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Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh

Genesis 48:8

In 11 translations

BSB
When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?”
KJV
And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who are these?
WEB
Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and said, “Who are these?”
ASV
And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who are these?
LSV
And Israel sees the sons of Joseph and says, “Who [are] these?”
YLT
And Israel seeth the sons of Joseph, and saith, 'Who [are] these?'
DBY
And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?
DRC
Then seeing his sons, he said to him: Who are these?
GNV
Then Israel beheld Iosephs sonnes and sayd, Whose are these?
JPS
And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said: 'Who are these?'
LXXE
And when Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he said, Who are these to thee?

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיַּ֥רְא יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֑ף וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִי־אֵֽלֶּה׃
LXX-Br
Ἰδὼν δὲ Ἰσραὴλ τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰωσὴφ, εἶπε, τίνες σοι οὗτοι;

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