¹⁰ So Jacob ^(A)blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.

¹⁵ And ^(A)he blessed Joseph, and said:

²⁰ So he blessed them that day, saying, ^(A)“By you Israel will bless, saying, ‘May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh!’ ” And thus he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

²² Then Joab fell to the ground on his face and bowed himself, and ^[a]thanked the king. And Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has fulfilled the request of his servant.”

^66 (A)On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they ^[a]blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the good that the Lord had done for His servant David, and for Israel His people.

⁷ Now beyond all contradiction the lesser is blessed by the better.