Genesis 50:23 “He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of…”

Genesis 50:23

He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.

World English Bible

Joseph saw Ephraim’s children to the third generation. The children also of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were born on Joseph’s knees.

American Standard Version

And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph’s knees.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Ioseph saw Ephraims children, euen vnto the third generation: also the sonnes of Machir the sonne of Manasseh were brought vp on Iosephs knees.

Darby Translation

And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third [generation]; the sons also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born on Joseph's knees.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“the children”

Numbers 32:39 Job 42:16 Genesis 48:19 Numbers 32:33 Joshua 17:1 Psalm 128:6

Numbers 32:39 · BSB

The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

Job 42:16 · BSB

After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.

Genesis 48:19 · BSB

But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude…

Numbers 32:33 · BSB

So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territ…

Joshua 17:1 · BSB

Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war…

Psalm 128:6 · BSB

that you may see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!

“Joseph's”

Genesis 30:3

Genesis 30:3 · BSB

Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

22Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110.

24Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

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