth after this a hundred and forty years, and seeth his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations;

⁶ And see the sons of thy sons! Peace on Israel!

³ therefore sent the sisters unto him, saying, `Sir, lo, he whom thou dost love is ailing;'