And your offspring, which you begat after them, shall be yours, and shall be called after the name of their brothers in their inheritance.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Thine. They shall not claim the same prerogative: they shall live among their brethren, Ephraim and Manasses. We read not that Joseph had any other children besides these two. (Calmet)
The double portion, or birth-right, was thus transferred from Ruben to Joseph. (Du Hamel)