And it came to pass after these things, that it was reported to Joseph, Behold, your father is ill. And having taken his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, he came to Jacob.

And Jacob said to Joseph, My God appeared to me in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

Now then 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 as for me, when I came out of Mesopotamia of Syria, Rachel, your mother, died in the land of Canaan, as I drew near to the horse course of Cabratha of the land [of Canaan], so as to come to Ephratha; and I buried her in the road of the course; which is Bethlehem.

And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God gave me here. And Jacob said, Bring them to me, that I may bless them.

And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I have not been deprived of [seeing] your face, and lo! God has shown me your seed also.

And Joseph took his two sons, both Ephraim in his right hand, but on the left of Israel, and Manasseh on his left hand, but on the right of Israel, and brought them near to him.

And he blessed them and said, The God in whose sight my fathers were well pleasing, [even] Abraham and Isaac, the God who continues to feed me from my youth until this day;

And Joseph, having seen that his father put his right hand on the head of Ephraim- it seemed grievous to him; and Joseph took hold of the hand of his father, to remove it from the head of Ephraim to the head of Manasseh.

And he would not, but said, I know it, son, I know it; he also shall be a people, and he shall be exalted, but his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die; and God shall be with you, and restore you to the land of your fathers.

Assemble yourselves, that I may tell you what shall happen to you in the last days. Gather yourselves together, and hear me, sons of Jacob; hear Israel, hear your father.

You were insolent like water, burst not forth with violence, for you went up to the bed of your father; then you defiled the couch, whereupon you went up.

Let not my soul come into their counsel, and let not my inward parts contend in their conspiracy, for in their wrath they slew men, and in their passion they hamstrung a bull.

Judah, your brothers have praised you, and your hands shall be on the back of your enemies; your father's sons shall bow down before you.

A ruler shall not fail from Judah, nor a prince from his loins, until there come the things stored up for him; and He is the expectation of nations.

His eyes shall be more cheering than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.

Issachar has desired that which is good; resting between the inheritances.

Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

waiting for the salvation of the Lord.

Asher, his bread [shall be] fat; and he shall yield dainties to princes.

Joseph is a son increased; my dearly loved son is increased; my youngest son, turn to me.

But their bow and arrows were mightily consumed, and the sinews of their arms were slackened by the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob; this is he that strengthened Israel from the God of your father;

the blessings of your father and your mother- it has prevailed above the blessing of the lasting mountains, and beyond the blessings of the everlasting hills; they shall be upon the head of Joseph, and upon the head of the brothers of whom he took the lead.

All these are the twelve sons of Jacob; and their father spoke these words to them, and he blessed them; he blessed each of them according to his blessing.

in the double cave which is opposite Mamre, in the land of Canaan, the cave which Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite for a possession, for a tomb.

in the portion of the field, and of the cave that was in it, [purchased] from the sons of Heth.

And when Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, [Let us take heed], lest at any time Joseph remember evil against us, and recompense to us all the evils which we have done against him.

Thus you shall say to Joseph, Forgive them their injustice and their sin, forasmuch as they have done you evil; and now pardon the injustice of the servants of the God of your father. And Joseph wept while they spoke to him.

And his sons, visiting one another, prepared a banquet every day, taking with them also their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

And when the days of the banquet were completed, Job sent and purified them, having risen up in the morning, and offered sacrifices for them, according to their number, and one calf for a sin offering for their souls; for Job said, Lest perhaps my sons have thought evil, and cursed God in their minds. Thus, then Job did continually.

Woe [to them] that rise up in the morning, and follow strong drink; who wait [at it till] evening; for the wine shall inflame them.

For they drink wine with harp, and psaltery, and drums, and pipes; but they regard not the works of the Lord, and consider not the works of His hands.

And the Lord, the Lord of hosts, called in that day for weeping, and lamentation, and baldness, and for girding with sackcloth;

And these things are revealed in the ears of the Lord of hosts; for this sin shall not be forgiven you, until you die.

You who are approaching the evil day, who are drawing near and adopting false sabbaths;

who excel in the sound of musical instruments; they have regarded them as abiding, not as fleeting [pleasures];

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Now when Herod's birthday was being celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and she pleased Herod.

So she, being urged on by her mother, said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist."

And having sent, he beheaded John in the prison.

Then his disciples came forward and took the body and buried it, and coming, they reported it to Jesus.

For we have spent enough of our past lifetime to accomplish the will of the Gentiles--having walked in wantonness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.

In regard to these, they are surprised that you do not run with them in the same flood of debauchery, reviling you.

Who has calculated the seed of Jacob, and who shall number the families of Israel? Let my soul die with the souls of the righteous, and let my seed be as their seed.

They had not sense to understand; let them reserve these things against the time to come.

So what fruit did you have then of which [things] you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

But now having been freed from sin, and having become enslaved to God, you have your fruit [resulting] in sanctification, and the end, eternal life.

whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame--who are mindful of earthly things.

And just as it is appointed for men once to die, and after this judgment,

And he said to them, Take heed with your heart to all these words, which I testify to you this day, which you shall command your sons, to observe and do all the words of this law.

and said, I shall be a princess forever; you did not perceive these things in your heart, nor did you remember the latter end.

And now thus says the Lord Almighty; Consider your ways!

If you will not hear, and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to My name, says the Lord Almighty, then I will send forth the curse upon you, and I will bring a curse upon your blessing: yes, I will curse it, and I will scatter your blessing, and it shall not exist among you, because you take this not to heart.