And Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh crossing his hands (for Manasseh was the firstborn).
ወሰፍሐ ፡ እስራኤል ፡ እዴሁ ፡ እንተ ፡ የማን ፡ ወወደያ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ርእሰ ፡ ኤፍሬም ፡ ወውእቱ ፡ ይንእስ ፡ እምነ ፡ እኁሁ ፡ ወእዴሁ ፡ እንተ ፡ ፀጋም ፡ ወደያ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ርእሰ ፡ ምናሴ ፡ ወአስተኀለፈ ፡ እዴሁ ።