Context 50:23 Joseph saw the descendants of Ephraim to the third generation.1 He also saw the children of Makir the son of Manasseh; they were given special inheritance rights by Joseph.2
[50:23]1tnHeb “saw Ephraim, the children of the third.”
[50:23]2tnHeb “they were born on the knees of Joseph.” This expression implies their adoption by Joseph, which meant that they received an inheritance from him.