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Genesis 48:1-7

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).

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