King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick : and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

KJVu: 1 It came to pass after these things, that someone told Joseph, "Behold, your father is sick ." So he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim to see Jacob.

KJV:   2 And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.

KJVu: 2 Then someone told Jacob, and said, "Behold, your son Joseph is coming to see you," and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed.

KJV:   3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

KJVu: 3 Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

KJV:   4 And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people ; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

KJVu: 4 and said to me, 'Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people , and will give this land to your descendants after you for an everlasting possession. '

KJV:   5 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine ; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

KJVu: 5 Now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine , as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

KJV:   6 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.

KJVu: 6 And your offspring, who you fathered after them, shall be yours, and shall be called after the name of their brothers in their inheritance.

Notes: "Issue" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H4138 with a Strong’s definition of "kindred, birth, offspring."

KJV:   7 And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath : and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath ; the same is Bethlehem.

KJVu: 7 As for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was but a little way to go to Ephrath , and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath , that is Bethlehem. "

KJV:   8 And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who are these?

KJVu: 8 Then Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and said, "Who are these? "

Notes: "Beheld" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7200 with a Strong’s definition of "to see."

KJV:   9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

KJVu: 9 Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons, whom God has given to me in this place. " And he said, "Please, bring them to me, and I will bless them. "

KJV:   10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him ; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

KJVu: 10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim from age, so that he could not see. And Joseph brought them near to him , and he kissed them, and embraced them.

KJV:   11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face : and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.

KJVu: 11 Israel said to Joseph, "I did not think I would see your face again, and, behold, God has shown me your children also."

KJV:   12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

KJVu: 12 Then Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

KJV:   13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.

KJVu: 13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near to him.

KJV:   14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

KJVu: 14 But Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Notes: "Wittingly" highlighted in the KJV verse is defined by Webster’s 1828 Dictionary as "Knowingly; with knowledge; by design. He knowingly and wittingly brought evil into the world."

KJV:   15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,

KJVu: 15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, "God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God which fed me all my life long to this day,

KJV:   16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads ; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac ; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

KJVu: 16 the Angel who redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads , and let my name be perpetuated in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac , and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. "

Notes: "Named" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7121 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "through them shall my name be called, i.e. perpetuated. (8) be named = menationed, of person."

KJV:   17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him : and he held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.

KJVu: 17 When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him , and he grasped his father’s hand, to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.

Notes: "Held Up" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H8551 with a Strong’s definition of "to grasp, support, attain."

KJV:   18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father : for this is the firstborn ; put thy right hand upon his head.

KJVu: 18 Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father , for this is the firstborn , put your right hand on his head. "

KJV:   19 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.

KJVu: 19 But 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 descendants shall become a multitude of nations. "

KJV:   20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh : and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

KJVu: 20 So he blessed them that day, saying, "In you Israel shall bless, saying, 'God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh .'" And he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

KJV:   21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

KJVu: 21 Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am dying, but God shall be with you, and bring you again into the land of your fathers.

KJV:   22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.

KJVu: 22 Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow. "