- Genesis 48:17
וַיַּרְא יוֹסֵף כִּי־יָשִׁית אָבִיו יַד־יְמִינוֹ עַל־רֹאשׁ אֶפְרַיִם וַיֵּרַע בְּעֵינָיו וַיִּתְמֹךְ יַד־אָבִיו לְהָסִיר אֹתָהּ מֵעַל רֹאשׁ־אֶפְרַיִם עַל־רֹאשׁ מְנַשֶּׁה׃
When Joseph saw that his father was placing his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he thought it wrong; so he took hold of his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.
Targum Onkelos
וַחֲזָא יוֹסֵף אֲרֵי שַׁוִּי אֲבוּהִי יַד יַמִּינֵיהּ עַל רֵישָׁא דְּאֶפְרַיִם וּבְאֵישׁ בְּעֵינוֹהִי וְסַעֲדַהּ לִידָא דַּאֲבוּהִי לְאַעְדָּאָה יָתַהּ מֵעַל רֵישָׁא דְּאֶפְרַיִם לְאָנָחוּתַהּ עַל רֵישָׁא דִּמְנַשֶּׁה׃
Yoseif saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, and it was bad in his eyes. He held up his fathers hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head [and to place it] on Menasheh’s head.
- Genesis 48:18
וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל־אָבִיו לֹא־כֵן אָבִי כִּי־זֶה הַבְּכֹר שִׂים יְמִינְךָ עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ׃
“Not so, Father,” Joseph said to his father, “for the other is the first-born; place your right hand on his head.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יוֹסֵף לַאֲבוּהִי לָא כֵן אַבָּא אֲרֵי דֵּין בּוּכְרָא שַׁו יַמִּינָךְ עַל רֵישֵׁיהּ׃
Yoseif said to his father, Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn, place your right hand on his head.
- Genesis 48:19
וַיְמָאֵן אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר יָדַעְתִּי בְנִי יָדַעְתִּי גַּם־הוּא יִהְיֶה־לְּעָם וְגַם־הוּא יִגְדָּל וְאוּלָם אָחִיו הַקָּטֹן יִגְדַּל מִמֶּנּוּ וְזַרְעוֹ יִהְיֶה מְלֹא־הַגּוֹיִם׃
But his father objected, saying, “I know, my son, I know. He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great. Yet his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall be plentiful enough for nations.”
Targum Onkelos
וְסָרֵיב אֲבוּהִי וַאֲמַר יָדַעְנָא בְּרִי יָדַעְנָא אַף הוּא יְהֵי לְעַם וְאַף הוּא יִסְגֵּי וּבְרַם אֲחוּהִי זְעֵירָא יִסְגֵּי מִנֵּיהּ וּבְנוֹהִי יְהוֹן שָׁלְטִין בְּעַמְמַיָּא׃
His father refused, and he said, I know my son, I know. He too will become a people, he too will become great; however his younger brother will be greater than he, and [the fame] of his descendants will fill [rule] the nations.
- Genesis 48:20
וַיְבָרְכֵם בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא לֵאמוֹר בְּךָ יְבָרֵךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר יְשִׂמְךָ אֱלֹהִים כְּאֶפְרַיִם וְכִמְנַשֶּׁה וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־אֶפְרַיִם לִפְנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה׃
So he blessed them that day, saying, “By you shall Israel invoke blessings, saying: God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.” Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
Targum Onkelos
וּבָרֵיכִנּוּן בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא לְמֵימַר בָּךְ יְבָרֵיךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמֵימַר יְשַׁוֵּינָךְ יְיָ כְּאֶפְרַיִם וְכִמְנַשֶּׁה וְשַׁוִּי יָת אֶפְרַיִם קֳדָם מְנַשֶּׁה׃
He blessed them on that day saying: Through you shall [the People of] Israel bless saying; May Elohim make you as Ephraim and Menasheh. He placed Ephraim ahead of Menasheh.
- Genesis 48:21
וַיֹּאמֶר יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יוֹסֵף הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי מֵת וְהָיָה אֱלֹהִים עִמָּכֶם וְהֵשִׁיב אֶתְכֶם אֶל־אֶרֶץ אֲבֹתֵיכֶם׃
Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die; but God will be with you and bring you back to your ancestors’ land.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יִשְׂרָאֵל לְיוֹסֵף הָאֲנָא מָאִית וִיהֵי מֵימְרָא דַּייָ בְּסַעְדְּכוֹן וְיָתִיב יָתְכוֹן לַאֲרַע אֲבָהָתְכוֹן׃
Yisrael said to Yoseif, Behold I am dying. [The Word of] Elohim will be with you [your support], and He will bring you back to the land of your fathers.
- Genesis 48:22
וַאֲנִי נָתַתִּי לְךָ שְׁכֶם אַחַד עַל־אַחֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר לָקַחְתִּי מִיַּד הָאֱמֹרִי בְּחַרְבִּי וּבְקַשְׁתִּי׃
And now, I assign to you one portion more than to your brothers, which I wrested from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲנָא יְהַבִית לָךְ חוּלָק חַד יַתִּיר עַל אֲחָךְ דִּנְסֵיבִית מִיְּדָא דֶּאֱמוֹרָאָה בְּחַרְבִּי וּבְקַשְׁתִּי׃
I have given you one share more than your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword [prayer] and with my bow [plea].