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Genesis 48:8-16

8When Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,he askedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִי־mi-H4310are theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428?”

9Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, “Theyהֵ֔םHemH1992אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are the sonsבָּנַ֣יba.NaiH1121Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414mein thisבָּזֶ֑הba.ZehH2088place.”So Jacob saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994bring themקָֽחֶם־ka.chem-H3947to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413,that I may blessוַאֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃va.'a.va.ra.KhemH1288them.”

10Now Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478eyesightוְעֵינֵ֤יve.'ei.NeiH5869was poorכָּבְד֣וּka.ve.DuH3513because of old ageמִזֹּ֔קֶןmi.Zo.kenH2207;he couldיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201hardlyלֹ֥אlo'H3808seeלִרְא֑וֹתlir.'otH7200.Joseph broughtוַיַּגֵּ֤שׁvai.ya.GeshH5066אֹתָם֙'o.TamH853his sonsto himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413,and his father kissedוַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.ShakH5401themand embracedוַיְחַבֵּ֥קvay.cha.BekH2263them.

11“I neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808expectedפִלָּ֑לְתִּיfi.Lal.tiH6419to seeרְאֹ֥הre.'OhH7200your face againפָנֶ֖יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440,”Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, “but nowוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430אֹתִ֛י'o.TiH853has let me seeהֶרְאָ֥הher.'AhH7200אֶת־'et-H853your childrenזַרְעֶֽךָ׃zar.'E.khaH2233as wellגַּ֥םgamH1571.”

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.

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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