“ Now I am claiming as my own sons these two boys of yours, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born here in the land of Egypt before I arrived. They will be my sons, just as Reuben and Simeon are.

我未到埃及见你之先，你在埃及地所生的以法莲和玛拿西这两个儿子是我的，正如流便和西缅是我的一样。

我未到埃及你那里之前，你在埃及地所生的以法莲和玛拿西这两个儿子，现在他们是我的，正如吕便和西缅是我的一样。

我未到埃及你那里之前，你在埃及地所生的以法莲和玛拿西这两个儿子，现在他们是我的，正如吕便和西缅是我的一样。

“我来之前，你在埃及生的两个儿子以法莲和玛拿西都算我的，他们可以像吕便和西缅一样承受我的产业。

我未到埃及见你之前，你在埃及地生了两个儿子，现在他们算是我的；以法莲和玛拿西是我的，好像流本和西缅是我的一样。

我来到埃及你这里之前，你在埃及地所生的以法莲和玛拿西这两个儿子，现在是我的了，就像鲁本和西缅是我的一样；

我未到埃及見你之先，你在埃及地所生的以法蓮和瑪拿西這兩個兒子是我的，正如呂便和西緬是我的一樣。

我未到埃及你那裏之前，你在埃及地所生的以法蓮和瑪拿西這兩個兒子，現在他們是我的，正如呂便和西緬是我的一樣。

我未到埃及你那裏之前，你在埃及地所生的以法蓮和瑪拿西這兩個兒子，現在他們是我的，正如呂便和西緬是我的一樣。

「我來之前，你在埃及生的兩個兒子以法蓮和瑪拿西都算我的，他們可以像呂便和西緬一樣承受我的產業。

我未到埃及見你之前，你在埃及地生了兩個兒子，現在他們算是我的；以法蓮和瑪拿西是我的，好像流本和西緬是我的一樣。

如今看來，我未到埃及來找你以前、你在埃及地所生的那兩個兒子、就是我的：以法蓮和瑪拿西是我的，正像如便和西緬是我的一樣。

我來到埃及你這裡之前，你在埃及地所生的以法蓮和瑪拿西這兩個兒子，現在是我的了，就像魯本和西緬是我的一樣；

我未至埃及、爾所生之二子、以法蓮瑪拿西、俱屬於我、如流便西緬然、

我未至埃及、爾所生二子以法蓮、馬拿西、當視為吾子、比之流便、西面。

我未至伊及之先、爾在伊及所生二子以法蓮瑪拿西、可視為我子、與流便西緬無異、

“ Now then, your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here will be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.

“ Now then, two sons were born to you in Egypt. It happened before I came to you here. They will be counted as my own sons. Ephraim and Manasseh will belong to me, in the same way that Reuben and Simeon belong to me.

And now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are.

Your two sons born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt are now mine. Ephraim and Manasseh belong to me just as Reuben and Simeon do.

Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are.

And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

And now thy two sons, who were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, shall be mine.

Your two sons born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt are now mine. Ephraim and Manasseh belong to me just as Reuben and Simeon do.

And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt,[ are] mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

“ Now, as for your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, they will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine just as Reuben and Simeon are.

Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, will be mine.

During this time, before the first of the famine years, two sons were born to Joseph and his wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On.Joseph named his older son Manasseh, for he said,“ God has made me forget all my troubles and everyone in my father’s family.”Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said,“ God has made me fruitful in this land of my grief.”

The descendants of Joseph had become two separate tribes— Manasseh and Ephraim. And the Levites were given no land at all, only towns to live in with surrounding pasturelands for their livestock and all their possessions.

Joseph’s sons, born in the land of Egypt, were Manasseh and Ephraim. Their mother was Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On.

Include all this territory as Israel’s possession when you divide this land among the nine tribes and the half tribe of Manasseh.”

The oldest son of Israel was Reuben. But since he dishonored his father by sleeping with one of his father’s concubines, his birthright was given to the sons of his brother Joseph. For this reason, Reuben is not listed in the genealogical records as the firstborn son.The descendants of Judah became the most powerful tribe and provided a ruler for the nation, but the birthright belonged to Joseph.

The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan River near Jericho, east of the springs of Jericho, through the wilderness and into the hill country of Bethel.From Bethel( that is, Luz) it ran over to Ataroth in the territory of the Arkites.Then it descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as Lower Beth horon, then to Gezer and over to the Mediterranean Sea.This was the homeland allocated to the families of Joseph’s sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.The following territory was given to the clans of the tribe of Ephraim. The boundary of their homeland began at Ataroth addar in the east. From there it ran to Upper Beth horon,then on to the Mediterranean Sea. From Micmethath on the north, the boundary curved eastward past Taanath shiloh to the east of Janoah.From Janoah it turned southward to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, and ended at the Jordan River.From Tappuah the boundary extended westward, following the Kanah Ravine to the Mediterranean Sea. This is the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Ephraim.In addition, some towns with their surrounding villages in the territory allocated to the half tribe of Manasseh were set aside for the tribe of Ephraim.They did not drive the Canaanites out of Gezer, however, so the people of Gezer live as slaves among the people of Ephraim to this day.

Two clans were descended from Joseph through Manasseh and Ephraim.These were the clans descended from Manasseh: The Makirite clan, named after their ancestor Makir. The Gileadite clan, named after their ancestor Gilead, Makir’s son.These were the subclans descended from the Gileadites: The Iezerites, named after their ancestor Iezer. The Helekites, named after their ancestor Helek.The Asrielites, named after their ancestor Asriel. The Shechemites, named after their ancestor Shechem.The Shemidaites, named after their ancestor Shemida. The Hepherites, named after their ancestor Hepher.( One of Hepher’s descendants, Zelophehad, had no sons, but his daughters’ names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.)These were the clans of Manasseh. Their registered troops numbered 52,700.These were the clans descended from the sons of Ephraim: The Shuthelahite clan, named after their ancestor Shuthelah. The Bekerite clan, named after their ancestor Beker. The Tahanite clan, named after their ancestor Tahan.This was the subclan descended from the Shuthelahites: The Eranites, named after their ancestor Eran.These were the clans of Ephraim. Their registered troops numbered 32,500. These clans of Manasseh and Ephraim were all descendants of Joseph.

But now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says,“ Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine.

You must be holy because I, the Lord, am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own.

Ephraim son of Joseph 40,500

“ They will be my people,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.“ On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child.

And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

from Asher 12,000 from Naphtali 12,000 from Manasseh 12,000from Simeon 12,000 from Levi 12,000 from Issachar 12,000

Ephraim son of Joseph Elishama son of Ammihud Manasseh son of Joseph Gamaliel son of Pedahzur

And when I passed by again, I saw that you were old enough for love. So I wrapped my cloak around you to cover your nakedness and declared my marriage vows. I made a covenant with you, says the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.

God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.