Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 48:6

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

6. begettest ] Better, as R.V. marg., hast begotten.

they shall be called ] The meaning is that any other children of Joseph, and their descendants, shall be attached to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, and shall be called Ephraimites or Manassites.

Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

Shall be reputed as thy children, and my grandchildren, and shall not have any distinct share in my present or future inheritance, but shall have a part of their brethrens lot, in such manner and proportion as thou shalt think fit, or as their succeeding parents or governors shall determine. But it doth not appear, nor doth Scripture any where mention, that Joseph had any other sons but these, and therefore it is probable he had no more; only Jacob speaks this upon supposition, in case he should have any other.

Shall be called after the name of their brethren; either Ephraimites or Manassites.

Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole

And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine,…. The children of Joseph, that either were, or would be begotten after Ephraim and Manasseh; though whether ever any were is not certain; and this is only mentioned by way of supposition, as Jarchi interprets it, “if thou shouldest beget”, c. these should be reckoned his own, and not as Jacob’s sons, but be considered as other grandchildren of Jacob’s were, and not as Ephraim and Manasseh:

[and] shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance they should not have distinct names, or make distinct tribes, or have a distinct inheritance; but should be called either the children of Ephraim, or the children of Manasseh, and should be reckoned as belonging either to the one tribe, or the other, and have their inheritance in them, and with them, and not separate.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

(6) Thy issue, which thou begettest after them.We gather from Gen. 1:23 that Joseph probably had no other sons. But if such were born to him, they were not to count as heads of tribes, but be regarded as the children of Ephraim and Manasseh, and take rank only as heads of families.

Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)

6. Which thou begettest after them “It is probable that Joseph had other children, and that their descendants are reckoned with those of Ephraim and Manasseh, (Num 26:23-37,) the natural being undistinguished from the adopted sons . ” Newhall .

Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments