[The Pentateuch]

And Israel beheld Josephs sons & said: what are these? And Joseph said unto his father: they are my sons / which God hath given me here. And he said: bring them to me / and let me bless them. And the eyes of Israel were dim for age / so that he could not see. And he brought them to him / and he kissed them and embraced them. And Israel said unto Joseph: I had not thought to have seen thy face / and yet lo / God hath showed it me and also thy seed. And Joseph toke them away from his lap / and they fell on the ground before him.

And Israel behelde Iosephes sonnes & sayde: what are these? And Ioseph sayde vnto his father: they are my sonnes / which God hath geuen me here. And he sayde: brynge them to me / and let me blesse them. And the eyes of Israell were dymme for age / so that he coude not see. And he broughte them to him / ād he kyssed thē and embraced them. And Israel sayde vnto Ioseph: I had not thoughte to haue sene thy face / and yet loo / God hath shewed it me and also thy seed. And Ioseph toke them awaye from his lappe / and they fell on the grounde before him.

Than toke Joseph them both: Ephraim in his right hand toward Israels left hand and Manasseh in his left hand / toward Israels right hand / and brought them unto him. And Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it upon Ephraims head which was the younger / and his lift hand upon Manasseh heed / crossing his hands / for manasses was the elder. And he blessed Joseph saying: God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did wal•e / and the God which hath fed me all my life long unto this day / And the angel which hath delivered me from all evil / bless these lads: that they may be called after my name / and after my father Abraham and Isaac / and that they may grow and multiply ap• ⟨p. lxxiij⟩the earth.

Than toke Ioseph them both: Ephraim in his ryghte hande towarde Israels left hande ād Manasses in his left hande / towarde Israels ryghte hande / and brought them vnto him. And Israel stretched out his righte hande and layde it apon Ephraims head which was the yonger / and his lyft hāde apon Manasses heed / crossinge his handes / for manasses was the elder. And he blessed Ioseph saynge: God before whome my fathers Abraham and Isaac dyd wale / and the God which hath fedd me all my life longe vnto this daye / And the angell which hath delyuered me frō all euyll / blesse these laddes: yt they maye be called after my name / and after my father Abraham and Isaac / and that they maye growe ād multiplie ap