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Genesis 48:12-14

12Then Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853removedוַיּוֹצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318his sonsfromמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH5973his father’skneesבִּרְכָּ֑יוbir.KavH1290and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812facedownלְאַפָּ֖יו אָֽרְצָה׃le.'a.Pav 'A.re.tzahH639 H776.

13And Josephיוֹסֵף֮yo.SefH3130אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947bothשְׁנֵיהֶם֒she.nei.HemH8147of themאֶת־'et-H853—with Ephraimאֶפְרַ֤יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669in his right handבִּֽימִינוֹ֙bi.mi.NoH3225toward Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853left handמִשְּׂמֹ֣אלmi.se.MolH8040,and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519in his left handבִשְׂמֹאל֖וֹvis.mo.LoH8040toward Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478right handמִימִ֣יןmi.MinH3225—and brought them closeוַיַּגֵּ֖שׁvai.ya.GeshH5066to himאֵלָֽיו׃'e.LavH413.

14But Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853stretched outוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971his right handיְמִינ֜וֹye.mi.NoH3225and putוַיָּ֨שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896it onעַל־'al-H5921the headרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ וְה֣וּא'ef.Ra.yim ve.Hu'H669 H1931,the youngerהַצָּעִ֔ירha.tza.'IrH6810וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853;and crossingשִׂכֵּל֙si.KelH7919אֶת־'et-H853his handsיָדָ֔יוya.DavH3027,he put his leftשְׂמֹאל֖וֹse.mo.LoH8040onעַל־'al-H5921Manasseh’sמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218,althoughכִּ֥יkiH3588Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519was the firstbornהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060.

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