1 Бы́сть же по глаго́лѣхъ си́хъ, и҆ повѣ́дано бы́сть і҆ѡ́сифꙋ, ꙗ҆́кѡ ѻ҆те́цъ тво́й и҆знемога́етъ: и҆ пои́мъ два̀ сы̑на своѧ̑, манассі́ю и҆ є҆фре́ма, прїи́де ко і҆а́кѡвꙋ. 2 Повѣ́даша же і҆а́кѡвꙋ, глаго́люще: сѐ, сы́нъ тво́й і҆ѡ́сифъ грѧде́тъ къ тебѣ̀. И҆ ᲂу҆крѣпи́всѧ і҆и҃ль сѣ́де на ѻ҆дрѣ̀, 3 и҆ речѐ і҆а́кѡвъ ко і҆ѡ́сифꙋ: бг҃ъ мо́й ꙗ҆ви́сѧ мнѣ̀ въ лꙋ́зѣ, въ землѝ ханаа́ни, и҆ блгⷭ҇ви́ мѧ 4 и҆ рече́ ми: сѐ, а҆́зъ возращꙋ́ тѧ и҆ ᲂу҆мно́жꙋ тѧ̀, и҆ сотворю́ тѧ въ собра̑нїѧ ꙗ҆зы́кѡвъ: и҆ да́мъ тѝ зе́млю сїю̀ и҆ сѣ́мени твоемꙋ̀ по тебѣ̀ во ѡ҆держа́нїе вѣ́чное. 5 Нн҃ѣ ᲂу҆̀бо два̀ сы̑на твоѧ̑, и҆̀же бы́ша тебѣ̀ въ землѝ є҆гѵ́петстѣй пре́жде прише́ствїѧ моегѡ̀ къ тебѣ̀ во є҆гѵ́петъ, моѝ сꙋ́ть: є҆фре́мъ и҆ манассі́а, а҆́ки рꙋви́мъ и҆ сѷмеѡ́нъ бꙋ́дꙋтъ мнѣ̀: 6 сы́ны же, ꙗ҆̀же а҆́ще роди́ши по си́хъ, бꙋ́дꙋтъ тебѣ̀: во и҆́мѧ бра́тїи своеѧ̀ призовꙋ́тсѧ ко жре́бїѧмъ ѻ҆́ныхъ: 7 а҆́зъ же є҆гда̀ и҆дѧ́хъ ѿ месопота́мїи сѵ́рскїѧ, ᲂу҆́мре рахи́ль ма́ти твоѧ̀ въ землѝ ханаа́ни, приближа́ющꙋсѧ мѝ ко і҆пподро́мꙋ хавра́ѳы землѝ, є҆́же прїитѝ во є҆фра́ѳꙋ: и҆ погребо́хъ ю҆̀ на пꙋтѝ і҆пподро́ма: се́й є҆́сть виѳлее́мъ. 8 Ви́дѣвъ же і҆и҃ль сы́ны і҆ѡ́сифѡвы, речѐ: что̀ тебѣ̀ сі́и; 9 Рече́ же і҆ѡ́сифъ ѻ҆тцꙋ̀ своемꙋ̀: сы́нове моѝ сꙋ́ть, ꙗ҆̀же даде́ ми бг҃ъ здѣ̀. И҆ речѐ і҆а́кѡвъ: приведи́ ми ѧ҆̀, да благословлю̀ и҆̀хъ. 10 Ѻ҆́чи же і҆и҃лю тѧ́жкѡ ви́дѣста ѿ ста́рости, и҆ не можа́ше ви́дѣти: и҆ прибли́жи и҆̀хъ къ немꙋ̀, и҆ лобза̀ и҆̀хъ, и҆ ѡ҆б̾ѧ́тъ ѧ҆̀. 11 И҆ речѐ і҆и҃ль ко і҆ѡ́сифꙋ: сѐ, лица̀ твоегѡ̀ не лиши́хсѧ, и҆ сѐ, показа́ ми бг҃ъ и҆ сѣ́мѧ твоѐ. 12 И҆ ѿведѐ и҆̀хъ і҆ѡ́сифъ ѿ колѣ́нъ є҆гѡ̀, и҆ поклони́шасѧ є҆мꙋ̀ лице́мъ до землѝ. 13 Пои́мъ же і҆ѡ́сифъ два̀ сы̑на своѧ̑, є҆фре́ма въ десни́цꙋ, прѧ́мѡ лѣви́цы і҆и҃лѧ, манассі́ю же въ лѣ́вꙋю, прѧ́мѡ десни́цы і҆и҃левы, прибли́жи и҆̀хъ къ немꙋ̀. 14 Просте́ръ же і҆и҃ль рꙋ́кꙋ деснꙋ́ю, возложѝ на главꙋ̀ є҆фре́млю, се́й же бѧ́ше ме́ньшїй, а҆ лѣ́вꙋю на главꙋ̀ манассі́инꙋ, премѣни́въ рꙋ́цѣ, 15 и҆ благословѝ ѧ҆̀ и҆ речѐ: бг҃ъ, є҆мꙋ́же бл҃гоꙋгоди́ша ѻ҆тцы̀ моѝ пред̾ ни́мъ, а҆враа́мъ и҆ і҆саа́къ, бг҃ъ, и҆́же пита́етъ мѧ̀ и҆змла́да да́же до днѐ сегѡ̀, 16 а҆́гг҃лъ, и҆́же мѧ̀ и҆збавлѧ́етъ ѿ всѣ́хъ ѕѡ́лъ, да блгⷭ҇ви́тъ дѣ̑тища сїѧ̑, и҆ прозове́тсѧ въ ни́хъ и҆́мѧ моѐ, и҆ и҆́мѧ ѻ҆тє́цъ мои́хъ, а҆враа́ма и҆ і҆саа́ка, и҆ да ᲂу҆мно́жатсѧ во мно́жество мно́гое на землѝ. 17 Ви́дѣвъ же і҆ѡ́сифъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ возложѝ ѻ҆те́цъ є҆гѡ̀ рꙋ́кꙋ деснꙋ́ю свою̀ на главꙋ̀ є҆фре́млю, тѧ́жко є҆мꙋ̀ ꙗ҆ви́сѧ: и҆ прїѧ̀ і҆ѡ́сифъ рꙋ́кꙋ ѻ҆тца̀ своегѡ̀ ѿѧ́ти ю҆̀ ѿ главы̀ є҆фре́мли на главꙋ̀ манассі́инꙋ, 18 и҆ речѐ і҆ѡ́сифъ ѻ҆тцꙋ̀ своемꙋ̀: не та́кѡ, ѻ҆́тче: се́й бо (є҆́сть) пе́рвенецъ, возложѝ рꙋ́кꙋ деснꙋ́ю твою̀ на главꙋ̀ є҆гѡ̀. 19 И҆ не хотѧ́ше, но речѐ: вѣ́мъ, ча́до, вѣ́мъ: и҆ се́й бꙋ́детъ въ лю́ди, и҆ се́й вознесе́тсѧ: но бра́тъ є҆гѡ̀ ме́ньшїй бо́лїй є҆гѡ̀ бꙋ́детъ, и҆ сѣ́мѧ є҆гѡ̀ бꙋ́детъ во мно́жество ꙗ҆зы́кѡвъ. 20 И҆ благословѝ ѧ҆̀ въ то́мъ днѝ, глаго́лѧ: въ ва́съ благослови́тсѧ і҆и҃ль, глаго́люще: да сотвори́тъ тѧ̀ бг҃ъ ꙗ҆́коже є҆фре́ма и҆ ꙗ҆́кѡ манассі́ю. И҆ поста́ви є҆фре́ма вы́шше манассі́и. 21 Рече́ же і҆и҃ль і҆ѡ́сифꙋ: сѐ, а҆́зъ ᲂу҆мира́ю, и҆ бꙋ́детъ бг҃ъ съ ва́ми, и҆ возврати́тъ ва́съ ѿ землѝ сеѧ̀ на зе́млю ѻ҆тє́цъ ва́шихъ: 22 а҆́зъ же даю́ ти сїкі́мꙋ и҆збра́ннꙋю свы́ше бра́тїи твоеѧ̀, ю҆́же взѧ́хъ и҆з̾ рꙋкѝ а҆морре́йски мече́мъ мои́мъ и҆ лꙋ́комъ.
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- Church Slavonic in its traditional (Synodal) spelling, with accents, breathings and titlo abbreviations, shown in the Ponomar font (SIL Open Font License).
- Exodus 36–39 follow the Septuagint's order; the digital source has no verse divisions there, so Exodus 36:8–end and chapters 37, 38 and 39 each appear as one block.
- Not shown: the lectionary pericope numbers (зача́ло) and the marginal glosses of the digital source. The Prayer of Manasseh stands at the end of 2 Chronicles (36:24), as in the Slavonic Bible; the prologue of Sirach and the opening verse of Lamentations are joined to verse 1.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Ephraim
Joseph's younger son, given the greater blessing by Jacob.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 41:52; 48
Jacob
He wrestled with God through the night and rose as Israel, father of twelve tribes.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 25–35; 46–49
Joseph
Betrayed and enslaved, he rose to rule Egypt and saved his family from famine.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 37; 39–50
Manasseh
Joseph's elder son, whose descendants formed a tribe on both sides of the Jordan.
Cited in the guide: Genesis 41:51; 48
Cross references (20)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Genesis 46:20; Genesis 41:50–52; Genesis 50:23; Psalm 128:6; John 11:3
- 2 1 Samuel 23:16; Deuteronomy 3:28; Ephesians 6:10; Proverbs 23:15; Psalm 41:3
- 3 Genesis 35:9–12; Genesis 17:1; Exodus 6:3; Genesis 28:3; Genesis 28:12–19
- 4 Genesis 17:8; Genesis 35:11; Genesis 28:3; Genesis 28:13–15; Amos 9:14–15
- 5 Genesis 41:50–52; Genesis 46:20; Joshua 14:4; 1 Chronicles 5:1–2; Joshua 13:7
- 6 Joshua 14:4
- 7 Matthew 2:18; Genesis 35:16–19; Genesis 35:9; Genesis 25:20; Ruth 1:2
- 9 Genesis 27:4; Genesis 33:5; Hebrews 11:21; 1 Samuel 1:27; Genesis 49:28
- 10 Genesis 27:1; Genesis 27:27; Isaiah 6:10; Isaiah 59:1; 1 Samuel 3:2
- 11 Ephesians 3:20; Genesis 45:26; Genesis 37:35; Genesis 42:36; Genesis 37:33
- 12 Genesis 42:6; Genesis 33:3; 1 Kings 2:19; Ephesians 6:1; Exodus 34:8
- 14 Genesis 41:51; Numbers 8:10; Deuteronomy 34:9; Acts 6:6; Genesis 48:18
- 15 Genesis 17:1; Genesis 48:16; Colossians 2:6; Matthew 6:25–34; Hebrews 11:21
- 16 Psalm 34:22; 2 Timothy 4:18; Genesis 28:13–15; Genesis 49:22; Genesis 48:5
- 17 Genesis 48:14; Romans 9:7–8; 1 Kings 16:25; 1 Chronicles 21:7; 1 Samuel 16:7
- 18 Genesis 49:3; Genesis 27:15; Acts 11:8; Matthew 25:9; Genesis 19:18
- 19 Numbers 1:33–35; Deuteronomy 33:17; Genesis 25:28; Genesis 48:14; Genesis 17:20–21
- 20 Ruth 4:11–12; Genesis 28:3; Genesis 24:60; Numbers 7:48; Numbers 2:18–21
- 21 Genesis 46:4; Genesis 50:24; Genesis 28:15; Genesis 26:3; Hebrews 7:23–25
- 22 John 4:5; Joshua 24:32; 1 Chronicles 5:2; Judges 11:23; Genesis 34:28
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
… heart, in the persons of his own sons, threw light upon the races of the future people, presignified in them; and laid his hands, mystically crossed, upon his grandchildren by Joseph, not as their father, looking outwardly, corrected them, but as he himself distinguished them. This is the light, the only one, and all those who see and love it …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
He also shall become a people, and he also shall be exalted; but his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations." And these two promises show the same thing.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
… Jacob even, the father of so many children, made his grandchildren, the sons of Joseph, his own children, in these words: "These too shall be mine, and they shall receive the land with their brethren, and those which thou begettest after them shall be thine." But it will be said, perhaps, that this word "adoption" is not found in the …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)