আদিপুস্তক 48:19

কিন্তু তাঁর পিতা তর্ক করে বললেন, “আমি জানি বত্স, আমি জানি| মনঃশি প্রথমজাত সে মহান হবে, বহুলোকের পিতা হবে কিন্তু ছোট জন বড় জনের চেয়েও মহান হবে আর তার বংশ আরও অনেক হবে|”

KJV

And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

KJVP

And his father H1 refused, H3985 and said, H559 I know H3045 it , my son, H1121 I know H3045 it : he H1931 also H1571 shall become H1961 a people, H5971 and he H1931 also H1571 shall be great: H1431 but truly H199 his younger H6996 brother H251 shall be greater H1431 than H4480 he , and his seed H2233 shall become H1961 a multitude H4393 of nations. H1471

YLT

And his father refuseth, and saith, `I have known, my son, I have known; he also becometh a people, and he also is great, and yet, his young brother is greater than he, and his seed is the fulness of the nations;`

ASV

And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

WEB

His father refused, and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a multitude of nations."

ESV

But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations."

RV

And his father refused, and said, I know {cf15i it}, my son, I know {cf15i it}: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

RSV

But his father refused, and said, "I know, my son, I know; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; nevertheless his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations."

NLT

But his father refused. "I know, my son; I know," he replied. "Manasseh will also become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. And his descendants will become a multitude of nations."

NET

But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. He too will become a nation and he too will become great. In spite of this, his younger brother will be even greater and his descendants will become a multitude of nations."

ERVEN

But his father refused and said, "I know, son. I know. Manasseh is the firstborn. He will be great and will be the father of many people. But his younger brother will be greater than he is. And the younger brother's family will be much larger."