Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 48:14-20

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.”

17When Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּי־ki-H3588his fatherאָבִ֧יו'a.VivH1had placedיָשִׁ֨יתya.ShitH7896his rightיְמִינ֛וֹye.mi.NoH3225handיַד־yad-H3027onעַל־'al-H5921Ephraim’sאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218,he was displeasedוַיֵּ֣רַע בְּעֵינָ֑יוvai.Ye.ra' be.'ei.NavH7489 H5869and tookוַיִּתְמֹ֣ךְvai.yit.MokhH8551his father’sאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1handיַד־yad-H3027to moveלְהָסִ֥ירle.ha.SirH5493itאֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853fromמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921Ephraim’sאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669headרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218toעַל־ רֹ֥אשׁ'al- roshH5921 H7218Manasseh’sמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

18“Notלֹא־lo'-H3808soכֵ֣ןkhenH3651,my fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1!”Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413אָבִ֑י'a.ViH1כִּי־ki-H3588. “Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088one is the firstbornהַבְּכֹ֔רha.be.KhorH1060;putשִׂ֥יםsimH7760your right handיְמִינְךָ֖ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225onעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.”

19But his fatherאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1refusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ןvay.ma.'EnH3985. “I knowיָדַ֤עְתִּֽיya.Da'.tiH3045,my sonבְנִי֙ve.NiH1121,I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045!”he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559. “Heה֥וּאhu'H1931tooגַּם־gam-H1571shall becomeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961a peopleלְּעָ֖םle.'AmH5971,and heה֣וּאhu'H1931tooוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571shall be greatיִגְדָּ֑לyig.DalH1431;neverthelessוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199,his youngerהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251shall be greaterיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431than heמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480,and his offspringוְזַרְע֖וֹve.zar.'OH2233shall becomeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a multitudeמְלֹֽא־me.lo'-H4393of nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.”

20So that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Jacobblessedוַיְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜םvay.Va.ra.KhemH1288themהַהוּא֮ha.Hu'H1931and saidלֵאמוֹר֒le.mOrH559: “By youshall Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478pronounceלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559this blessingיְבָרֵ֤ךְye.va.RekhH1288: ‘May Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430makeיְשִֽׂמְךָ֣ye.sim.KhaH7760you like Ephraimכְּאֶפְרַ֖יִםke.'ef.Ra.yimH669and Manassehוְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑הve.khim.na.ShehH4519.’”So he putוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760אֶת־'et-H853Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Manassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519.

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