Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 48:14-16

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.

15Then he blessedוַיְבָ֥רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288אֶת־'et-H853Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559: “May the Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834my fathersאֲבֹתַ֤י'a.vo.TaiH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85and Isaacוְיִצְחָ֔קve.yitz.ChakH3327walkedהִתְהַלְּכ֨וּhit.ha.le.KhuH1980,the Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430who has been my shepherdהָרֹעֶ֣הha.ro.'EhH7462אֹתִ֔י'o.TiH853all my lifeמֵעוֹדִ֖יme.'o.DiH5750toעַד־'ad-H5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,

16the angelהַמַּלְאָךְ֩ha.mal.'oKhH4397who has redeemedהַגֹּאֵ֨לha.go.'ElH1350meאֹתִ֜י'o.TiH853from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605harmרָ֗עRa'H7451—may He blessיְבָרֵךְ֮ye.va.reKhH1288אֶת־'et-H853these boysהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288.And may they be calledוְיִקָּרֵ֤אve.yi.ka.Re'H7121by my nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034and the namesוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of my fathersאֲבֹתַ֖י'a.vo.TaiH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85and Isaacוְיִצְחָ֑קve.yitz.ChakH3327,and may they growוְיִדְגּ֥וּve.yid.GuH1711into a multitudeלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230uponבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

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