May God make room for Japheth; may God live in Shem's tents, and may Canaan serve him."

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful so that your descendants become a whole group of people.

and returns me safely to my father's house, then the LORD will be my God,

Because she had been asking, "May God give me another son," she named him Joseph.

and may God Almighty cause the man to show compassion toward you. May he send all of you back, including your other brother and Benjamin. Now as for me, if I lose my children, I lose them."

As Joseph looked up and recognized his brother Benjamin, his own mother's son, he asked, "Is this your youngest brother about whom you spoke to me?" And he addressed him directly, "May God be gracious to you, my son."

"I'm God, your father's God. Don't be afraid to move down to Egypt, because I'm going to turn you into a mighty nation there.

That very day, Jacob blessed them with this blessing: "By you Israel will extend this blessing: "May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh!'"