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Genesis 48:8-22

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.”

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.

21Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130, “Lookהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595am about to dieמֵ֑תMetH4191,but Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430will beוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961with youעִמָּכֶ֔ם'i.ma.KhemH5973and bringוְהֵשִׁ֣יבve.he.ShivH7725youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853back toאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

22And to you,as one who is aboveעַל־'al-H5921your brothersאַחֶ֑יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251,Iוַאֲנִ֞יva.'a.NiH589giveנָתַ֧תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414theאַחַ֖ד'a.ChadH259ridge of landשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7926thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I tookלָקַ֙חְתִּי֙la.Kach.tiH3947fromמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567with my swordבְּחַרְבִּ֖יbe.char.BiH2719and bowוּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי׃ פu.ve.kash.TiH7198.”

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