[1267] And all the souls that came from the loins of Jacob were seventy [five], and Joseph was already in Egypt.

[1268] According to the translation of the 70: to the top of his staff.

[1269] And the king's servants came to congratulate our lord King David, saying, "May your God glorify the name of Solomon more than your name, and may he magnify his throne more than your throne." And the king bowed down on his bed...

[1270] By faith Jacob, dying, blessed each son of Joseph and bowed down on the top of his staff.

[1271] Before the years of famine, Joseph had two sons, who were born to him by Asenatha, the daughter of Potipher, a priest of Heliopolis.

[1272] And God said to him, "I am God Almighty; be fruitful and multiply; The people and the multitude of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

[1273] May God Almighty bless you, may He breed you and multiply you, and may there be a multitude of nations from you...

[1274] And Joseph saw the children of Ephraim to the third generation, and the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh were born on Joseph's knees.

[1275] The sons of Joseph according to their generations: Manasseh and Ephraim. The sons of Manasseh: from Mahir the family of Machirov; these are the generations of the sons of Ephraim, according to their number: thirty-two thousand and five hundred.

[1276] But thou hast raged like water, and thou shalt not prevail, for thou hast ascended upon thy father's bed, thou hast defiled my bed, on which thou hast ascended.

[1277] the blessings of thy father, which exceed the blessings of the mountains of old, and the sweetness of the hills of eternity; let them be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of the chosen one among his brethren.

[1278] And thou shalt bring their Levites before the Lord, and the children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites;

[1279] And the Lord said to Moses, "Take to you Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom there is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him... And he laid his hands on him, and gave him instruction, as the Lord had spoken through Moses.

[1280] Then the children were brought to Him, that He might lay His hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them.