19. But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. Manasseh will be great and have many descendants. But his younger brother will be greater, and his descendants will be enough to make a nation.”
20. So Israel blessed them that day and said,“When a blessing is given in Israel, they will say:‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’ ”In this way he made Ephraim greater than Manasseh.
21. Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look at me; I am about to die. But God will be with you and will take you back to the land of your fathers.
22. I have given you something that I did not give your brothers—the land of Shechem that I took from the Amorite people with my sword and my bow.”