Kejadian 48:19

48:19 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 ¹  of nations.”

Kejadian 49:12

49:12 His eyes will be dark from wine,

and his teeth white from milk. ² 

Bilangan 32:33

Land Assignment

32:33 So Moses gave to the Gadites, the Reubenites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the realm of King Sihon of the Amorites, and the realm of King Og of Bashan, the entire land with its cities and the territory surrounding them. ³ 

Bilangan 32:39

32:39 The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.

Yosua 17:1

17:1 The tribe of Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn son, was also allotted land. ⁴  The descendants of Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn and the father of Gilead, received land, for they were warriors. ⁵  They were assigned Gilead and Bashan. ⁶ 

Ayub 42:16

42:16 After this Job lived 140 years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.

Mazmur 128:6

128:6 and that you might see ⁷  your grandchildren. ⁸ 

May Israel experience peace! ⁹ 

[48:19]  ¹ tn Heb “fullness.”

[49:12]  ² tn Some translate these as comparatives, “darker than wine…whiter than milk,” and so a reference to his appearance (so NEB, NIV, NRSV). But if it is in the age of abundance, symbolized by wine and milk, then the dark (i.e., red or perhaps dull) eyes would be from drinking wine, and the white teeth from drinking milk.

[32:33]  ³ tn Heb “the land with its cities in the borders of the cities of the land all around.”

[17:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the lot belonged to the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph.”

[17:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “to Makir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, for he was a man of war.”

[17:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “Gilead and Bashan belonged to him.”

[17:1]  sn On the assignment of Manasseh’s territory in Gilead and Bashan, see Josh 13:31.

[128:6]  ⁷ tn The imperative with prefixed vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the jussive in v. 5a.

[128:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “sons to your sons.”

[128:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “peace [be] upon Israel.” The statement is understood as a prayer (see Ps 125:5).