Genesis 48
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- 1And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph: 'Behold, thy father is sick.' And he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
- וַיְהִ֗י
- אַחֲרֵי֙
- אַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiafterH0310A
- הַדְּבָרִ֣ים
- הָאֵ֔לֶּה
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
- לְיוֹסֵ֔ף
- הִנֵּ֥ה
- הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehthere!H2009
- אָבִ֖יךָ
- חֹלֶ֑ה
- חֹלֶ֑הcho.Leh[is] sickH2470H
- וַיִּקַּ֞ח
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- שְׁנֵ֤י
- שְׁנֵ֤יshe.Nei[the] twoH8147
- בָנָיו֙
- עִמּ֔וֹ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה
- מְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehManassehH4519G
- וְאֶת־
- אֶפְרָֽיִם׃
- אֶפְרָֽיִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH0669G
- 2And one told Jacob, and said: 'Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee.' And Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
- 3And Jacob said unto Joseph: 'God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
- 4and said unto me: Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
- 5And now thy two sons, who were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, shall be mine.
- וְעַתָּ֡ה
- שְׁנֵֽי־
- שְׁנֵֽיshe.nei-[the] twoH8147
- בָנֶיךָ֩
- הַנּוֹלָדִ֨ים
- לְךָ֜
- בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
- מִצְרַ֗יִם
- מִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714G
- עַד־
- עַד'ad-untilH5704
- בֹּאִ֥י
- אֵלֶ֛יךָ
- מִצְרַ֖יְמָה
- לִי־
- הֵ֑ם
- הֵ֑םHemtheyH1992
- אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙
- אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH0669G
- וּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה
- כִּרְאוּבֵ֥ן
- וְשִׁמְע֖וֹן
- יִֽהְיוּ־
- יִֽהְיוּyih.yu-they will be[long]H1961
- לִֽי׃
- 6And thy issue, that thou begettest after them, shall be thine; they shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
- 7And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died unto me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some way to come unto Ephrath; and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath--the same is Beth-lehem.'
- וַאֲנִ֣י׀
- בְּבֹאִ֣י
- מִפַּדָּ֗ן
- מֵ֩תָה֩
- מֵ֩תָה֩me.tahshe diedH4191
- עָלַ֨י
- רָחֵ֜ל
- רָחֵ֜לra.ChelRachelH7354
- בְּאֶ֤רֶץ
- כְּנַ֙עַן֙
- כְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anCanaanH3667A
- בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ
- בְּע֥וֹד
- כִּבְרַת־
- כִּבְרַתkiv.rat-a distance ofH3530
- אֶ֖רֶץ
- אֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzlandH0776G
- לָבֹ֣א
- אֶפְרָ֑תָה
- אֶפְרָ֑תָה'ef.Ra.tahEphrathahH0672H
- וָאֶקְבְּרֶ֤הָ
- שָּׁם֙
- שָּׁם֙shamthereH8033G
- בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ
- אֶפְרָ֔ת
- אֶפְרָ֔ת'ef.RatEphrathH0672H
- הִ֖וא
- הִ֖ואhi'thatH1931
- בֵּ֥ית
- בֵּ֥יתbeit[is] Beth-H1035G
- לָֽחֶם׃
- לָֽחֶםLa.chem-lehemH1035G
- 8And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said: 'Who are these?'
- 9And Joseph said unto his father: 'They are my sons, whom God hath given me here.' And he said: 'Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.'
- 10Now 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.
- 11And Israel said unto Joseph: 'I had not thought to see thy face; and, lo, God hath let me see thy seed also.'
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- יוֹסֵ֔ף
- יוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefJosephH3130G
- רְאֹ֥ה
- רְאֹ֥הre.'Ohto seeH7200G
- פָנֶ֖יךָ
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- פִלָּ֑לְתִּי
- פִלָּ֑לְתִּיfi.Lal.tiI judgedH6419
- וְהִנֵּ֨ה
- הֶרְאָ֥ה
- הֶרְאָ֥הher.'Ahhe has shownH7200G
- אֹתִ֛י
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH0430G
- גַּ֥ם
- גַּ֥םgamalsoH1571
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- זַרְעֶֽךָ׃
- 12And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he fell down on his face to the earth.
- וַיּוֹצֵ֥א
- יוֹסֵ֛ף
- יוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefJosephH3130G
- אֹתָ֖ם
- מֵעִ֣ם
- בִּרְכָּ֑יו
- וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ
- לְאַפָּ֖יו
- אָֽרְצָה׃
- 13And 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.
- וַיִּקַּ֣ח
- יוֹסֵף֮
- יוֹסֵף֮yo.SefJosephH3130G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- שְׁנֵיהֶם֒
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אֶפְרַ֤יִם
- אֶפְרַ֤יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH0669G
- בִּֽימִינוֹ֙
- מִשְּׂמֹ֣אל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- וְאֶת־
- מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה
- מְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehManassehH4519G
- בִשְׂמֹאל֖וֹ
- מִימִ֣ין
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- וַיַּגֵּ֖שׁ
- אֵלָֽיו׃
- 14And 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 first-born.
- וַיִּשְׁלַח֩
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יְמִינ֜וֹ
- וַיָּ֨שֶׁת
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- רֹ֤אשׁ
- רֹ֤אשׁrosh[the] head ofH7218A
- אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙
- אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH0669G
- וְה֣וּא
- הַצָּעִ֔יר
- וְאֶת־
- שְׂמֹאל֖וֹ
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- רֹ֣אשׁ
- רֹ֣אשׁrosh[the] head ofH7218A
- מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה
- מְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehManassehH4519G
- שִׂכֵּל֙
- שִׂכֵּל֙si.Kelhe laid cross-wiseH7919B
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יָדָ֔יו
- כִּ֥י
- כִּ֥יkiforH3588A
- מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה
- מְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehManassehH4519G
- הַבְּכֽוֹר׃
- 15And he blessed Joseph, and said: 'The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who hath been my shepherd all my life long unto this day,
- וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יוֹסֵ֖ף
- יוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefJosephH3130G
- וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
- הָֽאֱלֹהִ֡ים
- אֲשֶׁר֩
- אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherwhomH0834A
- הִתְהַלְּכ֨וּ
- הִתְהַלְּכ֨וּhit.ha.le.Khuthey walked aboutH1980I
- אֲבֹתַ֤י
- לְפָנָיו֙
- אַבְרָהָ֣ם
- אַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH0085
- וְיִצְחָ֔ק
- הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙
- הָרֹעֶ֣ה
- אֹתִ֔י
- מֵעוֹדִ֖י
- עַד־
- עַד'ad-untilH5704
- הַיּ֥וֹם
- הַזֶּֽה׃
- 16the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.'
- 17And when Joseph saw that his father was laying 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.
- וַיַּ֣רְא
- יוֹסֵ֗ף
- יוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefJosephH3130G
- כִּי־
- כִּיki-thatH3588A
- יָשִׁ֨ית
- יָשִׁ֨יתya.Shithe will putH7896H
- אָבִ֧יו
- יַד־
- יַדyad-[the] hand ofH3027G
- יְמִינ֛וֹ
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- רֹ֥אשׁ
- רֹ֥אשׁrosh[the] head ofH7218A
- אֶפְרַ֖יִם
- אֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH0669G
- וַיֵּ֣רַע
- בְּעֵינָ֑יו
- וַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְ
- יַד־
- יַדyad-[the] hand ofH3027G
- אָבִ֗יו
- לְהָסִ֥יר
- אֹתָ֛הּ
- מֵעַ֥ל
- רֹאשׁ־
- רֹאשׁrosh-[the] head ofH7218A
- אֶפְרַ֖יִם
- אֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH0669G
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- רֹ֥אשׁ
- רֹ֥אשׁrosh[the] head ofH7218A
- מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃
- מְנַשֶּֽׁהme.na.ShehManassehH4519G
- 18And Joseph said unto his father: 'Not so, my father, for this is the first-born; put thy right hand upon his head.'
- 19And 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; howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.'
- וַיְמָאֵ֣ן
- אָבִ֗יו
- וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
- יָדַ֤עְתִּֽי
- יָדַ֤עְתִּֽיya.Da'.tiI knowH3045
- בְנִי֙
- יָדַ֔עְתִּי
- יָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiI knowH3045
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-alsoH1571
- ה֥וּא
- ה֥וּאhu'heH1931
- יִֽהְיֶה־
- יִֽהְיֶהyih.yeh-he will becomeH1961
- לְּעָ֖ם
- וְגַם־
- ה֣וּא
- ה֣וּאhu'heH1931
- יִגְדָּ֑ל
- יִגְדָּ֑לyig.Dalhe will become greatH1431
- וְאוּלָ֗ם
- אָחִ֤יו
- הַקָּטֹן֙
- יִגְדַּ֣ל
- יִגְדַּ֣לyig.Dalhe will become greatH1431
- מִמֶּ֔נּוּ
- וְזַרְע֖וֹ
- יִהְיֶ֥ה
- יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will beH1961
- מְלֹֽא־
- מְלֹֽאme.lo'-[the] fullness ofH4393
- הַגּוֹיִֽם׃
- 20And he blessed them that day, saying: 'By thee shall Israel bless, saying: God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh.' And he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
- וַיְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜ם
- בַּיּ֣וֹם
- הַהוּא֮
- לֵאמוֹר֒
- בְּךָ֗
- יְבָרֵ֤ךְ
- יְבָרֵ֤ךְye.va.Rekhit will blessH1288
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- לֵאמֹ֔ר
- יְשִֽׂמְךָ֣
- אֱלֹהִ֔ים
- אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGodH0430G
- כְּאֶפְרַ֖יִם
- וְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה
- וַיָּ֥שֶׂם
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אֶפְרַ֖יִם
- אֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH0669G
- לִפְנֵ֥י
- מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃
- מְנַשֶּֽׁהme.na.ShehManassehH4519G
- 21And Israel said unto Joseph: 'Behold, I die; but God will be with you, and bring you back unto the land of your fathers.
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- יוֹסֵ֔ף
- יוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefJosephH3130G
- הִנֵּ֥ה
- הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehhere!H2009
- אָנֹכִ֖י
- אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiIH0595
- מֵ֑ת
- מֵ֑תMet[am] about to dieH4191
- וְהָיָ֤ה
- אֱלֹהִים֙
- אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimGodH0430G
- עִמָּכֶ֔ם
- וְהֵשִׁ֣יב
- אֶתְכֶ֔ם
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- אֶ֖רֶץ
- אֶ֖רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH0776G
- אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃
- 22Moreover 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.'
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