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Genesis 48

1Anditcametopassafterthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,thatonesaidH559toJosephלְיוֹסֵ֔ףle.yo.SefH3130,Behold, thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1issickחֹלֶ֑הcho.LehH2470:andhetookH3947withhimhistwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנָיו֙va.NavH1121,Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519andEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

2AndonetoldH5046Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,andsaidH559,Behold, thysonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130cometh unto thee:andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478strengthenedוַיִּתְחַזֵּק֙vai.yit.cha.ZekH2388himself,andsatH3427uponthebedהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.

3AndJacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290saidH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,Godאֵ֥ל'elH410Almightyשַׁדַּ֛יsha.DaiH7706appearedנִרְאָֽה־nir.'ah-H7200untomeatLuzבְּל֖וּזbe.LuzH3870inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,andblessedH1288me,

4andsaidH559untome,Behold,Iwillmakeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414theefruitfulמַפְרְךָ֙maf.re.KhaH6509,andmultiplyוְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָve.hir.bi.Ti.khaH7235thee,andIwillmakeH5414oftheeacompanyלִקְהַ֣לlik.HalH6951ofpeoplesH5971,andwillgiveוְנָ֨תַתִּ֜יve.Na.ta.TiH5414thislandהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776tothyseedH2233aftertheeforaneverlastingpossessionאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272.

5Andnowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258thytwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147sonsבָנֶיךָ֩va.nei.KhaH1121,whowereיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961bornH3205unto theeinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714beforeIcameH935unto theeintoEgyptמִצְרַ֖יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,aremine;Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הu.me.na.ShehH4519,evenasReubenכִּרְאוּבֵ֥ןkir.'u.VenH7205andSimeonוְשִׁמְע֖וֹןve.shim.'onH8095,shallbeH1961mine.

6Andthy issue,thatthou begettestafterthem,shallbeיִהְי֑וּyih.YuH1961thine;theyshallbeH1961calledיִקָּרְא֖וּyi.ka.re.'UH7121afterthenameשֵׁ֧םshemH8034oftheirbrethrenintheirinheritanceבְּנַחֲלָתָֽם׃be.na.cha.la.TamH5159.

7Andasforme,whenIcameH935fromPaddanמִפַּדָּ֗ןmi.pa.DanH6307,Rachelרָחֵ֜לra.ChelH7354diedH4191bymeinthelandH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667inthewayH1870,whentherewasstillH5750somedistancetocomeH935untoEphrathH672:andIburiedH6912herthereinthewayH1870toEphrathH672(thesameisBeth-lehem).

8AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478beheldJoseph’ssonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,andsaidH559,Whoarethese?

9AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidH559untohisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,Theyaremysonsבָּנַ֣יba.NaiH1121,whomGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenH5414mehereH2088.AndhesaidH559,Bringthem,Ipraythee, untome,andIwillblessוַאֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃va.'a.va.ra.KhemH1288them.

10Nowtheeyesוְעֵינֵ֤יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478weredimforage,sothathecouldnotseeלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200.AndhebroughtH5066themnearuntohim;andhekissedH5401them,andembracedH2263them.

11AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,IhadnotthoughttoseeH7200thyfaceפָנֶ֖יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440:and,lo,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathletmeseeH7200thyseedH2233alsoגַּ֥םgamH1571.

12AndJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130broughtH3318themoutfrombetweenhisknees;andhebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfwithhisfaceלְאַפָּ֖יוle.'a.PavH639totheearthH776.

13AndJosephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130tookH3947themboth,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֤יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669inhisrightבִּֽימִינוֹ֙bi.mi.NoH3225handH3225towardIsrael’slefthandH3225,andManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519inhislefthandH3225towardIsrael’srightמִימִ֣יןmi.MinH3225handH3225,andbroughtthemnearuntohim.

14AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971outhisrightיְמִינ֜וֹye.mi.NoH3225handיָדָ֔יוya.DavH3027,andlaidituponEphraim’sheadרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218,whowastheyoungerהַצָּעִ֔ירha.tza.'IrH6810,andhislefthandH3027uponManasseh’sheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218, guidinghishandsH3027wittingly;forManassehH4519wasthefirst-born.

15AndheblessedH1288Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130,andsaidH559,TheGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430beforewhommyfathersאֲבֹתַ֤י'a.vo.TaiH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85andIsaacוְיִצְחָ֔קve.yitz.ChakH3327didwalkהִתְהַלְּכ֨וּhit.ha.le.KhuH1980,theGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430whohath fedmeallmylifelonguntothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,

16theangelהַמַּלְאָךְ֩ha.mal.'oKhH4397whohathredeemedהַגֹּאֵ֨לha.go.'ElH1350mefromallevilH7451,blessיְבָרֵךְ֮ye.va.reKhH1288theladsהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288;andletmynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034benamedוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034onthem,andthenameH8034ofmyfathersאֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85andIsaacוְיִצְחָ֑קve.yitz.ChakH3327;andletthemgrowintoamultitudeH7230inthemidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17AndwhenJosephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130sawH7200thathisfatherאָבִ֧יו'a.VivH1laidhisrightיְמִינ֛וֹye.mi.NoH3225handיַד־yad-H3027upontheheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ofEphraimH669,itdispleasedhim:andheheldH8551uphisfather’sאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1handיַד־yad-H3027,toremoveלְהָסִ֥ירle.ha.SirH5493itfromEphraim’sheadרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218untoManasseh’sheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218.

18AndJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130saidH559untohisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,NotsoH3651,myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1;forthisisthefirst-born;putשִׂ֥יםsimH7760thyrightיְמִינְךָ֖ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225handH3225uponhisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

19Andhisfatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1refusedH3985,andsaidH559,Iknowיָדַ֤עְתִּֽיya.Da'.tiH3045it,mysonבְנִי֙ve.NiH1121,Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045it;healsoגַּם־gam-H1571shallbecomeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961apeopleלְּעָ֖םle.'AmH5971,andhealsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961greatיִגְדָּ֑לyig.DalH1431: howbeithisyoungerהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251shallbeH1961greaterיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431thanhe,andhisseedH2233shallbecomeH1961amultitudeofnationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

20AndheblessedH1288themthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמוֹר֒le.mOrH559,IntheewillIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478blessH1288,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430makeH7760theeasEphraimכְּאֶפְרַ֖יִםke.'ef.Ra.yimH669andasManassehוְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑הve.khim.na.ShehH4519:andhesetH7760Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669beforeManassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

21AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untoJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130,Behold,Idieמֵ֑תMetH4191:butGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430willbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961withyou,andbringוְהֵשִׁ֣יבve.he.ShivH7725youagainuntothelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776ofyourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

22MoreoverIhavegivenנָתַ֧תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414totheeoneאַחַ֖ד'a.ChadH259portionabovethybrethren,whichItookH3947outofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027oftheAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567withmyswordבְּחַרְבִּ֖יbe.char.BiH2719andwithmybowוּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי׃ פu.ve.kash.TiH7198.

Commentaries on Genesis 48

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