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Genesis 48:9-14

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.

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